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The Same Mineral King Scene

I paint the same Mineral King scenes over and over. One in particular sells very well. It is the classic Mineral King scene, the view from the bridge at the end of the road. Farewell Gap, the East Fork of the Kaweah River and the Crowley family cabin.

Let’s look at these in order of painting. There are variations in time of year, color of light, amount of snow on the peaks, amount of water in the stream, size of the fir tree on the left, arrangement on the canvas, and skill level of the artist. (Don’t mention this to my boss – she’ll get worried that I might ask for a raise.)

There are 32 of these in my iPhoto, but I don’t think that corresponds with the way I’ve titled them. Sometimes I can’t count very well. (Oh great, there goes my raise.)

And no, I won’t put all 32 in this post. They also might not be in order of getting painted. (There goes my raise for sure.)

Farewell Gap, 2007
Farewell Gap, 2007
Farewell Gap IV, 2007
Farewell Gap IV, 2007

Now there is a gap in time. Either I numbered the paintings wrong, or I took a big break from painting Farewell Gap. I think I spent a few years painting nothing but oranges, trying to get more comfortable with oil painting.

Farewell Gap VIII, 2010
Farewell Gap VIII, 2010
Farewell Gap, 2010
Farewell Gap, 2010
Farewell Gap in snow, 2010
Farewell Gap in snow, 2010
Farewell Gap, a do-over in 2010?
Farewell Gap, a do-over in 2010?

This might have been a repaint to the 2nd one above. Oh man, don’t tell my boss. She would be shocked, dismayed and disappointed at my shoddy record keeping.

Stop by again tomorrow for more Farewell Gap Mineral King oil paintings.

 

 

5 Comments

  1. o.k., I won’t tell the boss. What a nice series of paintings. I can see why you paint it again and again, I bet you can smell the trees and hear the stream every time you look at these.
    Susan

    • Heh, heh, Susan, I smell oil paint when I paint it! But, I might be able to hear the stream or the breeze in the trees.

  2. Christmas cards–what a great idea! That reminds me . . . I need to order more note cards. I’ll poke around your shop and see what you have!

  3. I really like the one with all the snow. not only is it different than the other scenes, it’s one that not too many people see. And a scene that I hope will be repeated this winter!

    • Sharon, thank you for checking in. In this grouping of paintings, the snow scene really shines. It was a commissioned piece, and I turned it into Christmas cards. I agree, please God, send snow!!

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