When the fog cleared off, the sun began its work of melting snow. It was a time of much wood-splitting, wood burning, friendship, marveling at the clarity and brilliance, puttering, walks, and for Trail Guy and the Farmer, a time of making sure none of our immediate neighboring cabins had broken pipes from the cold. […]
Snow in Mineral King
As we left Silver City, the snow along the road made it apparent that it was going to be a bit dicey at the cabin, another 1000 feet or so above Silver City’s elevation. There was a bit of a sunny window as we got near the valley, allowing a view of Sawtooth. Oh-oh. Where […]
Business in the Mountains
The Silver City Store sold two Mineral King oil paintings on opening weekend; a few days later they sold a sequoia tree painted on a wood panel. Luckily for a future customer, I had one more ready to go. So, on the way up the hill last week, we stopped by to deliver it. While […]
Opening Weekend in Mineral King
This post will be photo heavy, with some captions for clarity, since a few folks among my tens of readers have never been to Mineral King. (It’s a special part of Sequoia National Park accessed by its own road.) Cold Springs Campground is closed for an undisclosed reason (hazard trees?) but you can walk through […]
Selling at Silver City
Over the weekend, I took all my Mineral King themed paintings to the Silver City Store, which is where I worked in 1985 when I met Trail Guy and changed the entire direction of my life (from meandering and going nowhere to based around Mineral King.) The first time I sold my art in a […]
Mineral King is Open
And the summer begins … I didn’t take any of these pictures, which were all taken before I went up the hill, because living in two places comes soon enough without pushing it. Our cabin is a summer dwelling, for good reasons. Hence, the Early Bird, AKA Trail Guy, took these photos. (You can tell […]
Moving Forward on the Two New Paintings
Eagle Lake Such an ugly start. Let’s git ‘er dun! Eagle Lake (a painting formerly known as a dog’s breakfast), 7×14”, oil on wrapped canvas, $200, currently drying, destined for the Silver City Store, unless it sells first from this little spot on the interwebs. Oak Grove Bridge The Oak Grove Bridge is a bit […]
And Another Little Painting Session
My plan was to get serious about the remaining five Mineral King oil paintings, to focus, finish, and move on. I started with Sawtooth, the 6×6” version that Reader Sharon expressed an interest in. Look at this succession of color mixing. My goal was a light brown, something that might be called “taupe” by the […]
Another Little Painting Session
Suddenly after 2 months of lollygagging, it seems that my life is full of many extracurriculars at the same time that a bit more work has appeared. So, I will squeeze in little sessions of work as I can. First, we had to go down the hill to Big Town. As a passenger, I was […]
Buckling Down Further
I looked at this painting and decided it could wait. Instead, I decided to work on the marmot. And then the deer. Finally, I wanted to do something easy, so I put the first layer on these three paintings. I’d call that a productive-enough day! P.S. Probably shouldn’t have signed the marmot. His nose is […]