Tomorrow we will take a final look at the Farewell Gap paintings. Save
Still Oil Painting in Mineral King
Not really oil painting in Mineral King – oil paintings of Mineral King, painted in Three Rivers. As a studio artist, I work from my photos. The variations are based on size and shape of painting (square, rectangular, really rectangular – and never horizontal for this scene, although that is an interesting idea). The variations […]
Mineral King Oil Paintings, continued
One time I painted the Mineral King scene of Farewell Gap with the Crowley family cabin plein air. That was very difficult – the light and colors kept changing, people kept asking what I was doing (umm, skateboarding?), and I had to keep scooting out of the way of cars. I don’t remember which one […]
More Farewell Gap, Mineral King Oil Paintings
Happy Birthday, Diana Banana!! Since I have about 32 oil paintings of Farewell Gap with the Crowley family cabin in Mineral King, let’s keep going. You can evaluate my progress (or lack thereof). I painted it often in 2012. The Roman numeral numbering system isn’t consistent here. Sometimes I called a small version simply “Mineral […]
The Last Weekend of Summer in Mineral King
Why do we think that Labor Day is the last weekend in summer? Doesn’t summer go until around the 21st of September? Tell the weather that – it ALWAYS is cooler on Labor day weekend in Mineral King. It was a difficult weekend (see Tuesday’s post). It was also full of friendship and a tiny […]
The Same Mineral King Scene
I paint the same Mineral King scenes over and over. One in particular sells very well. It is the classic Mineral King scene, the view from the bridge at the end of the road. Farewell Gap, the East Fork of the Kaweah River and the Crowley family cabin. Let’s look at these in order of […]
Layer After Layer After Layer
That’s how I paint – layer after layer after layer. The Artspeak word for that is “glazing”, but I prefer English. Layer one – Should have begun with the sky, but I asked my boss and she said, “Do whatever you want, if you think you’re so smart!” I didn’t want to mix up sky […]
Perkins, 1999-2016
This post is entirely personal. If you are only here for art or Mineral King, please return tomorrow. Perkins was part of our lives for 17 years. In his time with us, he saw 14 other cats come and go. He survived tomcat attacks, rattlesnake bites and countless coyote and bobcat visits to the yard. He […]
Mineral King Friendships
It is an interesting phenomenon of a seasonal community like Mineral King that friendships can be formed on the basis of a few days a year over the course of many years. A prime example is our relationship with the Sawtooth Six, our neighbors for 4 days a year over the last 30-something years. It […]
Happy Birthday, Oh Captain, My Captain!
This will be an entirely personal post. Skip it if you came here for Mineral King or art. Return tomorrow for Mineral King. “The Captain” is how I refer to this fabulous birthday girl. She is my closest friend (one of several that I consider my BFFs, although how can there be more than one “best”?), […]