Oct 31 2009
The hardest part about this mural is the wind! It makes the photos flap around, my hair flies in my face, and the palette and brushes dry out Very Fast. Wow, this is a windy location! The other surprising thing is that no matter how many days I have worked on it, I always think [...]
Oct 29 2009
Since October will end soon, I thought you might enjoy this painting now: October Road – 11×14″ – oil on panel, framed – $199
Oct 27 2009
Murals are very social projects. Compared to Exeter, it didn’t seem that social until I began adding up the visitors! TCM DOC brought me some wonderfully welcomed liquid refreshments this a.m. Kristi wondered if I can walk tomorrow and if I had lunch with me. Lieutenant O’Dell bought some gray goo to seal up the [...]
Oct 26 2009
This was cabin closing weekend. The usual mixed emotions accompanied the tasks. Here are some (maybe) final photos of Mineral King for 2009.This is looking down on Soda Springs. after we crossed over and headed to Aspen Flat, where we found some trees with color.There is another Soda Spring that isn’t so well trod or [...]
Oct 20 2009
This is at Tulare County Fire Station #14, at the corner of Sierra Drive and South Fork in Three Rivers. When I arrived this morning, this is what was waiting: Nice prime job, Mike! Thanks! Next, I drew on the design with a small stiff paintbrush in gray paint. It needed a little improving, so I [...]
Oct 20 2009
Paint what you know; paint as much as possible; practice makes perfect; paint what sells. ‘Nuff said.
Oct 19 2009
Isn’t this a spiffy easel? It is so simple and functional. My friend John’s Mom was a painter. She has passed on, and John has passed her supplies on to me! Thank you John and Elaine! Okay, I am dancing around the subject of this posting. . . as you can see, I said YES [...]
Oct 18 2009
When it is overcast, the light is too low for painting. So, I draw instead! Here is the chosen sketch for this comissioned collage piece: Looks like a scribbly mess unless you know the photos. I showed the customers 4 options and they chose A with a few minor changes. Here is the beginning of the [...]
Oct 17 2009
Today there was a strong temptation to sit outside The Art Co-op and listen to the river while knitting. Instead, I painted these. There is a bit more detail remaining to be finished in the top three. Incidentally, I wonder why so many of the items I paint in this manner begin with the letter [...]
Oct 16 2009
It really is! We had so much rain on Tuesday that there were Looky-loos all over town to see the river on Wednesday morning. I was one of them, and now you get to see too. This is standing on the Dinely Bridge looking upstream. (See St. Anthony’s Retreat on the hillside to the right of [...]
