Did you wish you had been to the reception for Gray Matter, but you had to miss it because you have such a full life? Here’s a second chance to see original pencil drawings by me and three of my very advanced drawing students. There might even be some fabulous brownies. . . not promising, […]
The Rest of the Stories
Remember Paul Harvey? We had to be quiet during lunch so my parents could listen to him every day at noon when we were home from school. He would tell a story sometimes with a surprise ending, and then he would say, “And now you know. . . (long, very long, very very long extended […]
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Opening Mineral King 2017
Mineral King officially opened on Wednesday, May 24. This is remarkable, considering it was a huge winter. Most of the reason it is open is because Trail Guy borrowed a backhoe and spent 120 hours of volunteer work to fight through the avalanches. This made it possible for the Park’s road guy to do the […]
Easy Bridge?
I thought this view of the Oak Grove bridge would be easy. Fall down laughing. . . I am enjoying the very tight detail, working from a greatly enlarged photo on my laptop screen. I am “drawing with my paintbrush”, a big no-no in the Art World. Ask me if I care. . . I […]
Mineral King Trail Paintings
Does “Mineral King Trail Paintings” sound as if I am painting along the trail? Sorry to disappoint – there is too much snow to be hiking there now. Instead, I am oil painting in the studio, working from photos taken while hiking in the past. Or just walking. . . remember, it is a hike […]
Red Hot Chile Peppers
These habañero red hot chile peppers are fun to paint. Check out the progress. I chose this view because, without slipping into boring Artspeak, it fills the space well, and I like it. The first pass provides an underpainting and also gives me a chance to decide if the arrangement is pleasing. Instead of printing […]
There You Go Again . . .
Happy Birthday, Ann!! Yeppers, here I go again on a painting of the Oak Grove Bridge. First, the edges of the Big One. I always paint the edges because I think paintings look best without frames. (This photo is before the edge is painted. Duh.) I also added a teensy bit of age spots to […]
Day Trip to Mineral King
About 1 week ago, Trail Guy took his buddy Mike to Mineral King for the day. The idea was to take the Trackster into the valley, and then perhaps do a bit of snow-shoeing or skiing. Trail Guy wanted to see the cabin after the big winter to be sure all was well. Lots of […]
Hottest Peppers To Paint
A friend commissioned me to do a little painting of a jalapeño pepper. She liked it so much that she brought me 2 habañero peppers, one of the hottest chili peppers available. Treating them like toxic materials made it a little tricky to photograph them, but I persevered. Now I have to decide which arrangement […]