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Archive for June, 2008
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Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged new Wordpress theme on June 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Friday Features
Posted in Backyard bird list, Environment/conservation, Pets, Planet Saver Tip of the Day, tagged backyard birds, bees, birdwatching, Environment, honeybees, save planet on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Think I’ll start a couple of quick Friday Features:
OUR OWN BACKYARD BIRD SIGHTINGS:
Current regulars: American Goldfinches, Least Goldfinches, Steller’s jays, ravens, crows, house sparrows
Semi-regular visitors: one pair Black-headed grosbeaks, an osprey (!), a great blue heron (we have a large pond), a red-shouldered hawk, barn swallows, violet-green swallows
The Very First for our yard: this morning, [...]
To Finish Yesterday’s Post….
Posted in Art Thought for the Day, Environment/conservation, Paintings and process, Pets, Shows and festivals, Wildlife, tagged Edgar Degas, North Coast Open Studios, rough collie, snow leopard, Snow Leopard Trust, Wordpress on June 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I ran into serious problems posting the images of the kittens yesterday and finally gave it up and wrote to tech support. Turns out, doesn’t it figure, that it was something I had done with a setting that I shouldn’t have. But the reason I bring it up is to pass on how quick and [...]
Art and Kittens, How Can I Lose?
Posted in Animal welfare/rescue, Art Thought for the Day, Paintings and process, tagged animal rescue, craft of painting, kittens, painting technique, Robert Henri on June 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
ART THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
I have spent most of my professional life for the last ten years trying to gain some competence in the craft of oil painting. Although some artists proudly describe themselves as “self-taught”, I’m not one of them except in the sense that, in the end, we all have to figure out [...]
Back from the Marin Art Festival
Posted in Making a living, On a Lighter Note, Paintings and process, Shows and festivals, The Artist, Travel, Wildlife, tagged cape buffalo, Jeff Morales ceramics, kangaroo, Marin Art Festival, Mongolia on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Although sales weren’t what I’d hoped for, things were about as I’d expected given gas prices, the real estate implosion and the upcoming election. Made back gas and food money. I sold a lot of cards and a small original. But I got a lot more out of this event than sales. My fellow neighbor [...]
Great weekend and more to come!
Posted in Drawings and sketches, Shows and festivals, The Artist, Wildlife, tagged drawings, Humboldt County, jackrabbit, Marin Art Festival, North Coast Open Studios, snow leopard, spotted hyena on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had a terrific time doing North Coast Open Studios this year, not the least because I sold the coyote painting shown below in my June 3 post. The title is now “Double Check”
Lots of nice people, most of whom had not been to my studio before. On Saturday afternoon, one couple stopped by who [...]
Award at Palos Verdes Art Center Show!
Posted in Paintings and process, Shows and festivals, The Artist, Travel, Wildlife, tagged California Art Club, Khomiin Tal, Mongolia, Palos Verdes Art Center, takhi, takhi stallion and mare on June 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I just found out that “Takhi Stallion and Mare” as seen at the top of my masthead, has been awarded third place in the show “The Spirit of the Horse”, which is currently on view at the Palos Verdes Art Center in southern California. My newest takhi painting “That’s The Spot!” was also accepted into [...]
New Paintings, Book Review, Camera Drama cont.
Posted in Book reviews, Gardening, Making a living, Paintings and process, Photography and equipment, tagged Alyson B. Stanfield, ArtBizCoach, bison, coyote, I'd Rather be in the Studio, Nikon D80, oriental poppies, Yellowstone on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Took the Nikon D70 and lens in to our local camera store. Classic good news and bad news. The lens is fixable and is being fixed. The camera body could have been, for half what it cost new, and then I’d have a repaired (after having hit the pavement hard ), four year old camera [...]
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