Yesterday the gate to Mineral King shut for the season. Since 2010, the Silver City Store at the Silver City Resort, as they are now officially called, has been selling my oil paintings. 2019 was the best year ever! 6×6″ remained the most popular size (it costs the least), the Crowley cabin with Farewell Gap in the background remained the most popular scene, with […]
Recently Completed
See? I have been working, despite the all the travelogue posts. (It takes more days to show and tell about a trip than the trip actually lasted).
Another Trip, Day Three-C
After walking around Convict Lake, we headed toward the June Lake vacation rental. The Farmer was driving, and he suddenly said, “Are we ready to head back or should we go see the South Shore Tufa Towers at Mono Lake?” I was sorry to have not seen that part of the lake, and after some […]
Another Trip, Day Three-B
After the very disappointing Devil’s Postpile and the terrific view of the Minarets, we headed to Convict Lake, hoping for fewer people, better parking, and fall color. We found the fall color on the upper end of the lake, about 1/2 way through the 3 mile loop trail. We were a bit early for truly […]
Another Trip, Day Three
None of us on the trip had ever been to the National Monument of Devil’s Postpile, a weird rock formation. (Have you noticed that the word “weird” can describe most of what we saw while on the East Side of the Sierra Nevada?) Frankly speaking, this thing ain’t worth the trip. The entrance gate didn’t […]
Another Trip, Day Two–B
After seeing those many photos of Bodie yesterday, do you wish I’d stop posting for awhile? Don’t answer that. After Bodie, we stopped for ice cream at a wildly popular Mobil gas station/convenience store/deli where the Tioga Pass Road intersects 395 (the highway that runs North-South along the East Side of the Sierra Nevada.) Its […]
Another Trip, Day Two
Bodie was the first stop on Day Two of our trip to The East Side of the Sierra. It is a a mining ghost town, a California state park described as being in “a state of arrested decay”. This means they keep it from falling apart any further, but they don’t rebuild. It was finally […]
Another Trip, Day One
Hey Central California Artist, why don’t you stay home since you love Central California so much? Great question. (That’s what most interviewees say to almost every question.) Central California has been my home for (gasp) six decades now, but that doesn’t mean I am a homebody. Well, I actually am a homebody, because leaving home almost physically hurts. But there is so much to see, and being in the […]
Closing Up Mineral King
We closed our Mineral King cabin for the season. It is always a mixed bag, like most things in life. One last weekend, but a cold one with lots of work. One last time with friends, with some wondering if everyone will make it through the winter. One last look at things before the snow […]
Learned in September
September was so full that I forgot to tell you what I learned! Better late than never, so here is the list of recent nuggets I’ve gleaned from life. Painting with Marty Weekly – I learned so much about plein air painting by observing Marty. Kinesthetic Sand – this is a cool toy of gritty […]