There used to be a popular gift book called Life’s Little Instruction Book”. One of its nuggets of wisdom was, “When you are going after Moby Dick, take the tartar sauce”. 

I recently submitted an application, or “exhibition proposal” in ArtSpeak to an area non-profit gallery. That’s the only kind of galleries we have in Tulare County, and I’ve shown in all except this one.

With that tartar sauce mindset as I go after our local Moby Dick gallery, I am continuing to work on larger paintings, specifically Tulare County subject matter.

This one is 10×30″, which is biggish for me, although nothing like that 3 foot diameter circle. I started it upside down, my usual method (unless I am working on a mural.) 

I think it is pretty just like this. But, I paint in oil, not water color, so this will receive several more layers. At every stage, it is certainly prettier than tartar sauce.