It wasn’t hot Monday! I thought I’d be able to paint on the Mineral King mural in Exeter (please excuse the redundancy – it is for the search engines) until around 5 p.m., but no way because I am a middle-aged wuss who ran out of gas. A pleasant day with lots of interesting folks […]
Repainting Mineral King, Day Seven
When I arrived at the Mineral King mural on Day Seven, it was obvious what needed paint next. Finished that part, and then it was time to beepbeep back the truck up again. This one was tricky. The asphalt is dropping so the curb is higher with each truck backup. When I looked at the […]
Repainting Mineral King, Day Six
Traffic picked up a bit on Day Six, but still no Larry. Have a look at the day’s visitors: 3 really smart, cute and personable girls on a break from med school in Iowa An old friend told me he liked the blue better than the green, and he asked me if I am still […]
Repainting Mineral King, Day Five
Happy Birthday, Laura!! Repainting Mineral King, Day Five was a wuss-out day. The heat did me in. Sometimes I wonder if my Mom would have been climbing around on the back of a truck in the heat at age 57 . . . no, she was probably climbing a home-made scaffolding while hanging wallpaper. How […]
Spring in Three Rivers
Yesterday I didn’t paint on the Mineral King mural because it was a drawing lessons day. In the spring, it almost causes me physical pain to leave Three Rivers, even to go to a place as mellow as Exeter, even to do a job as exciting as repainting the Mineral King mural or teaching people […]
Repainting Mineral King, Day 4
Time Change + Heat = Tired The air temperature was cool, but the wall was actually hot to the touch. Oh wait! That is Allen, from Friday, the cool overcast day. Doesn’t he look convincing as a skilled muralist? Let’s have a little review of before and after. BEFORE: (Notice the correct spelling because I […]
Repainting Mineral King, Day Three
When I arrive each morning, I study the mural and decide the order of business for the day. On Day Three, the first item of business was to hang a banner on the back of the truck. (Thank you, Trail Guy, for the most excellent suggestion!) The second item was to move the truck out […]
Repainting Mineral King, Day Two
This is what greeted me at 8:30 a.m. on Day Two of repainting the Mineral King mural in Exeter. The truck’s cab is at Mosquito Lakes; the bed is at Mineral Lakes. That’s one big truck. See the little green car in the background? This truck could eat my car for breakfast. I stood on […]
Repainting Mineral King, Day One
On Wednesday, I began repainting the big Mineral King mural in Exeter. Gave me something to do while I waited for Samson to get civilized at the veterinarian in Exeter. So much has changed since I painted this mural in 2009. The attorney who told me to use his office as a staging place died last […]
A Field Trip to Sequoia
Today I begin refreshing the largest Mineral King mural in Exeter (North of Pine, West side of E Street, South side of Capella Coffee) Tomorrow I’ll show you today’s work on the mural. Meanwhile, you can enjoy some photos of a recent half-day field trip. Trail Guy and I went to Giant Forest in Sequoia […]