Every so often I need to see what has sold, or I begin to drift into thinking that I am irrelevant, semi-retired, on the edge of obsolescence, and possibly about to go under. Entirely realistic, as you can see. Not. You’ve seen several (many?) of these in progress, after they were finished and scanned or […]
Just Some Stuff
These three topics are rattling around in my skull. ONE It rained and hailed rather ferociously while I was painting that indoor oak tree at my church; two days later I took this photo. Check out the first daffodils in bloom, in spite of the recent heavy cold storm. TWO The elephant was buried in […]
Aaand, Another Day With Oil Paints
All Mineral King oil paintings on this day. This: Became this: This: Became this: And this: Became this: And then it got almost finished and joined its siblings on the drying wall. Jackson didn’t show up.
Better Than Before
While at the Redbud Festival, there was plenty of time to sit and study my paintings. I put on my mental critic hat, and made a list of adjustments that would improve my paintings. Whaddya think about the improvements on these typical Tulare County scenes? Betcha you can’t even tell the differences. Tomorrow: More Better […]
Sequoia Oil Paintings
Sometimes I write things about Tulare County that sound rude; they are simply the truth. However, in addition to the fact that we are all fat, poor, undereducated, and have bad air, we have SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK! So, I paint Sequoia trees. Every time I go to Sequoia, which we simply refer to as “The […]
Back to Business – The Redbud Festival!
I’ve been telling you about Texas so eagerly that I almost forgot to tell you about the Redbud Festival. It is traditionally on Mother’s Day Weekend. This year it will return to the Lions Roping Arena in Three Rivers. I haven’t participated in a few years, but this time your Central California artist will be […]
The Business of Art: Notecards
Through the years I have designed, printed and sold hundreds, nay, THOUSANDS of little cards. “Notecards”, as I refer to them, are perfect to say “thank you”, “hi”, “just one more thing”, “I appreciate you”, or even “I’m sorry”. If you write real big, you can get by with just one sentence. Designs come and […]
SOLD (Took awhile. . .)
For several months, I had no work. Instead of worrying about it, I enjoyed guilt-free time at the cabin. Well, guilt-free except for the fact that the road was closed, and other people couldn’t enjoy Mineral King this past summer. Life is a series of good things and not-so-good things; we do our best with […]
Orange Oil Paintings, WHAT SHALL WE CALL THEM?
Obviously, I could use a little help with titles here. “Oranges in a Blue Bowl” is too obvious; maybe I can think of a title that has to do with the fact that orange and blue are complementary colors. This means they are opposite one another on the color wheel—”complementary”, not “complimentary” such as “Oh […]