More Poppy Peeping

This poppy peeping trip was up North Fork Drive out of Three Rivers. It was with one friend in a Mustang convertible that her Mom bought on her 88th Christmas. (No, my friend isn’t 88 – it was her Mom who was 88). It was a great top-down day, and sometimes I just stood on […]

Finishing the murals

Did you think I was going to leave you hanging as to how the Tanzania mural looked? Customer called to say the cape buffalo needed about 1/2 hour of work. I was relieved to hear from him, because my final day working on them was without his expertise. I’ve never seen those animals, except in […]

Poppy Peeping

When the poppies are out, there is no time to be wasted! Get out and see them, now! 2008 was a spectacular poppy year for all the foothills in Central California, and it was a source of great inspiration to this Central California artist. 2016 is looking almost as good. A few friends and I […]

Four Little Poppies

“Four Little Poppies” sounds like the title of a book I loved as a kid called “Five Little Peppers (and How They Grew). It’s sort of a given that a California artist would paint California poppies. This little 4×4” oil painting of poppies needed something more, so I added blue. It wasn’t enough, so I […]

Poppies For You!

Poppy I, oil on wrapped canvas, 4×4″, $35 Poppy II, oil on wrapped canvas, 4×4″, $35 Poppy III, oil on wrapped canvas, 4×4″, $35 Poppy IV, oil on wrapped canvas, 4×4″, $35 Or, special deal – buy all four together for $125!

Poppy Painting Explosion

Last week I had an explosion of California poppies in the painting studio. They landed on top of my stereo. (Yes, that is duct tape on the stereo – You can ask Retired Road Guy, but I doubt he’ll remember.) Who knew that canvases came in 2×2″? They are so cute, and can be painted […]

California Poppy Rerun

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 […]

California Poppies Oil Painting

This is another painting of California poppies, working from a photo supplied by my thoughtful and generous mailman. I painted it as an 8×10, loved it, and decided to repaint it 16×20. Practice makes perfect, someone said. It is not a commission. The 8×10 hasn’t sold yet, so maybe I am just getting ahead of […]