My favorite bridge is currently my favorite subject for oil painting. (Brought to you by the Department of Redundancy Dept.)
The Oak Grove Bridge crosses the East Fork of the Kaweah River, 6.5 miles up the Mineral King Road, out of Three Rivers, in Tulare County, California.
Some governmental agency has declared it to be unsafe. There is talk of rebuilding it, leaving it in place as a foot bridge and building a new driving bridge upstream, and even tearing it down.
Better start saving $ for my bail, because I might have to chain myself to the bridge and then get arrested.
Nah. I’ll think about that tomorrow. I have some paintings to finish.
The detail on the railing is the most difficult part of painting this bridge, especially when it is 8×10″. Too too tiny.
Why is this upside down? Because every part except the top of the painting has wet paint on it. Okay, the back doesn’t have any paint, but you probably figured that out. This one is a commission, and the customer specifically requested detail around all four edges.
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