Subject #3 This deserves no photos. On Christmas Eve it was raining and dark when we got home from our church’s Christmas Eve service. Trail Guy pressed the button on the garage door opener (my favorite luxury item) and nothing happened. He pressed it again, the door went up a little bit, then it thudded […]
Time Off to Take in the Views
This week I will post several different subjects, all unrelated to art work. These could be titled “Sources of Inspiration”, although I don’t know if they will result in paintings or drawings. Subject #1 Trail Guy took the Botmobile to a secret location with a great view of the High Sierra. The mountain range is […]
Merry Christmas!
For you, kind blog readers, a variety of photographs, oil paintings and one pencil drawing (this year’s Christmas card to my drawing students) just to enjoy.
Field Trip With Peculiar Sights
Happy Birthday, Louise!! Yeah yeah, I know I told you I’d be telling you about the newest coloring book. There’s too much to show and tell, and I don’t know how to best present it or condense it. Instead, I’ll show you some fun photos. This is how artists reload their mental files of raw […]
Stick a Fork in Me, I’m Done
That’s a non-Google kind of title, but the real title is boring. “Mineral King Mural #3 is Finished in Three Rivers Museum”. First, a little context. Here is mural #1 as it appears in the Mineral King Room of the Three Rivers Museum (Redundant, I know, but I have to say all those words so this […]
The Chair From the Dump
Remember the chair I found in a dump this past summer? Trail Guy asked about it and learned it got tossed off a balcony. We looked it over and decided it could be repaired. Then Trail Guy loaded it in the back of the Bot-mobile and brought it home. It has been at the upholsterer’s […]
3rd Mineral King Mural, Day #3
The third Mineral King Mural in the Mineral King Room of the Three Rivers History Museum is almost finished. I estimated 3-4 painting days, and that’s about right. First I worked on the mountains on the upper right. They were still rough, but it wasn’t apparent until I had detailed the other mountains. The contrast […]
Third Mineral King Mural in Three Rivers Museum
“Third Mineral King Mural in Three Rivers Museum” does not sound like a colorful, clever or creative title, but that’s the truth of the matter. This is mural #1 in the Mineral King Room of the museum. Here is mural #2. Finally, here is what you have been waiting for and wondering about: Mural #3! […]
Third Mineral King Mural in Three Rivers Museum Day 2
Day #2 on the third Mineral King mural in the Mineral King Room of the Three Rivers Museum might be easier to paint than to spell out. I began on the left, working down and forward in space. Then, I realized that the farthest mountains were quite unfinished. This meant starting at the top (farthest […]
Sequoia Oil Painting in Progress
I returned to painting Sequoia trees while I waited for more information on the Kaweah blacksmith shop and for it to dry a bit. After helping the color bullies my advanced drawing students with their paintings of Sequoia trees, I wanted to paint my own. This was the first time I have painted since we got Samson. […]