A One-Person Oil Painting Factory
After the Redbud Festival, it took awhile to rearrange everything in the studio and the painting workshop. I returned many of the paintings to Kaweah
May 17, 2024
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Jana Botkin's Blog
Posting 5 days a week about the realities of earning a living as an artist in Tulare County, California's fly-over country.
Just a Regular Work Day
Well, not exactly regular, because it involved gathering paintings from Kaweah Arts and pricing them for the Redbud Festival. But that is all part of
May 16, 2024
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Better than Before, New and Improved
“Old and Improved” is a bit more accurate than “New and Improved”. If something is new, how can it be an improvement?? Here are three
May 15, 2024
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Before and After, New and Improved
As I study some of my paintings and live with them, I see ways to make them better. So, I touch them up to improve
May 14, 2024
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Central California Artist in Texas, Chapter 6
N and I planned my visit to Texas around when she thought the bluebonnets would be in bloom. When she said the end of April,
May 13, 2024
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Redbud Festival Today
Hey, friends. Today was Day One of the two-day Redbud Festival in Three Rivers. This year it has returned to the Lions Roping Arena, a
May 11, 2024
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Back to Business – The Redbud Festival!
I’ve been telling you about Texas so eagerly that I almost forgot to tell you about the Redbud Festival. It is traditionally on Mother’s Day
May 10, 2024
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Central California Artist in Texas, Chapter 5
Oh my stars! Texas is the Lone Star State, and boy howdy are they proud of that star and that nickname, which actually only became
May 10, 2024
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Central California Artist in Texas, Chapter 4
On the way back from Waco, N took different back roads. This time we chose to go through Crawford, where Bush 43 has his ranch.
May 9, 2024
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Central California Artist in Texas, Chapter 3
When N and I were planning my visit to Texas, I asked if she had ever visited The Silos, AKA Magnolia, in Waco. She had
May 8, 2024
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