I know, I keep saying it is the end of summer in Mineral King. The weekend after Labor Day was very warm, and it was a fun time with some friends who rented a fancy-pants cabin (a “chalet”) in Silver City.
And Yet More Mineral King Oil Paintings
Tomorrow we will take a final look at the Farewell Gap paintings. Save
Still Oil Painting in Mineral King
Not really oil painting in Mineral King – oil paintings of Mineral King, painted in Three Rivers. As a studio artist, I work from my photos. The variations are based on size and shape of painting (square, rectangular, really rectangular – and never horizontal for this scene, although that is an interesting idea). The variations […]
More Farewell Gap, Mineral King Oil Paintings
Happy Birthday, Diana Banana!! Since I have about 32 oil paintings of Farewell Gap with the Crowley family cabin in Mineral King, let’s keep going. You can evaluate my progress (or lack thereof). I painted it often in 2012. The Roman numeral numbering system isn’t consistent here. Sometimes I called a small version simply “Mineral […]
The Last Weekend of Summer in Mineral King
Why do we think that Labor Day is the last weekend in summer? Doesn’t summer go until around the 21st of September? Tell the weather that – it ALWAYS is cooler on Labor day weekend in Mineral King. It was a difficult weekend (see Tuesday’s post). It was also full of friendship and a tiny […]
The Same Mineral King Scene
I paint the same Mineral King scenes over and over. One in particular sells very well. It is the classic Mineral King scene, the view from the bridge at the end of the road. Farewell Gap, the East Fork of the Kaweah River and the Crowley family cabin. Let’s look at these in order of […]
Mineral King Friendships
It is an interesting phenomenon of a seasonal community like Mineral King that friendships can be formed on the basis of a few days a year over the course of many years. A prime example is our relationship with the Sawtooth Six, our neighbors for 4 days a year over the last 30-something years. It […]
Trail Guy Gets Social
Trail Guy is an introvert. However, sometimes he mingles and socializes with animals. Hey, Spot! Sometimes he socializes with people. This is Craig. He is at the East Fork of the Kaweah River, below Atwell Mill. Reminds me of an oil painting, appropriately titled “Below Atwell”. This is Blair. He is very social, and while […]
Signs of Late Summer in Mineral KIng
Mineral King has a quick summer. Gotta go, gotta experience, gotta enjoy, don’t blink, because boom, it is over. (The temperature in the early morning of the day I took these photos was 38 degrees.)
Random Mineral King Observations
Warning: long long rambling post ahead First random Mineral King observation is about a wildflower called “Cow Parsnip”. I think white flowers are a little bit boring but this one grows taller than me sometimes and has this ongoing mystery of the leaves. Second random observation on Mineral King is also about wildflowers. Goldenrod is a yellow […]