Teensy Forgiving Oil Painting

I find most painting subjects to be just a little bit too hard for me. Is this because I am mostly self-taught? Maybe. Is it because I have only been painting for 12 years? Maybe. Is it because I don’t know when a painting is “good”, or “finished” or “overworked” or “incomplete”? Yeppers. That’s it.  After […]

Starting Over Again

That is the name of a country song by Dolly Parton. Only the title applies to this post. If my record keeping is correct (and it rarely is, but closies count here), then I am beginning oil painting #75 in 2018.  I didn’t mean to begin another oil painting, because hot weather is here and […]

Redbud Report

Redbud is shorthand for The Redbud Festival, an annual arts and crafts fair in Three Rivers. It happened this past weekend. Because I live nearby, I was able to set up my booth on Friday afternoon with the help of Trail Guy and the trusty Botmobile. (That is his 1986 Toyota pickup with 300,000+ miles. […]