Doesn’t that sound like a terse newspaper heading? The Sequoia tree mural of a section of the Parker Group on one of my ridgey garage doors is now completed. Maybe. I signed it, but when I live with a piece of art, little corrections ask to be made. So, is it finished? I spent 18 […]
You May Slow Your Horse Down Now
For awhile, I’ve been advising you to view my Sequoia mural from the back of a fast horse, preferably at a distance. I’m beginning to think that it might be okay to slow your horse down now, but distance is still an advantage for best viewing. Getting better with each session. This is the result […]
And the Paint(ing) Goes On
The Sequoia mural on a ridgey garage door continues. Here is what my view looks like while I am painting: The horizontal blue line is so I can tell where I am. It is the center from top to bottom. I don’t know exactly what I am doing when I am this close to the […]
I Love Tulare County
For some reason, it embarrasses me to admit this. So, I put it as the title of this post – practice saying it, feel it, face it. (Say it loud, say it proud?) I am a California Artist and I love Tulare County! (Is it warm in here or is it just me?) Oranges #121, […]
Paint Slowly
Two of my neighbors have requested that I paint slowly. They want to enjoy the process of seeing a mural develop. With this mural of Sequoia trees on a ridgey door, I don’t have a choice. In my head the thing should be going quickly, but reality is much different. I climb down the ladder […]
Sequoia Mural on a Ridgey Garage Door
First, I mixed my main paint colors, using the primaries. That weirdo greenish yellow (or yellowish green) is not a primary, but is an example of a color that is easily mixed using red, blue, yellow and white. Isn’t that UH-MAY-ZING?? Still thrills me. I actually use 2 different reds and 2 different blues. First, […]
Upcoming and Not Upcoming Murals
Last fall I got a call to visit a place in Visalia and discuss a mural. I was very eager to do this mural because I know and like the business and because the subject was citrus. The ideas were flowing, so I did a couple of sketches and gave them several bids. (FYI, I […]
Donations Bloviations
When non-profits want to raise funds, they hold dinners or tastings and have silent and live auctions to go with these events (called “Annual Beg-athons” by author Matt Gleason in the Huffington Post on 6/8/11). The first people they contact to donate items to their causes are artists. Why artists? Why not dentists, lawyers, gas […]
What is Motivation?
Last time I tackled the word “inspiration”. Today I am addressing motivation. Motivation: the desire and willingness to do something If I am mentally stimulated to do something creative, why don’t I Nike? (just do it) I might have the mental stimulation, or the idea, but inertia is a problem. Too many other things to […]
Another Big Tree
But wait! There’s more. . . Big Tree IV, 6×18″, oil on wrapped canvas, $125 This should have a BUY NOW button, but my shopping cart isn’t working and I don’t know if the shopping cart on the website is the same as the shopping cart on the blog and after trying over and over […]