Arts Visalia hired me to teach 2 beginning drawing workshops this summer. In June, there were 5 students. The time flew and we all thoroughly enjoyed it. In August, there were 5 new students, and once again, we all had a very good time of learning. They learned about the basics of drawing, and a […]
Cabin Drawing in Pencil
My business and website is called Cabin Art or Cabinart. This is because when I began, I lived in a cabin and I drew cabins. I still live in a cabin (part time) and still draw them. Here is the latest commissioned pencil drawing of a Mineral King cabin: After seeing the Hume Lake cabin drawing from 1995 […]
Happy Birthday, Marilyn!
Extra birthday wishes to Sylvia, Pam, (oh no – is yours the first or the second of Sept.?) and Ron T.! Happy birthday, friends! Today’s post is for Marilyn, AKA The Captain. Just some photos of new flowers, and a get-well wish along with a birthday greeting. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARILYN! GET WELL SO WE CAN […]
Hiking Mineral King – White Chief Part 2
White Chief might be the most beautiful place accessible by foot from Mineral King. Short hike, steep, lots of variety. Any time Trail Guy encounters someone along the trail below the Eagle Lake/White Chief junction, he tells them they will be happier if they choose White Chief. Here are more photos from our Eclipse Day […]
Hiking Mineral King – White Chief
The eclipse. Big deal. Lots of chatter. Lots of ideas. Lots of rah-rah. What to do about it in Mineral King? Easy! Poke a hole in a piece of cardboard with an ice pick, get a piece of white paper, and walk to White Chief. I say “walk” because I elected to not carry a […]
Cabin Life
In case you were thinking that life at the cabin consisted only of hiking, here is a peek into what else occupies time while in Mineral King. I also read a great deal, but didn’t photograph my books. I figure you know what books look like. Most recently I finished Round Ireland with a Fridge and Stranger in […]
Proof That I Draw Better Now
It just occurred to me that perhaps you might disagree with my evaluation of what “drawing better” actually looks like. Bummer. Having a blog often means taking a risk, so here goes. This is the little Hume Lake cabin as I drew it from the customer’s photos in 1995. (I didn’t draw the bug spot, […]
Funny Walk at Hume Lake
When I got to Hume Lake, I asked my friend if she had heard of the Little Brown Church. This was something I learned about and visited one time in 1978, and since so much had changed, I thought it might be gone. Nope. It is still there. It is a steep steep steep climb; […]
I Draw Better Now
In 1995, I drew a Hume Lake cabin from the customer’s photos. Last week I had the pleasure of staying in that cabin and seeing it for the first time. The customer’s daughter and I grew up together and have recently reconnected. She brought the drawing to Hume Lake, and I was dismayed to see […]
A New-To-Me Cabin Community
Ever heard of or been to Hume Lake, California? I lived and worked there the summer of 1978, and again for a few weeks in maybe 1981 or 1982. Back then I was unaware of the extensive cabin community, not yet having met Trail Guy or married into a cabin or begun an art business […]