Sep 30 2011
Oh yeah, I forgot I was supposed to be painting and showing them to you. Got kind of caught up in the excitement of the bridge project and the wildlife and wild weather. I AM painting, just not showing and telling. The lemon and the pomegranate were grown in Tulare County, California. (I am a [...]
Sep 29 2011
Living in a small rural community in a small rural county gets a little exciting at times. It isn’t as though I battle wildfires (please, God, spare us that), and there have been no rattlesnakes this season. But, sometimes it rains very very hard. This was about 2 weeks ago: My wipers were on the [...]
Sep 28 2011
Here is a peculiar sight. The fan carries away toxins created by the welding of galvanized metal. Who knew? Isn’t this a nice photo? These 2 men have worked together for years. Kind of just warms your heart, no? This one is even better! It is my personal favorite. This man would rather be climbing [...]
Sep 27 2011
The next day I counted 10 folks at one time working on this project! (Pay no attention to the truck and trailer on the bridge.) Most of the guys wear hard hats that resemble marshmallows. These aren’t all that helpful, since there isn’t anything crashing on anyone’s heads except harsh sunlight. Michael is wishing for [...]
Sep 26 2011
The drive up the hill provided one of the best views I’ve ever seen of Sawtooth. This California artist misses no opportunities to record paintable scenes! I arrived at the end of a work day, which means I met about 6 or 8 giant trucks of Park folks. They were all courteous drivers, and we [...]
Sep 23 2011
They’re very good for you. I think they overtook blueberries, but might have now fallen behind green tea or acai berry. Not sure, but they are certainly beautiful, and make great jelly! Pomegranate 35, oil on wrapped canvas, 6×6″, $40
Sep 22 2011
A pair of friends backpacked from Mineral King to Crescent Meadow. Michael (my husband) brought their van down to Three Rivers, and I drove up to Giant Forest to pick them up 6 days later. Much has changed in Sequoia National Park over the past 10 or 15 years. I followed Clueless Clive from Illinois [...]
Sep 21 2011
Sort of “daily”. Sort of not. Painting daily, or drawing daily. Not showing daily. Okay, whatever, just enjoy! Pomegranate 34, oil on wrapped canvas, 6×6″, $40
Sep 20 2011
Hmmm, I’ve never heard this parking lot referred to as the Franklin Lakes Trail parking lot. Guess those hikers have to park somewhere too. The project was begun the day after Labor Day, this year. The first order of business was to build a footbridge, which my husband The Road Guy, aptly accomplished with the [...]
Sep 19 2011
Because Mineral King is one of my main sources of inspiration, and many of my readers love Mineral King, there will be several posts about this bridge project. If you only read the blog for the art, stay tuned, because the project won’t last forever and will only have 1 or 2 entries a week [...]
