HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Gordon! Scroll to the bottom of this post for an update on The Bridge’s future. As I work on this 11×14″ oil painting of The Oak Grove Bridge, I am thankful that there is no deadline. The idea is to take as long as necessary to make the painting as good as possible. And […]
Research is an Artist Word for a Field Trip
“Research” is a word that used to bring to mind libraries with stacks of books and the microfiche machine. Now it means Google. In the case of this Central California artist, it means a field trip. I drove the 6.5 miles up the Mineral King Road and spent some time walking around the bridge, climbing into […]
I Have Now Chosen
I began oil painting on March 8, 2006. Sometimes it is hard, sometimes it is really hard, once in awhile it is fun. Sometimes I even like a painting or two. Oak Grove Bridge, 6×6″, private collection, 2013 2 classes at Michael’s (the craft store, NOT my husband!), 1/2 semester at the local junior college, […]
New Mineral King Paintings
Last summer, the Silver City Store sold a pile of paintings for me. This summer I am preparing in advance, so each time I stop by and see one is gone, I can put another in its place. I had a stack ready to go, and then 2 of them sold. Nope, I don’t mind […]
Trading skills
Trail Guy has used the same Cabela’s commuter mug for more years than I can remember while he was Road Guy. A week before he retired, it fell inside one of his big yellow machines. The handle broke. ONE WEEK before he retired! (Reminded me of the old song called “My Grandfather’s Clock”, but in […]
Images of Home or The Bridges of Tulare County
There are about 2 weeks remaining for the show, Images of Home, at the Tulare Historical Museum. Here are 2 more pieces that I painted specifically for the show. Buckeye Bridge, 16×12″, oil on wrapped canvas, $250. (just sayin’) Michael said this is really the Paradise Bridge. I believe him, because he helped to build […]
The Oak Grove Bridge
Every time I paint this bridge, it sells. Obviously I am not alone in my obsession with it! This is from photos provided by my dear friend Marilyn, taken when the redbud was in bloom. This is the first time I have painted it in a horizontal format. This is the largest I have painted […]