The Cabins of Wilsonia is available for sale here: The Cabins of Wilsonia Here is today’s drawing for you. I donated the original drawing to the silent auction held each year by the Wilsonia cabin owners. Some lucky person outbid her competitors and won the drawing. THEN, the owners of the cabin became aware of the […]
Research is an Artist Word for a Field Trip
“Research” is a word that used to bring to mind libraries with stacks of books and the microfiche machine. Now it means Google. In the case of this Central California artist, it means a field trip. I drove the 6.5 miles up the Mineral King Road and spent some time walking around the bridge, climbing into […]
Mineral King in Winter
Retired Trail Guy and a friend went to Mineral King in Winter. This week. Yes, winter is really happening this year! Nice light on this cabin. People ask “How much snow?” The answer is “Depends on where you are.” Snow piles up or doesn’t pile up in different depths in different places. The best way […]
A Cabin Drawing from Wilsonia
It took me 4 years to learn Wilsonia, plan the book, take the photos, design the book, gather the quotes and complete 272 drawings. The book is available here: The Cabins of Wilsonia Here is another drawing for you from the book. Thanks for looking!
Pick Something You Love
In spite of obsessing about The Oak Grove Bridge, I am capable of painting other subjects. After painting 6 little paintings (I CAN count, but thank you for your concern – here are 3 of the 6) of olives in December, I decided that olives are a pretty subject, worth another painting. This one is […]
The Cabins of Wilsonia
My other blog, The Cabins of Wilsonia, is broken. I’ve neglected it and now I don’t want to get trapped on the phone with weird music in the background while a recorded voice tells me the same lie over and over. “Due to an unusually high volume of calls, we are experiencing long wait times. […]
What I Wrote to Tulare County About The Oak Grove Bridge
This is what I wrote to Tulare County about The Oak Grove Bridge. Notice I am now capitalizing “The” with the name of the bridge. It is growing in importance in my little world. The email to him may have landed in his spam file because I attached this picture: Hi Jason, Tulare County is […]
The Oak Grove Bridge Saga Begins
Or perhaps it continues. . . This commissioned oil painting of the Oak Grove Bridge is signed, sealed and delivered. On Monday, February 8 at 6 p.m., there will be a public meeting at the Three Rivers Memorial Building concerning the future of this bridge. A hearing? Something about the planning commission? Not […]
Happy Recipients
Here are some works of art that were done for Christmas gifts. I heard back from 3 of the 5 about the happiness of the recipients. The fourth and fifth are most likely very happy – an email and a phone call would confirm it, but I don’t like fishing for praise. So, I will […]
Bridge Paintings
My favorite bridge is currently my favorite subject for oil painting. (Brought to you by the Department of Redundancy Dept.) The Oak Grove Bridge crosses the East Fork of the Kaweah River, 6.5 miles up the Mineral King Road, out of Three Rivers, in Tulare County, California. Some governmental agency has declared it to be […]