Do you ever surprise yourself with forgetfulness? Last week I did a little painting of a California poppy. After it was finished, signed, photographed, varnished and dry, I added it to the growing stack of little paintings. (An artist who sells needs to keep up her inventory.) Well, oops. Guess I already painted that poppy […]
Trip-toe Through The Tulips
Sorry. That was just dumb. Sometimes I am just a real chucklehead. Honestly, I will try to come up with an appropriate title for this triptych, one worthy of the beauty of the scene. Once again I ask, “WHY is a California artist painting the tulips fields of Washington?” Because: 1. They are beautiful 2. […]
Orange You Glad I Can Paint Citrus?
Tulare County grows, sells and eats a ton of citrus. Probably several million tons. I learned to oil paint by using the subject of oranges over and over and over. When an orange would sell, I’d paint another. The last one was #103, I think. There were also a handful that I didn’t title or […]
Hay, A Barn!
Big Fat THANK YOU to all of you who did my thinking for me to title this piece for the Madera Ag Art show! Here is the complete list. The winner is in red (and the title of this post). The runners-up are in teal. They (Sharon, Don and Sam) will receive a token of appreciation […]
Name That Barn
The names have poured in (38 at the time of this writing). I will accept more today, but starting tomorrow I will have to squinch my eyes shut, put my hands over my ears, and loudly recite, “LALALALALALA”. Then, I will pick one. Or a group of names. Or make up a new one […]
Honesty is the Best Policy
Honesty is very important to me. I told you about the animal paintings and the Silver City Store. I was excited to learn that 3 of the 4 animal paintings sold immediately. The help in the store changes from day to day and doesn’t always know what is available and what has sold. It is […]
Online Companies I Use and Like
Notice I didn’t say I love these companies. (We’re supposed to love people and use things.) In spite of holding back emotionally, these are businesses I would be in a world of hurt without, and I cheerfully pass on the links to you, my readers and friends! Dick Blick is where I get my art supplies. […]
Name This Painting. . .
. . . and the chosen titler will receive a token of my appreciation! (That means a prize, but not a huge one.) You might remember this painting from last year’s show called Images of Home. It was titled “Tulare County Barn”, because the show was about Tulare County images. Duh. This painting will be […]
Three More Things Artists Don’t Explain
1. How to sign a painting. Try to imagine writing your name legibly and artistically with a wet paintbrush. How about using a paintbrush that leaves blobs of paint or big sudden drips? Or one that runs out of paint in the middle of a letter? This is why my paintings are signed with […]
Trip-trip-tripping along
The triptypch of Washington tulip fields does not have a deadline. Why should a California artist be painting Washington tulip fields? Because sometimes an artist just has to follow her heart. Other paintings do have deadlines, so these just get fit into the painting schedule as there are opportunities. Specifically, this is when everything else […]