I believe that cabin communities are a true treasure of Tulare County, here in Central California. I love to draw cabins. Don’t believe me? My business has been called “Cabin Art” since 1987. As a studio artist, I work from photos. There is no way to get the level of detail I like while sitting […]
Exciting Times While Painting in Three Rivers
Sometimes, while painting in Three Rivers, in Tulare County in Central California (not LA, not San Francisco – NOTHING like the stereotypical California), I am just minding my own business, painting along, staying calm and focused, and then stuff happens. Smoke? I smell smoke. Hmmm, there are ashes. . . that’s worrisome. I don’t hear […]
Cabin Communities Matter
“Cabin Communities Matter” is the name of my presentation about, umm, cabin communities (duh) using my drawings and what I learned while making my book, The Cabins of Wilsonia. It was an hour drive to Tulare, where I gave the talk. I chose to drive through the country, which means orange groves, fields of cotton, vineyards […]
Discovering More in Mineral King
There is more to my life than selling oil paintings of Tulare County scenery. I spend a lot of time in Mineral King in the summer. It is a great source of inspiration, because it is the most beautiful place in Tulare County. (Go ahead and argue with me – present your case! I’m ALWAYS on […]
2015 Calendar Reminder
The 2015 calendars titled “Beautiful Tulare County” with my current best paintings that fit the format (can you say “run on sentence”??) are available. $15 each, including tax and mailing If you don’t use Paypal, you can mail a check to Cabinart at P.O. Box 311, Three Rivers, CA 93271. US only, with […]
The 2015 Calendar is HERE!
The new calendar for 2015 has arrived! These are my best oil paintings. Sort of. My best oil paintings that fit the calendar format and fit the months. Sort of. The best blend of my best oil paintings that sort of fit the calendar format and sort of fit the months. It is called […]
2015 Calendar Coming!
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 […]
A Well-Organized Show in Visalia
The organizers provided pop-up tent-tops, lunch and handled all the filthy lucre. I began the day with high expectations and much optimism. The pop-up tent was 10’x10′ in theory. In reality, it tapered inward, so instead of fitting all 6 of my display screens, only 5 would fit. So, quite a few paintings didn’t make […]
Painting for a Show in a City
With the first fall show coming on October 11, the pressure is on to get some paintings finished, signed, dried, scanned and varnished. Let’s see what is in the painting workshop. Yikes. This photo shows me that my Mineral King mural needs to be freshened up. Wouldn’t it be fun to repaint it every 3 […]
A Question Artists Don’t Like
The question that most artists don’t like is this: Will you donate a piece of artwork to My Good Cause? And then it is followed by something like “You can write it off on your taxes” or “It will bring great exposure”. The answers to the follow-ups are “Only the cost of the materials” and […]