Like that song by Dolly Parton? Nope. Starting 2 new oil paintings of Mineral King (and finishing one other). This is 3×9”, a new size I found in Salem at Michael’s. Visalia’s Michael’s doesn’t have any this size (or the 4×12”, which I quickly used to paint Sequoia trees.) This does not surprise me; the […]
A Day with Oil Paint
There really are only so many potential titles to a repetitive blog topic. This could be “A Day at the Easels”, but I chose to paint flat on the table, or holding the canvas in my hand. It could be “A Day with an Audio Book”, but then I’d have to make a book report. […]
Your Central California Artist Walked to White Chief
Walked? Hiked! I carried a daypack with water and lunch, so I’m calling it a hike. So what, who cares? I went 7 miles on my numb feet, that’s what. Yea! I can still hike (maybe not far, but I’ll take what I can get here.) Let’s just have photos, with minimal commentary and zero […]
Everyone is Focused
TONY WAS FOCUSED While I was focused on painting, Tony (you don’t know him but you may remember when I painted a goose for someone—that was Tony) was focused on replacing the worn wooden steps to my studio. Trail Guy originally built them for me, not once, but twice. I’ve been in this studio since […]
Somewhere in Oregon
These paintings of rural Oregon scenes were high on my list of Want To Paint, but rather than go to a retail establishment that caters to visitors to Sequoia National Park, they will get framed and then be part of my upcoming show, Around Here, and Sometime a Little Farther, in August at the Tulare […]
New Paintings, Local
I painted these two Sequoias one day, then set them outside in the sun and breeze to dry. They dried quickly enough to be scanned and delivered to the store two days later. Sequoia Gigantea XXI, 6×18”, oil on wrapped canvas, $195 Sequoia Gigantea XXII, 4×12”, oil on wrapped canvas, $175 The smaller of the […]
Two Starts, One Finish, One Start-to-Finish
Translation of the title: I started two new paintings, finished one painting, and completed one in a single painting session (called alla prima in ArtSpeak, which means you layer wet upon wet). With a sequoia painting in the queue but not wanting to waste paint in non-sequoia colors on the palette, I chose to begin […]
A Little Painting Session
Recently, I had to leave Three Rivers at 10 a.m. This presented two choices: A. waste time until 10, or B. paint for an hour or two before leaving. Being the responsible mature adult that I am (oh hush, you!), I wisely chose B. Creating Tulare County-based paintings is what I do; wasting time is […]
Drastic Do-over in the Painting Workshop
A friend of mine sells agriculture real estate. When I used to waste time on LinkedIn*, occasionally I’d see a photo of his and ask to paint from it. That’s where I got this painting, Springville Ranch. Apparently, no one else shared my interest in this subject or my happiness with the colors. Bye-bye, Springville […]
Finishing Tasks in the Painting Workshop
The reason I refer to “the painting workshop” instead of “the studio” is because I paint in a different building than where I draw. The drawing studio came first, and when I began oil painting on March 8, 2006, it was imperative to keep that mess away from my pencil drawings. It still is imperative; […]