Odd Job

As an artist with a lengthy reputation of reliability and skill in the same county for several decades, I get asked to do many odd things in the name of art. It is just part of the business of art. Some friends have a painting of Mineral King by a long-deceased relative, someone who wasn’t […]

Little Odd Job of Wildflowers

A friend-collector (collector-friend? friend/collector? How do I call these wonderful folks??) brought me a hand mirror, requesting that I paint wildflowers on the back. I began with a sketch in colored pencil to see if I was on the same track with her. When she approved, it was time for oil painting in great detail, […]

Odd Job

An acquaintance asked a friend to ask me if I would repair a torn painting for him. The customer doesn’t want his painter friend to know that the painting was damaged (and dirty too – where did he have this thing??) So, I will only show you the section that I worked on. I’ve done […]

Odd Job With a Goose

This is Tony’s wooden goose with a coat of primer on it. He didn’t give me any instructions other than to paint the goose. I found several helpful photos of Canada geese to work from, with visible head, neck, wing tops, wing bottoms, tail and the back.(What did people do before The Google came along to […]

Odd Job Completed

The odd job of painting a mailbox took about 4 hours. Maybe 5, but that extra hour was probably due to my own inexperience and lack of confidence. Oh, and another hour working on the colored pencil design.  Will the customer be happy? As a friend, will she tell me the truth if she isn’t happy? […]