Here is a look at two new paintings, begun for the solo show in October of 2024. Seems very far away, but it takes awhile to paint enough pieces to fill a gallery on one’s own. I have about 30 available (several unfinished but in progress which I will show you tomorrow) so I need […]
Feeling Fruity Around Here
Feeling fruity around here lately. A month or 2 ago, I painted this to decorate a banquet for a citrus marketing outfit. A friend who has bought more of my paintings than anyone else saw this. She said, “If it doesn’t sell at the event, I want it!” I took the painting to her, and […]
Bright Fruit and Sequoia Trees on the Easels
After a chunk of time away from the easels, I was very happy to return. First I got to finish the fruit painting that will be a gift. (I will be GIVING it, not “gifting” it.) I started this quite awhile ago, working from a photo shared with me by one of my drawing students. […]
Best or Worst Critic?
“You are your own worst critic” is something I hear from time to time. That is actually a positive trait, because who else is going to be completely honest to help me improve my work? Today’s post is one to help me think about how to make this painting be the best possible. This painting […]
Great Western Divide
The Great Western Divide is the name given to the ridge of peaks seen from the top of Moro Rock in the Sierra Nevada. On this side, water drains west and on the other side, it drains east . I haven’t painted this before, at least not from this view. The mountains show in the […]
Slowly Building a Painting in Layers
The ArtSpeak word for slowly building paintings with layers is “glazing”. You’re welcome. This might be finished. The photo on the left was taken in the afternoon; the one on the right was taken the next morning. I’m hard-pressed to tell you which is more accurate.
Is That All You Did Today??
Why, yes, indeed it is. Wait, nope, I spent yet another hour on the phone with someone whose main phrase was, “Yes Ma’am”, as she tried to figure out AGAIN why my new phone won’t work. Or wait, is it the new SIM card? Perhaps it is the new provider? See a pattern here? It […]
Five Finished Oil Paintings
These new oil paintings may look familiar to you from seeing them in progress. Inventory was low; with the Holiday Bazaar in the near future (November 18 at the Three Rivers Veterans Memorial Building) and seeking a new vendor, it was time to start producing. P.S. They all look better in person, but I think […]
Three Rivers Museum Wall Painting, Completed!
The painted designs on the wall for a new exhibit called Native Voices at the Three Rivers Historical Museum are finished! The last day began with little green men, called “The Gathering”. The lighter green was ready for a second coat, and the rest of the shadows had to be drawn in. That should have […]
About That Museum Wall Design
The exhibit is on the north interior wall of the Mineral King Room in the Three Rivers Historical Museum. (Really, shouldn’t this be called a “history” museum rather than a “historical” museum? This bothers me. The museum isn’t historical; however, I didn’t name it and can read their sign and website and then call them […]