Pencil Reminiscing, Part Eleven
This is the final part of our Pencil Reminiscing series. This last set of pencil notecards is Mineral King again. This one was done near the end of the last century, after I figured out how to handle the textures of landscape views. I don’t remember where this set falls in the sequence of notecard […]
Pencil Reminiscing, Part Ten
Somewhere along the path of creating notecard packages, I did a set of Mineral King scenes, a mini-set of four instead of five, without the identifying label. Instead, I inserted a photocopy of what was inside. Judging from the quality of the background landscaping, this was still early in the sequence of notecard sets. The […]
Pencil Reminiscing, Part Two
Planning Time
Pencil Reminiscing, Part Two
Because I already had 2 of these scenes drawn and the first set of Tulare County Landmarks notecards sold well, the natural second choice was Mineral King. (Big surprise, eh?) This was the first time I drew my favorite bridge, and it is from a viewpoint that is now overgrown and no longer so clear. […]
The Juniper Everyone Loves
Every time I paint this, I am determined that it will be The Best Juniper Painting I Have Ever Done. *I know not “everyone” loves it; not “everyone” has seen it. Besides, maybe we love it because it gives us an excuse to stop on the the steepest trail in Mineral King.
Tightening Up Plein Air Paintings
Friday Fun
Trail Guy went to Mineral King last week. This is how it looks at this time of year. That hardly qualifies as “Friday Fun”. What does? How about Pippin in the leaves! See you tomorrow at the Three Rivers Memorial Building for the annual Holiday Bazaar, 9-4!
Painting Big
Painting big in oils is harder than painting big on a mural. Not sure why just yet, but not giving up either. There are many hours remaining to complete this painting. I am the Central California artist, my specialty is Mineral King, and I can do this! (a little pep talk to myself.) Maybe if […]