Shall we call this Paint-gate? I bet people under 50 years of age don’t understand why every political scandal and cover-up has “gate” attached to the end. This cover-up isn’t scandalous. A friend gave me a 24×30” canvas with an unfinished painting that her daughter did in college. Out of respect for my friend, I […]
What a Week!
I finally had a couple of hours to put my paintings back after surveying them for the upcoming solo show, “Around Here and Sometimes a Little Farther” in August. Once again, I was so pleased with my little studio where I draw and display art that I took some more photos. A friend/former neighbor was […]
Back to Work, Party’s Over
What party? Glad you asked! The party of one and sometimes two—goofing off, yardening, exploring, and basically not producing any art. When we got home from exploring up South Fork, there was a serious distraction. Our neighbor’s beagle followed her nose and found her way to our cat feeding area in the workshop (same room […]
Forget Watercolors; Where are my Oil Paints?
The last painting of a lemon sold the day I took it to the gallery*, so I painted another one. This is Lemons on the Tree IV, 6×6”, $75. It needs a few blossoms. Now it is time to start painting Mineral King subjects to sell at Silver City this summer. This is Sawtooth #64, […]
Sunrise Over the Kaweah River
Remember this messy beginning? After finishing the new little paintings to sell in local galleries and gift shops, I returned to this 16×20” painting, which felt like a mural after those 6×6” canvases. There was another painting session between the photo above and the next one. I didn’t take any photos because sometimes I just […]
Begun, Finished, Improved
Begun These oil paintings have their first layer down. Finished These paintings are dry, scanned, and delivered to their stores. (And in the category of Wishful Thinking, perhaps they are sold.) Improved These paintings have some minor items added to make them a smidge better.
Working Through the List on the Commissioned Oil Painting
And writing the longest blog title ever. Does this look finished to you? It’s not. When I was driving home a few evenings ago, I really studied the way the ridges change color as they recede into the distance. So, I messed with them again. The differences are subtle, and now that I see it […]
Layering, Layering, Layering, Layering Some More.
The sky was bugging me, not just because of the uneven brush strokes. It seemed to be the wrong color. So, I repainted it. Yeppers, better. Those hills don’t look far enough away. So, I lightened them and made them duller in color. (a little shiny-wet here) Then I redid the dirt and the trees. […]
Painting Lots of Orange Things
When you look at my painting subjects, you might guess that orange is my favorite color. You’d be wrong. However, orange things are among my favorite things (not raindrops on roses). The poppy painting is on the easel for consideration and contemplation. How can I make it better? Does it need to be made better? […]
New Little Oil Paintings
This is the little studio where I draw, not the room where I paint. Jackson took my chair. This is the room where I paint, called the workshop. Two little poppy paintings, drying for Stem & Stone, a new gift shop in Three Rivers. One little sequoia, also drying for the new shop. Jackson joined […]