Getting better all the time (wasn’t that a song by Chicago?)! Certainly isn’t a Bridge Over Troubled Waters. Long Way There is certainly correct for the road, and Long and Winding Road is even better. Wait – it was called Getting Stronger Every Day by Chicago!! Clearly I digress. This is about visual art, not […]
Mineral King Bridge In Paint
We all know that procrastination is not a virtue. However, I’d like to present a few benefits to procrastination: 1. Sometimes the problem fixes itself. 2. Sometimes new knowledge or skill is acquired so the difficulty diminishes. 3. Sometimes the problem becomes a moot point. 4. Sometimes someone else takes care of it. I’ve been […]
Not Out of the Woods
A friend saw a painting in a book of a deer that she just flipped over. (Not literally, thanks for your concern for her back health.) She showed it to me and asked if I could copy it for her living room wall. I could, but I won’t. There are copyright laws, and I am […]
Land of Fruit and Nuts
Ever heard California referred to that way? My Customer-Friend/Friend-Customer has chosen the top seven fruits and nuts, the kind that are produced for food, to be painted by me for the purpose of meaningful kitchen decor. Here, alphabetized for your remembering ease, are the top seven: Almond, apricot, fig, lemon, navel orange, valencia orange, walnut. […]
Too Much
Ever heard of De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis? Wish I hadn’t. It means I did too much of something. A right-hander did too much with her left hand. Now my left thumb is in a weird splint that removes the opposable function of my thumb. It is temporary. I said, ‘IT IS TEMPORARY!” This second shout is […]
Odd Jobs
My friend Nadi has just finished painting a window. You can see her fabulous work here: Blue Window 4 I have just begun painting one. Literally, not figuratively. (The subject is California poppies, because, as you know, I am a California artist.) I started it on the wrong side, because messing up is often my […]
Peeps? Yep, Peeps.
This may be one of the more unusual items I have ever painted! It is a commission, and there is a story of how it came about. My dental hygienist (yes, I am friends with my hygienist!) asked me to stop by her house to see a potential new painting project. She had fabulous tulips […]
Commissions
#12 in the series “Thoughtful Thursdays” Commissions are one of the most necessary pieces of the art career patchwork quilt. Not every artist is willing to draw or paint to a customer’s specifications. Some believe it is too commercial or compromising. Of course it is commercial – this is how I earn my living! Compromising […]
C Words
Eighth in the series “Thoughtful Thursdays” (yes a bit out of order – why WordPress didn’t publish this as scheduled is a mystery to me. Why I didn’t notice is perhaps because I was doing other things – I need people for this!) Two of the most common ways to earn a living in art […]
I’m No Abbey Ryan.
Recently my friend MA sent me some info about painter Abbey Ryan, and I watched a video of her painting. She finishes one painting every day and then sells it for big $ on eBay. It looks so easy. MA owns these cute little metal birds. She loves these guys, and I understand why! She […]