by Dixie | Mar 16, 2010 | random stuff
One of my favorite perspectives to use in my paintings is the upper view. After living in the flat swamps for ten years, not able to see beyond the trees, I find it very interesting to look up and see what is up above the trees now that I live in the San Diego area....
by Dixie | Mar 12, 2010 | history
The first five years we were back in California we attended Faith Chapel in Spring Valley, and they had this darling little chapel down on the lower part of the property and up above that area was this little yellow house that I selected to do a painting of. Â The day...
by Dixie | Mar 2, 2010 | random stuff
A long time ago there used to be a flower cart on the corner of Washington and Magnolia in El Cajon, CA. I took a picture of it so I could do a painting of it and showed it to the man who worked at the cart, but he wasn’t interested in the painting. I decided to...
by Dixie | Feb 24, 2010 | random stuff
When our family moved back to California (1982), and we got settled, my daughter and I would spend a lot of time at the local library. While she looked around for things to check out, I came across some books about California which looked so good to me since I had...
by Dixie | Feb 16, 2010 | random stuff
One day I was in the Secret Garden at Summers Past Farm, where I go to paint. It is a very pleasant place to visit if you like country gardens and relaxing places. They have a herb garden and a lavender field and all kinds of things that give you a nice retreat area...