Isn’t that an odd title? One day last week my walking buddy and I decided to drive to a new place and walk a trail instead of heading out at dark-thirty with flashlights and walking a road. This meant that I only had a half day to paint. So, hubba hubba hubba, let’s git ‘er […]
Cabins and Flowers
My assembly line method of painting the Honeymoon Cabin in Mineral King was a challenge in several ways. Breaks to look at flowers helped. Maybe March is my favorite month.
Painting Animals
No motivational quotes today, just some paintings in progress. P.S. Here is the promised info on the memorial service for The Cowboy.Bert Raymond Weldon, May 21, 1956 — January 8, 2019CELEBRATION OF LIFE AND RECEPTION Friday, March 15, 2019, 11:00 a.m. CrossCity Christian Church, 2777 E. Nees Avenue, Fresno, California 93720
Determined, Persistent, Responsible
“Determination gives you the resolve to keep going, in spite of the roadblocks that are before you.”—Denis Waitley “I will persist until I succeed.”—Og Mandino “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”—President Abraham Lincoln Listening to podcasts pulls me through painting days that feel as if I will NEVER finish ANYTHING. […]
Learned in February
Did I learn anything in February of this year? Maybe. Spectrum is giving Huge & Rude a run for their money. We want to switch: landlines, television, internet. As with everything, it is easy-peasy when you talk to a salesman but muy complicated in reality. So far, we are still with Huge & Rude, and […]
A Metaphor Free Post
Today will be less metaphorical than yesterday’s post. It was a cold and dark day when I painted this, so the photos of paintings aren’t as thorough. Get to work, Central California artist who is distracted by the beauty of her favorite month. Today’s painting subject is the Honeymoon Cabin in Mineral King, the only […]
Comparing a Painting to a Hike
Eagle Lake is probably the most popular destination in Mineral King. It is about 3.5 miles (feels like 5), and the last 1/2 mile or so is on a terrible trail. The lake has a dam built by the Mt. Whitney Power Co. in the early 1900s (1909? 1911? I’m just guessing, because it is […]
More on Juniper Paintings
Yesterday we looked at several juniper paintings. I like to paint this subject, because it is fairly forgiving. Who is going to say with confident knowledge, “Hey, you added a branch!”? No one, I hope. It is the overall shape of the tree that people remember, unless they were actually climbing the tree, but most […]
Painting Junipers
There is a juniper tree on the trail to White Chief (Mineral King, of course) that is striking and memorable. Several people have called it their favorite tree, among them Trail Guy. I painted it twice last summer. Now I am painting it two more times.
Early Spring in Three Rivers
February is my favorite month around here. It is the beginning of spring, with apologies to my readers in less temperate climates, who might be a little less enthusiastic about this month. Sometimes I take a break in the middle of the day to enjoy Three Rivers during this exciting weather period. Every year I […]