Took a day or two off, reading. Knitting too. But not blogging. Did anyone actually notice? Don’t answer that. Thanks. My stack of books to read continues to grow. So many interesting books out there, and now it is compounded by my discovery of a site called Good Reads. If you type in a […]
More New Mineral King Paintings
Question: How many paintings can one California artist produce about the same area of the world? Answer: As many as she wants. Allll-righty- then! Sawtooth X, 6×6, oil on wrapped canvas, $50, available here or at the Silver City Store, aka Silver City Resort Mineral King Road, 6×6, oil on wrapped canvas, $50, available here […]
Opening Duties in Mineral King
The Mineral King Preservation Society maintains a mini-museum inside the Honeymoon Cabin. Trail Guy and The Captain (frequently referred to in this blog) are both board members of the MKPS. Cowboy Bert and I help, because we are married to these board members. Honeymoon Cabin, pencil drawing, $300, 11×14 framed, for sale here What are […]
Mineral King Will Open This Week
NEWS FLASH – just received an email stating the gates are unlocked TODAY! This week, probably on Friday, but maybe on Thursday (this is the government we are talking about here), the gates to Mineral King will open. A major source of inspiration for this California artist, that’s Mineral King! Welcome back, people. Did you […]
Lots of Thoughts
Or, Loughts of Thoughts? Or Lots of Thoughts? Clearly, this California Artist has thinking time while drawing all those pencil pictures of The Cabins of Wilsonia, where she is right on schedule. This is some of the noise in my head: While at the Post Office, the clerk asked if I wanted cash back. While at the […]
New Mineral King Paintings
Last summer, the Silver City Store sold a pile of paintings for me. This summer I am preparing in advance, so each time I stop by and see one is gone, I can put another in its place. I had a stack ready to go, and then 2 of them sold. Nope, I don’t mind […]
More Refreshment
When Sophie and Louise and I went to Sequoia National Park last week, we walked around Crescent Meadow and Tharp’s Log. Want to see? That isn’t the meadow or the log or a big tree. It is mosses on a rock. I pet them. They didn’t purr, but I did. This is the corral by […]
The Pause That Refreshes
Sometimes I find myself procrastinating, resisting what I know needs to be done, finding other things to do instead, stalling, and in general, wasting precious time. Why? Tired, I think. A cure seems to be to take a day off. Not just a day to catch up on chores, but a day to refresh. “The […]
Hidden Object, Contest, Prizes
Remember this mural? Now, there will be a hidden object painted in this mural, visible Saturday, May 11, 2013. No clues. You are on your own to find it. It does not appear in this photograph. You need to go there in person. I apologize to those of you who do not live near by. […]
A Friend’s First Art Show
One of my drawing students is so good that I asked The Courthouse Gallery in Exeter ( where I teach drawing lessons) to feature her in an upcoming show. I’m defining “so good” based on several things: Her work is technically excellent. She composes her drawings from her own photos (and occasionally from mine), carefully […]