Signed, but not titled
Last weekend I was at the Chevron station when a man in a white van pulled up behind me. He asked if I had done the mural; I hesitated until he said he liked it. (Chicken!) Then I admitted it was mine. We visited about it for a bit, and he asked if he could make a suggestion. I said, “of course!” Then, he felt a bit embarrassed, and I had to really work to get it out him. He suggested having more flowers extend beyond the borders, which I had considered earlier but gave up on when I couldn’t get my paintbrushes to behave in the drying wind. Hearing it from a “fan” caused me to realize that a second try was worth the effort. The man kept apologizing, and finally I had to explain that I am painting for normal people’s enjoyment, and that anything a “normal person” suggested was probably worth considering. He admitted to being a “normal person”, so Mr. Normal Guy, I thank you!!
untitled, Tulare County Fire Station #14, South Fork and Sierra Drive, 7×14′
Paintings on website
This is just a little reminder that you can buy my paintings on my website https://www.cabinart.net/oils_new.shtml (In case you were wondering. . .) I have added 3 that you probably have seen on this blog; now they are on the website.
Late Summer, Early Morning – oil on wrapped canvas – 11×14″ – $154
Moro Rock IV – 14×11″ – oil on wrapped canvas – $154
Sawtooth II – 8×10″ – oil on wrapped canvas – $80
Oranges on a nice day at the Co-op
Mural, Day Three
The hardest part about this mural is the wind! It makes the photos flap around, my hair flies in my face, and the palette and brushes dry out Very Fast. Wow, this is a windy location! The other surprising thing is that no matter how many days I have worked on it, I always think “2 more days”. More will be revealed. . .
Alta is patched and repainted a bit.
It is actually further along than this, but I had to take the photo before the mulberry tree shadow reached the image.
Today I taped off the edges in order to decrease the hassles. Good policy, don’t you think? One should always decrease hassles if given the chance! (Once again, the color is not accurate in the photo – a field trip is recommended.)
One more about the mini-vacation
Isn’t this the loveliest swimming hole you’ve seen?? Of course this is at the end of the season, but oh my!
Mini Vacation
This morning I had a very long walk. Eleven miles long. Really! It was beautiful – see?
When we arrived at our destination, this was waiting for us to soak our tired selves in:
There was a great lady there awaiting our arrival, and after our soak, she drove us home. After I got home, it felt as if I had been on vacation and I never left Three Rivers! It took some discipline to focus on the easels and the oil paintings after that little respite. However, work did happen. These oil paintings are either newly finished or still in progress. You may not be able to discern the progress, but the bridges are gradually moving toward the end.
And what are those little paintings there on the window sill? new subjects? Not oranges or pomegranates or poppies? Wow!
Growth, part eight (A new curve)
The Road to Alta – oil on wrapped canvas – 8×10″ – $85
Because of the internet, keeping in touch and getting found is much more likely than in the “olden days”. About four years ago, I caved in to the pressure to keep up (who keeps moving that cheese??) and had a website designed by http://www.mvwebdesign.com/. People who don’t have websites or who are new to websites often ask how sales are from the web. The answer is that the site acts as a catalog and brochure rather than a store. Sales do occur, but usually I am doing business with people I know who simply contact me to make purchases. (If I were one of the Big Boys, it would probably be different, but I am content to stay local.) In this current era, having a website lends legitimacy to a business. Weird that such an intangible is so necessary to appear bona fide! https://www.cabinart.net/index.htm