Natalie, please tell “Jee-um” Happy Birthday from me today – thank you! This rain is wonderful. I went driving around, not just for the sake of burning fuel, but to see some stuff. Artists have to see stuff. What’s my job description? I see stuff and then decide if it is worth showing to other people. I […]
Getting Real About Oil Paintings
Did you think I’ve spent the last weeks just driving and walking around, marveling at the river, snow, rain, and Samson in the water? Nope. I’ve been oil painting every workday. See? The 2 oil paintings of Sequoia trees are drying, along with the blacksmith shop. (The Commissioner likes it!!) And, what is this? Sometimes […]
Painting My Favorite Bridge
My favorite bridge is the Oak Grove Bridge on the Mineral King Road. I’d link you to previous posts about it, but things aren’t working very well on my website right now. Besides, I already talk too much and take up too much of your time. Current “wisdom” on blogging is to only post once […]
Field Trip up the Mineral King Road
One day while I was painting the Oak Grove Bridge, Trail Guy said he wanted to drive up the Mineral King Road and see how things looked. I put down my brushes and put on my boots.
Water Cat
With all the rain, Samson has been quite interested in the movement of water. It is official. I’ve become a bore with photos of my cat. He’s really Michael’s cat, not mine. He took all the photos. Just wanted to be clear. Does that make me less of a bore? Don’t answer that.
Rain in Three Rivers
Three Rivers got 9″ of rain in 10 days. This is phenomenal! We walked to the Dinely Bridge several times to check out the river. I can’t remember how many storms – one big one? a wave of storms? The early ones were warm and the river was very exciting. See that white stick on […]
Gotta See it in Person
The old Kaweah Colony blacksmith shop went away in a flood in 1997. I remember that flood because we were house hunting in Three Rivers during that time. It was interesting to drive around and see washouts and high water marks, but I wasn’t aware of the Kaweah Colony blacksmith shop. I’ve been painting from this old […]
Sometimes in Church
Sometimes in church, I draw. And sometimes I paint. I gave my church snow-covered mountains for Christmas. Things are a little different in Three Rivers than down the hill.
Simple
Painting the Oak Grove Bridge is anything but simple. After two more hours on the current oil painting of my favorite bridge, it looks like this: I spend a ton of time sorting out the shapes under the bridge. No one really knows or cares if they are exactly right, so I’m not sure why […]