Another successful Three Rivers Redbud Festival in the can! This is how my booth looked upon arrival on Saturday morning. The large wet bridge painting seemed too fragile to ride in the back of the Botmobile, so I walked it down to the Memorial Building. Perhaps that helped to speed the drying process. Nikki Crain, […]
Chicken or Egg Question
We’ve all heard the question: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? (ever notice the chicken always comes first in the question?) Last week, I painted some of Ethan’s chickens (the same Ethan of Ethan’s Eggs). Shiny, wet, unsigned, still sitting on the easel. Just before this, I showed you some egg paintings. This […]
Speaking of Painting
Who was speaking of painting? I was, in yesterday’s post, when I told you about the man who said, “You draw better than you paint.” Indeed, the paintings begin very very roughly, thin paint, general shapes, although I drew the bridge first in pencil, so it isn’t as rough as it sometimes is when I […]
Oil Painting Progress Report
Last week on a very good painting day, I scanned and varnished 5 finished paintings, finished 4 with their details, and signed 3 that were almost dry. That leaves 7 unfinished. Have a look at the 5 finished paintings: Once again, I forgot how hard the Oak Grove bridge is to paint. Will it ever […]
Painting Mineral King, Continued
Remember this stage of all these Mineral King oil paintings, as seen last week? Here is the next phase – skies done. Sort of an assembly line method of painting, but I can’t think of a better way to finish 11 paintings in a short amount of time. (Remember, I have a show coming this weekend […]
More Iris Oil Paintings
In thinking about painting Dutch iris, I got curious about the previous oil paintings of my favorite flower. So, let’s have a look. A couple of these might be Japanese iris instead of Dutch. And the colors always photograph a bit bluer than the beautiful blue violet of real life flowers and paintings. I like […]
Iris Oil Paintings in 3 Layers
Layer #1 on these iris oil paintings is rough but recognizable. If I painted with a palette knife, using thick paint and finishing it all in one pass (“alla prima”), then the finished version of these would be similar to this. Sorry to disappoint . . . that’s not my style, although it might be fun to […]
More Oil Paintings in Progress
Lest you think I only paint eggs these days, here is a look at other oil paintings in progress. The way I keep myself glued to the easel is by audio books – The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls was captivating and pushed me through many paintings last week. Poppies, always need poppy paintings. And I love Dutch […]
Sold Oil Paintings
Quite a few oil paintings have sold recently. This calls for a bit of horn-blowing. TOOT-TOOT-TOOT!
Artists’ Words
Once of the most dreaded tasks of an artist is having to write a biography. However, this is a piece of cake compared to an “Artist’s Statement”. I have no idea what this actually is, in spite of having read about them numerous times and having tried to wade through such things as written by […]