January was a productive month, all standard subjects that show off the beauty of Tulare County. November and December were good months, and my inventory got depleted. (This is a good thing.) There were actually FIFTEEN MORE, I am not kidding, FIFTEEN! But, they were too wet to scan at the time of this blog post. . . […]
Art and Reality
Art and Reality is referring to the fact that I earn my living with art and have to be realistic about things. The economy has definitely picked up. People are buying larger paintings and more of them. Paintings sold very well for me in December (perhaps I’ll do a blog post showing all the ones that […]
December Oranges
Did you know that navel oranges are harvested in December? If you are from Tulare County where the world’s best (and most) navel oranges are grown, you probably knew that. My grandfather and dad were both orange growers. I am an orange painter. A friend/neighbor called to say that her sister-in-law wanted an oil painting […]
Fruits of My Labor
I had a peach. It didn’t sell. Now it is an orange. I had some lanterns. I didn’t like painting them and didn’t want to finish. Now they are pomegranates. Welcome to the land of fruits and nuts, where you can enjoy the fruits of my labor.
Three Orange Oil Paintings, Completed!
Whoa. That was a sprint. Three new orange oil paintings in a week’s time, begun and completed. It is a privilege to be thought of when local businesses have Art Emergencies; it is a thrill to be able to handle those situations. I’m very happy to be able to help, and particularly happy to help […]
Oranging Along
It’s my blog, I’m 58 and I can make up words if I want to. Any questions? Oh. What does “oranging” mean? It means painting oranges, although I was just painting greens that day. Because this commission job was for 3 oil paintings in 2 weeks, I had to plan the most efficient method of delivering […]
Three Oranges, To Go, Please
Two weeks to paint three oranges, but really, only one because of a planned 2 days off and because of drying time. No problem. . . just get outta my way! They don’t have to be truly identical, because each one will end up in a different home. That sounded weird. If they were all […]
Four Oranges, Please
A yearly customer emailed me to ask for a painting she saw on my website, but she didn’t just want that painting. She wanted four of that painting. Well, oops. My paintings don’t get reproduced by machines; my paintings get reproduced by a paintbrush in my hand. But wait! There’s more! She wanted them in […]
Orange is the Color of Tulare County
One might think that this Central California artist’s favorite color is orange. One would be wrong, but one would be forgiven for making that assumption. Due to her continual paintings of oranges and poppies, this would be a logical guess. But, if one thinks about Central California and what we are known for here in Tulare County, […]
Still Painting While Waiting for the Photo
A painter has got to paint. An artist has to art. That didn’t work. An artist has to make art. Wait. Does a painter make paint? Nope, a painter makes paintings. English is weird. I’ll stick to painting. Oil painting. Fruit oil paintings. These keep me busy while I am waiting for the photos for […]