May
14
2013
When Sophie and Louise and I went to Sequoia National Park last week, we walked around Crescent Meadow and Tharp’s Log. Want to see? That isn’t the meadow or the log or a big tree. It is mosses on a rock. I pet them. They didn’t purr, but I did. This is the corral by [...]
Tags: big trees, California Artist, Sequoia National park
May
13
2013
Sometimes I find myself procrastinating, resisting what I know needs to be done, finding other things to do instead, stalling, and in general, wasting precious time. Why? Tired, I think. A cure seems to be to take a day off. Not just a day to catch up on chores, but a day to refresh. “The [...]
Tags: Sequoia National park, Tulare County artist
Apr
23
2013
How does a California artist goof off and get away with calling it “business”? It’s all business. Everything is a source of inspiration. Everything is inspirational when one lives in a beautiful place. Sorry to rub it in. Forgive me? Thanks. Glad I got that cleared up between us. A California artist gathers her two [...]
Tags: California Artist, Three Rivers
Apr
22
2013
How does a California Artist goof off? Lots of ways! She has a friend visit for several days and they go walking together. (If you take food, it’s a “hike”. If you don’t, it’s a “walk”.) She visits the Big Trees (Sequoia National Park) with her friend who moved far away and wondered if she’d [...]
Tags: California Artist, Sequoia National park
Apr
17
2013
There was a great variety of flowers at Montana de Oro. The poppies came in three colors. Don’t know if I’ve ever seen a yellow poppy before! This two-tone was so pretty. I thought these only came from greenhouses where people mess around with seeds and test tubes and who-knows-what-all. This one looks normal to [...]
Apr
16
2013
If you ever go to Morro Bay and look across the bay, you can see a strip of land. It is called a “spit”, and it provides a very long strip of beach for walking. Or, if you like to ride a bike on the beach, it is a good place for that. It was [...]
Tags: Montana de Oro, Morro rock
Apr
15
2013
I love the beach. I love the mountains. When I lived in Sandy Eggo, I missed the mountains. Now that I live in Three Rivers, I miss the beach. There’s no hope for it except to stay here in the middle. Meanwhile, here are a few inspiring photos. Some day when I am finished with The [...]
Tags: Montana de Oro
Apr
01
2013
I’m drawing my brains out, working on The Cabins of Wilsonia. (Okay, I’m not really drawing my brains out – I need them for stuff like posting to my blog. Try not to take me too literally here.) When I get commissions, I take a break from that Giant Project. There is a house here in [...]
Tags: Blowing Rock North Carolina, Chicago, commission pencil work, Tulare county
Mar
05
2013
The Captain and I spent about one hour in the Art Institute of Chicago. ONE HOUR. ONE HOUR. Better than not at all. We are outdoor kind of chicks, and decided a walk along the shore of Lake Michigan would be a good thing to do before sitting hours upon hours in airplanes. It was a [...]
Tags: Chicago
Mar
04
2013
So much to see, so little time. The Captain and I spent only a few hours in Chicago, trying to see and do as much as possible. The goal was the Art Institute, but then there was Lake Michigan and all that wonderful architecture, and so many interesting things to see and do. We were [...]
Tags: Chicago