During a mostly overcast weekend in Mineral King, we had a few moments of sun. A standard simple walk is to go down the road and back up the Nature Trail (Yes, I know it is a stupid name – “Wildflower Walk” seems more appropriate once summer arrives.)
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Summer Season in Mineral King Begins
The summer season has begun in Mineral King. Normally I post about Mineral King on Fridays. This week, I am beginning Mineral King on Wednesday. Why? Because I am the boss of my blog. There are formulas for “successful” blogging. I ignore most of them. I don’t know how to measure success on my blog […]
Inspirational
The morning light is inspirational. What does “inspirational” actually mean? Something that inspires. . . this light, this cat, together they inspire me to take photos. Wait a minute here! I’m supposed to be inspired to make art. Does this mess inspire you? It is an honest look at my drawing table while I am […]
Beautiful Place in Tulare County
Do you live near a beautiful place but don’t go there? I live in Three Rivers, just minutes from Sequoia National Park, and don’t go very often for a variety of reasons. It costs money, the lines are long, I am working. . . not all these things are true all the time, so I […]
Instructions to Buy Stuff Without Paypal
I got an email asking how to buy stuff from my website without Paypal. Some people don’t have or want a Paypal account. I understand; I feel that way about Facebook, Twitter, having a “smart” phone, and various other “conveniences” in life. (Don’t even get me started on “Square” . . . bah, humbug.) I’ll put […]
Why I Am Not Painting the Oak Grove Bridge
Because I am painting 5 little paintings of Farewell Gap/Mineral King. Because I am working on a new coloring book!! Anyone want to guess the subject? It is time for me to reorder Heart of the Hills, my original coloring book, AGAIN. It is time for me to reorder Heart of Mineral King. WHAT?? I’ve only had it […]
More Painting Mineral King
Feeling like a factory worker or a cog in a wheel, I mixed up some sky color oil paint so I could begin painting Mineral King. Five 6×6″ paintings, on the conveyer belt. (on the stereo, if you must know. Yes, I listen to a stereo that plays CDs. I drive a manual transmission, have […]
Painting Mineral King
In the summer, the Silver City Store, 4 miles below Mineral King, sells original oil paintings for me. (For them too, because obviously they have to make money. Duh.) The subject has to be Mineral King, (more duh, thank you Captain Obvious) and I paint the same scene over and over and over. Sometimes I […]
Mineral King Coloring Book Has Arrived!
Yesterday, the Mineral King coloring book arrived. Heart of Mineral King is the title, and it has 12 pages to color, plus some wildflowers on the insides of the covers. (One of the 12 pages is the title page, and 4 of the pictures are from the previous book, Heart of the Hills.) A friend called me […]