Every so often I need to see what has sold, or I begin to drift into thinking that I am irrelevant, semi-retired, on the edge of obsolescence, and possibly about to go under. Entirely realistic, as you can see. Not. You’ve seen several (many?) of these in progress, after they were finished and scanned or […]
Cock-a-doodle-doo and Gilroy too
I started this 8×8″ painting of a rooster from A Housewife Writes because I wanted to, not because I think it will have a large market among my tens of followers. I finished it for the same reason. He is wet and shiny in this photo; when he dries, I’ll try to remember to scan […]
Ready to Sell
These paintings are finished: detailed, varnished, scanned, priced, and ready to sell. The goal was to get them into Kaweah Arts before Labor Day. Well, oops, they were ready to deliver on Wednesday, but KA is closed on Wednesdays. Thursday before I headed to the Land of No Electricity, Phones, or Internet Unless you Have […]
Painting Three Rivers Paintings in Three Rivers*
“Painting” can be a noun or a verb. In this case, it is both. After 3 wifi-less days, there were many little tasks** to attend to, and when I finally got into the workshop to paint, it was a real treat. Made a couple more adjustments on the barn, then moved it into the sunshine […]
Helping a Friend in Three Rivers
There is a house above us on the hill that has been empty for a little over a year. The residents got old and went the way of all flesh, but the family can’t stand the idea of letting the house go. So, it is becoming a vacation rental, and granddaughter of the residents is […]
Painting Differently
Sometimes when I oil paint, I try to finish in one layer. It seldom works, and requires another layer of better detailing. Other times, I plan on finishing in two layers. Still others, I expect to keep repainting the scene, over and over and over. In ArtSpeak, this is called “glazing”, and it is the […]
Sort of Finished
Whoda thunk we’d get rain in Three Rivers in August? It came on a day I had planned to paint, but I didn’t let the low light stop me. However, I held back on thinking any of these paintings were finished. When the sun comes out, I’ll have another think about the state of their […]
River, lake, sequoia tree, river, lake, sequoia tree, river. . .
With the exception of Jeff’s Garden (a commissioned oil painting) and painting a giant sequoia on a wooden panel, I have not painted this summer. This was planned, not accidental. The swamp cooler in the workshopo is loud, fairly inadequate for our summer heat, and has been springing leaks all summer. Kaweah Arts, a great […]
Not Too Much
And that is the answer to “Hey Central California Artist, what are you working on these days?” Odd Job My friend G explained that he just needs an outline of what might pass for the tops of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, stretched across a single 12 foot panel. Jimmy delivered four for some unknown reason. […]
Art from Hume Lake
The first time I drew a Hume Lake cabin, it was for my friend’s parents. Her mom commissioned a pencil drawing. Wait, not true. The first time I drew a Hume Lake cabin, it was the boys staff cabin across the street from the girls staff cabin, in 1978. It was a present for my […]