Two years ago I published a calendar of oil paintings. Last year it was a calendar of photography. (I was too busy drawing The Cabins of Wilsonia to paint.) This year it will be a calendar of oil paintings. It will be called Beautiful Tulare County. If that sounds like a joke, stop being cynical! There are beautiful places […]
Another Fine Subject of Central California Art
Call me butter – I’m on a roll. Did you know butter is good for you? Yep. Everything we learned about animal fats and saturated fats is probably wrong. But that’s for a different blog. This blog is about what a Central California artist finds to paint in a place like Tulare County, the 3rd […]
A California Artist Paints (Without Benefit of a Crystal Ball) in Tulare County
The Redbud Festival is coming soon. First weekend in May this year, and at the Memorial Building in Three Rivers, which is a new location. As usual, I have no idea what to expect in terms of visitation or sales. A crystal ball certainly would be useful. Oh well. Guess I’ll just paint a combination […]
Drawing in Pencil
I’m drawing in pencil because I love to. There might be a purpose to these drawings in progress, and it might be to keep from doing repetitive and boring work on the computer for the upcoming book The Cabins of Wilsonia. The book isn’t repetitive and boring; the computer work is both of those things plus IMPOSSIBLE. […]
Mineral King in February?
Nope, I’m not there. (Where did the word “nope” come from??) But, it is Friday, so have a look at some Mineral King art from my pencil archives: Fret not. Summer will return. Mineral King is one of the treasures of Tulare County, a place I love. We break for this commercial message: This pencil […]
Anyone need a last minute gift?
I’m here to help if you need a last minute gift. You can call me at the studio (out of fear of the unknown internet trolls I’ll put my phone # in words) five six one seven six zero six. (I figure if you need the area code, then you probably aren’t going to find […]
2014 Tulare County Calendars Here Now!
12/11/13 – 3 calendars available 12/1/13 CALENDARS SOLD OUT! 12/10/13 – 4 calendars left! 12/9/13 – 8 calendars remaining! As of 12/6/13, there are only 23 calendars remaining. When they are gone, they are gone. If you only said, “Save me one”, and you still want it, use Paypal NOW. The 2014 calendar of Tulare […]
Commissioned Pencil Drawing, Completed
Being able to draw scenes like this is one of the main reasons I am a California artist in Tulare County. Don’t you just want to live here? Forget it – we have high unemployment, bad air, and lots of fat people. There. A one-woman population control committee. That’s me!
Why I Make Art, #6
This is the final posting of this series, Why I Make Art. READER WARNING: I will talk about God in this so if it bores/irritates/offends you, skip this post. I am made in the image of the Creator. He, the Ultimate Creator, created me to be like Him, which includes the desire to create. (No, […]
Why I make art, #4
Reason #4: It shows off Tulare County. My art provides a way to share beautiful places and moments of time with others. This is a natural thing – aren’t you just dying to tell someone or show someone or lend a book or see a movie with someone else? Me too. (You should have seen […]