Jul 29 2011
This is a movement, or perhaps a trend, or maybe even a fad in the Artworld. I’ve considered it for several years, but seem to have too much work to be slamming out extras. And I would be “slamming them out’, because layered and detailed is my preferred way of painting. But, I can and [...]
Jul 28 2011
I have a policy in my kitchen that unless an item performs 3 tasks, it doesn’t belong. A friend tested me once, going through my drawers, pulling out things and saying “Aha! What about this?” (Hi, Carol!) (Just for your information, a potato masher turns bananas into bread worthy gunk, mashes 2 kinds of potatoes [...]
Jul 27 2011
Kaweah Kitty (fearless feline) Friend’s Fruits Food Fiend (Killer Kitty) Wrecked Wrist (Spica Splint) Gopher Getter (Precious Perkins)
Jul 26 2011
With thanks to The Pioneer Woman for the idea. . . Critter Catcher Possible Painting Cottage Collage Cute Cabin Sad Shack Stunning Sequoia (Possible Painting!) General Grant (Gigantea!) Bridge Brotherhood Orange Orange Knitting Knut
Jul 25 2011
Buckeye Bridge, 16×12″, oil on wrapped canvas, $250 Tulare County is poor. We have high unemployment, even in better times. We aren’t very educated, and people buy inexpensive posters and cheap prints for their homes and offices. But not everyone. . . I have been earning my living with art, a full-time occupation, a business [...]
Jul 22 2011
My Friend/Customer came by to see the deer. This was at my request, because I really had no idea if I was meeting her vision. This is what she saw: We discussed it endlessly, and I ended up dabbing on some accents of light green in the foliage. (Scared her!) We discussed it some more, [...]
Jul 21 2011
But getting closer. My customer requested dark green in the background instead of a completely sepia-toned painting. Layer #2 is on the canvas, and it is getting better. This loose type of painting is REALLY HARD!! No, this loose type of painting that involves a face is REALLY REALLY HARD. Even if it were my [...]
Jul 20 2011
In 1906 the Smith Hotel collapsed. That was in Mineral King, and it was the San Francisco earthquake that caused its demise. Those Mineral King pioneers weren’t easily daunted – instead of wringing their hands in defeat, they pushed together the pieces and created the Mineral King Store and Post Office. 1969 was a heavy [...]
Jul 18 2011
The show, Images of Home, is over, and I’m out of these paintings. The museum tells me that was a very good response. If you feel disappointed because your heart was set on one of these, I can paint any of them over again. Won’t be exactly the same, but it will be close. (There [...]
Jul 15 2011
A friend saw a painting in a book of a deer that she just flipped over. (Not literally, thanks for your concern for her back health.) She showed it to me and asked if I could copy it for her living room wall. I could, but I won’t. There are copyright laws, and I am [...]