If you want to earn your living as an artist, it is important to paint things that people want to buy. I think of these subjects as Because People Like It. In Tulare County, there are some stand-outs, and I try to keep them on hand in various sizes.
- Sequoia – the Big Trees, park attractions like Tunnel Log, Moro Rock, Crescent Meadow and Tharp’s Log
- Mineral King – Farewell Gap, the Honeymoon Cabin, the Crowley Cabin, and Sawtooth. There are some other Mineral King subjects that sell occasionally and I add them in for variety – Timber Gap, a foot bridge or two, trails, Vandever, views around the valley.
- Citrus – oranges off or on the tree, orange blossoms, and the occasional lemon or tangerine/clementine/mandarin
- Poppies – in fields, by themselves, in groups, against a blue sky, against a green background, lots and lots of California’s state flower.
- Three Rivers – the Kaweah Post Office, the river (any fork will do), views of Kaweah Lake, views of Alta Peak with Moro Rock, and the Oak Grove Bridge (this might be due to my biased view of this Tulare County Treasure).
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Love your use of light in the Sequoia painting, Jana. Just gorgeous! Hope all is going well. I made it through my May whirlwind so now we’ll see what June holds. I plan to be busy but not so much traveling. I’m already itching to go see my grandbabies, though 🙂
Thank you, Cheryl. Light is the answer, and that applies to many areas of life. Bet you can turn that thought into a blog post or two!
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