Jul 31 2010
On day 2 in Mineral King, S’s younger daughter woke up very excited to go fishing with Michael. She is highly competitive and it is reported that the first words from her mouth that a.m. were “I’m going to smoke that old man!” “That old man” had to get his fly rod ready for [...]
Jul 30 2010
If you have been a follower of this blog for 2 years, you may have read of my good friend S. (Did some painting in her dining room, and called her when I had a huge rattler that I was too weenie to deal with). We made arrangements for S and her 2 daughters to [...]
Jul 29 2010
There is a flower that blooms in profusion in Mineral King. It has been incorrectly called “mule ears”, “arnica” and “sneezeweed”. I know all those, and this isn’t them. It appears to be in the sunflower family and always looks scraggly, even when first in bloom. I tend to think of it [...]
Jul 28 2010
yesterday TODAY! Okay, I admit I had a little help from a friend. Watch for an article in the Visalia Times-Delta about the mural by Teresa Douglass. No date of publication as of yet. . . more will be revealed!
Jul 27 2010
This is the before and after of today’s painting session: Doesn’t look as if there is a great deal of real estate to be covered here. Looks can fool you! Because each photo was taken from a different vantage point, I keep getting confused as to which level of rocks, individual rocks, trees [...]
Jul 26 2010
One day I was just speeding along my walk, minding my own beeswax, trying to keep up the pace, and WHAM! I threw on the brakes and went marching up to the kitchen window of some friends’ house because I recognized my own paintings! Just kind of surprised me – like unexpectedly seeing the face [...]
Jul 25 2010
One of the best things that ever happens to working artists is receiving a check in the mail for paintings sold, especially when one has forgotten about said paintings! I sent 6 paintings of beachy things to Lady Spencer in Cayucos, California. Gina is an old friend from Exeter, and her store is full of lovely items [...]
Jul 23 2010
South facing murals fade the fastest. The Exeter Mural Team has this magic stuff that causes the color to return to its original brightness. I was stunned at the brilliance and the renewed contrast in this mural after they juiced it up!
Jul 21 2010
This week I met several mural team members at The Wall to discuss our options in dealing with our mechanical snags. We formulated a plan, and after they do what they have to do, I’ll be back on the wall. While at the wall, I did a bit of sketching because I was there and [...]
Jul 16 2010
I have decided that there are 3 kinds of sky colors applicable to my painting: Photography blue - can be washed out, greyish blue or fakey overdone blue Real blue, so frighteningly blue that no one would believe it in a painting Believable painting blue that most painters just fall back on – default [...]
