Sales of my art have declined. Is it the economy? I assume so, since sales are an economic transaction. The specific reasons are: one of my regular vendors was not open this past summer; another one relied on a now-closed adjoining restaurant for foot traffic; the third place relied on traffic to Sequoia National Park, […]
Finishing a Big One
I am referring to finishing a large (12×24″) oil painting that I started in August, and then left to gather dust and spider webs while I worked on smaller paintings. Smaller paintings provide something closer to instant gratification; larger paintings build character. These photos were taken in August. These were taken in October, a progression […]
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 […]
Painting Sequoia, Not Just Chit-chatting
Yesterday I mentioned several things that I have painted from Sequoia National Park. Want to see? Some have sold, and some are currently available. (Every once in awhile, I show items for sale because I am supposed to be running an art business here, not just chit-chatting to my friends.)
Aaaand More Painting Progression
This is 8×8″, using a photo taken last spring somewhere on the BLM land above our house. Some people call it Case Mountain because it is below Case Mountain (mostly privately owned and gated closed). Some people call it Salt Creek because Salt Creek runs through. We call it BLM, because it is managed by […]
More Orange Paintings, A Progression
These have more detail and are larger than the 4 small orange paintings I showed you last Friday. That one is almost finished. It could be considered finished, but I don’t think it is as good as it could be. I’ll need to contemplate it for awhile. This one will require quite a bit of […]
Orange Oil Paintings, A Progression
There are a lot of orange paintings to get done, dried, scanned, and distributed to two different places. Let’s go! Four down, two to go. Altogether now, “These will look better after they are dry and always look better in person”.
Not Enough Oranges
There is a marketing outfit for citrus, at least I think it is for marketing purposes. They have bought many pieces of orange-themed art from me through the years and are a pleasure to deal with. Their annual banquet is coming up, and someone in the office asked me to lend them orange-themed art to […]
Redwoods From Start to Finish in Six Photos
Untitled Sequoia trees, 6×12″, oil paint on wrapped canvas, still wet, $125 plus tax.
Spider Webs on the Easels No More
There are actual spider webs on my easels after a summer off. I didn’t take the summer off on purpose; there simply wasn’t any reason to add to inventory. Now there are reasons to paint: the Holiday Bazaar will be November 18, St. Anthony Retreat has requested small paintings to sell in their gift shop, […]