Still not much going on in my little world, other than enjoying some bright sunshine and starting two bright paintings. Winter is mild in Three Rivers and we are usually above the fog. (Do you want to move here? The town is shrinking, so if you don’t mind living in California’s flyover country where there […]
Before and After, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8
2025 CALENDARS AVAILABLE HERE. In case these before and after posts are putting you to sleep, let’s skip the chit-chat and go right to the paintings. SIMPLY HOME The show hangs until December 29 at CACHE in Exeter. Their hours are Friday 1:30-4, Saturday 10-4, Sunday noon-4. It includes about 50 paintings, 3 original pencil […]
Before and After, #3
Plein air painting #3 was the only one I did that day because I spent the morning trying to solve my easel problem. A new friend at the painting retreat lent me a pochade box, which needed a tripod to hold it up if I didn’t want to paint sitting with it on my lap. […]
Before and After, #2
This is the second plein air painting I did in Monterey. I set up in the shade by the path to Asilomar Beach (another struggle against that easel), and this time I was determined to do a better painting. This painting gave me hope that I might be able to paint plein air. It also […]
Before and After, #1
This is the first plein air painting I did in Monterey. We set up on Asilomar Beach, and I tried to concentrate on painting when I just wanted to put my feet in the water and enjoy the waves. Instead, I tried to paint while the waves kept moving and my easel kept fighting against […]
A Day in Exeter
While at the Mural Gallery for my November shift, I painted. My goal was to be productive in between customers by completing some of the plein air paintings from the week in Monterey. Worked out pretty well. As I was moving everything out to my car, I looked east and remembered many reason I always […]
Plein Air Painting in Three Rivers
Krista asked me to paint again with her at the airport bridge in Three Rivers on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Before I went, I hung out with Jackson a little bit. He wasn’t very hungry because he let the gopher live. Didn’t even pounce. I drove to the same place with its multiple No Parking […]
Walking in Three Rivers in Autumn
Another set of days without the internet sent us on a walk in the middle of the day. When virtual life isn’t accessible, try real life. The star of autumn in Three Rivers is the Chinese pistache tree. Excuse me? This is indeed a peculiar sight. The Remoria*l Building has tremendous Chinese pistache trees. This […]
Plein Air Painting in Three Rivers
For about 2 years, my friend Krista has been asking me to paint with her in Three Rivers. Last week we had an entire day without electricity, phones, internet, so it seemed like a good time to leave home and paint outside. Besides, it is always a pleasure to hang out with a friend, especially […]
Trying to Work in Three Rivers
It started out to be a fine day. The time change was over, my neighbor and I had a good morning walk, the election was behind us (phew, what a stressor that has been), and I had a list of phone calls to make, my website to keep repairing, some sketching/designing to do, and of […]