The Mineral King Preservation Society has had an annual picnic since 1987. (or maybe since 1986, but those years are beginning to blur together. . .) Last year Trail Guy and I were one part of the presentation, discussing the rebuilding of the Mineral King bridge. (That was actually a several part series published in September […]
Final Mineral King Cabin Pencil Drawings For Sale
Remember to take care when buying – each Buy Now button is beneath its drawing. Martin-Dula, page 64, 7-7/8 x 5″, $39 SOLD
Tuesdays, Cruisedays
All-righty-then, no one has said, “Shut up about your stupid cruise already.” So, here is Chapter Two. Check out these two Mineral King tee shirt models. But how did Trail Guy meet David Letterman??
More Mineral King Cabin Pencil Drawings For Sale
Take care – each Buy Now button is BENEATH its cabin drawing.
Fridays Are For Mineral King
You’ve been polite while I sell you pencil drawings of Mineral King cabins. Today, let’s rest our eyes and minds with this photo of Mineral King: Trail Guy will be leading a hike up to the Empire Mine area on July 27, 9 a.m. Depending on the state of my plantar fasciitis, I may be […]
Mineral King Cabin Pencil Drawings For Sale Now
In the last century, I began drawing people’s cabins in pencil while I lived in a cabin. These were mostly in and around Mineral King. My business name, Cabinart, was born at that time. About ten years later, my friend Jennifer suggested that I make a book of drawings. Because this was all before print-on-demand, […]
A California Artist Goes Cruising
Remember I said it was probably time for a break? I made a paper cutting mistake while working on The Cabins of Wilsonia. I painted an entire painting of the Kaweah Post Office upside down. I wasn’t kidding. You thought I was just bravely soldiering on, pushing through the obstacles, keeping my nose to the grindstone, and […]
Wildlife and Wildflowers in Mineral King
Today I will try to be quiet so you can enjoy some photos in peace. Okay, I cannot contain myself. This guy was RIDING A BIKE down the Mosquito/Eagle Lakes trail. Strictly forbidden. Bad photo, but I wanted to let you all know to not do this. (ride your bike on a trail, not take […]
A Nice Walk in Mineral King
Just to review: a hike is when you take a pack and food; a walk is just a walk. In addition to the Nature Trail/Wildflower Walk, there is a nice walk to the upper valley to a place we call Soda Springs. It might be 4 miles round trip. Start here. Cross the bridge (unless […]
The Kaweah Post Office Goes to New Jersey
Remember I was struggling with finding the oomph to paint this? Once I got to the finishing details, I wanted to paint and paint and paint some more. I finally stopped so the nice lady with my favorite name in New Jersey could get her painting. Elizabeth looked through my photos and chose this view […]