Remember these wildflower oil painting beginnings? First, I drew them with my paintbrush. Stage two was to get the first layer of color down. The real fun was putting in the detail. It isn’t often that I get to paint with these colors, and it just makes my heart sing. Lalalalalalala! LALALALALA! Excuse me. Got […]
Special Interruptive Post
Please excuse me for bombarding you with 2 posts in one day. There are two pieces of news that cannot wait: The book printer notified me that the book binder will be shipping the books (The Cabins of Wilsonia) to me on Friday. That means they get loaded onto pallets and into a truck on Friday […]
More Secret Oil Painting Workshop
Here are more photos and commentary from the secret oil painting workshop that I gave for my advanced drawing students. There are perquisites to taking drawing lessons – I lend photos, do scanning and photoshop prep for turning drawings into cards, and give secret oil painting workshops, among other benefits. We decided that the fruit […]
Secret Oil Painting Workshop
That’s right – SECRET oil painting workshop! I’ve only been an oil painter since March 8, 2006, learning by guess and by golly on my own, experimenting and bumbling along, taking and quitting a couple of classes, reading up, asking questions of other painters, watching some videos. What I know, which is precious little, I […]
2015 Calendar Reminder
The 2015 calendars titled “Beautiful Tulare County” with my current best paintings that fit the format (can you say “run on sentence”??) are available. $15 each, including tax and mailing If you don’t use Paypal, you can mail a check to Cabinart at P.O. Box 311, Three Rivers, CA 93271. US only, with […]
New Mineral King Paintings
It’s Friday, so here is what I have that pertains to Mineral King. These are new oil paintings, some of which are already sold! Mineral King Flowers, 6×6″, oil on wrapped canvas, sold Mineral King Big Rock, 6×6″ oil on wrapped canvas, $50 Mineral King Cottonwood Trail, 6×6″, oil on wrapped canvas, […]
The 2015 Calendar is HERE!
The new calendar for 2015 has arrived! These are my best oil paintings. Sort of. My best oil paintings that fit the calendar format and fit the months. Sort of. The best blend of my best oil paintings that sort of fit the calendar format and sort of fit the months. It is called […]
Mineral King Fall Painting
Cabin is closed, color wasn’t very spectacular, and the Park lit a burn which completely obscured the views. So, have a look at how Farewell Gap in Mineral King usually looks in early fall.
2015 Calendar Coming!
Two years ago I published a calendar of oil paintings. Last year it was a calendar of photography. (I was too busy drawing The Cabins of Wilsonia to paint.) This year it will be a calendar of oil paintings. It will be called Beautiful Tulare County. If that sounds like a joke, stop being cynical! There are beautiful places […]
Taste The Arts
Blooming Oranges #2, 8×8″, oil on wrapped canvas, $125 Taste The Arts Saturday, October 11, 2014 11 AM – 5 PM Downtown Visalia Taste the Arts is the name of a street fair type event in Visalia. It is very extensive, with lots of opportunities to try different methods of making art. There […]