But wait! There’s more! More Oak Grove Bridge oil paintings. Here we encounter a numbering problem. When learning to oil paint, every artist has her own system for keeping track of completed paintings (or not.) It took me awhile to sort things out. Hence, here are two Oak Grove Bridge # Nines and Tens.
My Favorite Bridge in Oil Paint, Chapter 2
Happy Birthday, Cory!! It is easy to go on and on and on about this subject. Tulare County landmark, favorite bridge, art. . . All of these paintings are sold and todayI’m giving you a break from all the “ads” (although you may commission me to repaint any of these bridge scenes for you!)
Mineral King: 1 Hike, 2 Canyons
Last week we took in the 2 best canyons, White Chief and Farewell, with a friend on one long mostly off-trail day. The flowers were spectacular.
My Favorite Bridge in Oil Paint
There will be several chapters in this series about my favorite bridge, the Oak Grove Bridge on the Mineral King Road in Tulare County, California. (All those specifics are just in case you are new to the blog; if so, welcome!) Yesterday we looked at three pencil drawings of the bridge. Today I will show […]
My Favorite Bridge
My favorite bridge is the Oak Grove Bridge, 6.5 miles up the Mineral King Road. It is also my favorite subject to draw and paint. There are three reasons for this (maybe even more, but we’ll go with 3 for now): A bridge is the perfect blend of architecture with landscape. This bridge is a […]
Sort of Working
In July and August, I don’t teach regular drawing lessons. My students often say “enjoy your vacation” or “have a nice summer” as they are leaving (and several cannot resist the urge to sing “See You In September”). Although I do spend much more time in Mineral King in those 2 months, I am still […]
Productive Procrastination
The oil painting commission of Homer’s Nose With the Oak Grove Bridge felt too hard. Was I low on sleep? (That was both my parents’ question and/or conclusion any time there was a problem both growing up and as an adult.) Distraction was present in the form of some cats, a friend or two stopping […]
Variety in Mineral King
My recent time in Mineral King was varied. Have a look: The art show and sale, “Art: Inspired by Mineral King” was a hit! Trail Guy couldn’t get out of the driveway to come help me bring the show home and I couldn’t get in with all my stuff because 2 cars parked directly at […]
Teensy Forgiving Oil Painting
I find most painting subjects to be just a little bit too hard for me. Is this because I am mostly self-taught? Maybe. Is it because I have only been painting for 12 years? Maybe. Is it because I don’t know when a painting is “good”, or “finished” or “overworked” or “incomplete”? Yeppers. That’s it. After […]