These “Sold” posts are mostly to reassure myself that I’m not just drawing and painting for the fun of it. They serve a secondary purpose in reminding my tens of readers that I accept commissions (lest you think I am a prima donna who only creates what I “feel like” creating) and that I do […]
Back to Work, Central Calfornia Artist
With two Giant Sequoias to paint, I chose to finish, nay, ALMOST finish the painting I started in Gilroy. Why not the Sequoia paintings first? Because I missed Mrs. Texas after spending so much time together. I think it might need a blossom or two and better definition on the closer leaves. Because I was […]
A Little Painting Session
Recently, I had to leave Three Rivers at 10 a.m. This presented two choices: A. waste time until 10, or B. paint for an hour or two before leaving. Being the responsible mature adult that I am (oh hush, you!), I wisely chose B. Creating Tulare County-based paintings is what I do; wasting time is […]
Spoken-for Sequoia
The spoken-for, in-progress Sequoia painting jumped to the top of the queue. Here you can see it in steps to completion. The light was wrong in the afternoon so I moved the easel to the opposite side of the table. When the painting was finished, I had to flip it upside down to paint the […]
Quickety Fix
What’s wrong with this picture? The downhill lane isn’t convincing, the leafy bush/tree over Guardsman #2 is too yellow and looks like a cultivated roundie-moundie, and the growies in that center lane are too mushy. All better now. The decision is made: this painting is called “Four Guardsmen”.
Inching Forward in the Heat
When it is hot (i.e. “summer”), I prefer to paint in little stages rather than in long sessions. The swamp cooler helps, but it isn’t A/C for sure and for certain. This might be how it looked last time you saw it. “It” has the working title of “Keep Right”, and I am open to […]
Working From Photos Is Not Wrong
The Art World in general looks down on studio artists who work from photos. I mention this from time to time, because the notion that working from photos is wrong bothers me. In order to work from my photographs, I have to find the scenes, find the best angles, light, and cropping. The photos go […]
Practicing Painting
Practice Painting? Painting Practice? Paint Practicing? Never mind. Doctors practice medicine, attorneys practice law, and this artist practices painting. Some days I feel as if I am brand new, with no idea how to tackle a subject. Some days I think I’m figuring it out. Only once in awhile does the process feel easy. I […]
Great Western Divide
The Great Western Divide is the name given to the ridge of peaks seen from the top of Moro Rock in the Sierra Nevada. On this side, water drains west and on the other side, it drains east . I haven’t painted this before, at least not from this view. The mountains show in the […]
Slowly Building a Painting in Layers
The ArtSpeak word for slowly building paintings with layers is “glazing”. You’re welcome. This might be finished. The photo on the left was taken in the afternoon; the one on the right was taken the next morning. I’m hard-pressed to tell you which is more accurate.