Christmas Ornament Story, Chapter One

I’ve told this story before, but hope I have new readers since that original telling. Here goes. . . In August of 2007, I was asked to paint an ornament for the White House Christmas tree, representing Sequoia National Park. My first thought was to moan, “Not another freebie”. An invitation to a White House […]

Two Different Approaches, One Similar Result

Layering in multiple painting sessions? Or pushing wet paint around in minimal painting sessions? Does it matter? Okay, let’s just git-‘er-dun. And here is the one that I completed in 2 layers. No matter the method, the Sequoia Gigantea trees get painted convincingly on 6×6″ canvases, and eventually they will sell for $60 each (plus […]

Two Different Approaches

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KATHRYN!! (It is today, yes. . .??) I am a pencil artist. With the exception of portraits, I am able to draw almost anything in a manner which pleases both me and my customers. I love to draw. Oil painting is much more difficult for me to achieve the results I want. I […]

Squishing a Meadow

How does one “squish a meadow”? One layer at a time, with oil paint on canvas, a 6×18″ canvas to be specific. Canvases this size and shape have become popular; they seem to fit well into odd spaces for people. I can accommodate this. This is how Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park looked about […]