The last time I was in Mineral King, I did almost nothing. Accomplished quite a bit of knitting, but went nowhere and did nothing else. Read a little. But went nowhere. The shadow beneath the bridge was nice. This photo has been enhanced, because the reality is that there is mostly brown, brownish gray, and […]
Mineral King in Summer
Despite the relentless heat and lack of water in Central California, it is green in Mineral King in the summer. Here are some recent photos taken by my husband, AKA Trail Guy. Can you see the pika? (Pronounced “PEE-kuh”) Upper Cobalt Lake.
Wet Spring in Mineral King
The drive up the hill was sunny, clear and hot. I stopped at my favorite bridge to contemplate some rock formations that confound me each time I paint the scene. I’m not sure these photos will add any clarity. A few hours later, it was HAILING in Mineral King. It hailed for about 3 hours. […]
Hail and Quail in Mineral King
Because it was almost a non-winter, we had early access to Mineral King this year. However, it didn’t act very summerish in those early weeks. (You may recall our cold, gray, overcast, foggy and rainy Memorial Weekend.) Two weeks later I was back, and had an exciting afternoon in the cabin. Is this hail?? […]
Hiking in Mineral King
While I was painting diligently at home in Three Rivers, Trail Guy, who is retired, was hiking in Mineral King. He now has possession of the little camera that I used to carry around, so he documents his hikes for me to share with you. Or maybe he does it simply to share with me? […]
Painting Mineral King
Sometimes, instead of going to Mineral King, I stay home and paint it. Sounds stupid, but it is my business. My mission is to represent, portray and show off the beauty of Tulare County. As a studio painter, it helps me to be in the studio. If I painted plein air, I’d be at work […]
More Opening Weekend in Mineral King
Mineral King was overcast, cold, rainy and foggy on opening weekend this year. Guess it makes sense to get March in May since we had May in March. What’s a Central California artist to do? How about read, knit and discuss colors? I said blue, Michael said purple, and neighbor Annie said purplish blue. (Discussing the […]
Tulare County Beauty
As a Central California artist in Tulare County, it is my mission, goal and duty to portray the beauty of this place I live. Yesterday I showed you oil paintings as examples of the various subjects I paint that fall into a category I call “Because People Like It”. However, I didn’t show you my latest […]
Opening Weekend in Mineral King
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer and of Mineral King time. Thus, you get to read (or skip reading) about Mineral King on Fridays on my blog. This year we had May weather in March (and February and April too), so we got March weather in May. The weekend in Mineral King […]
What Shall I Paint?
Have you ever wondered how an artist decides what to paint? Me too. What I paint falls into 4 categories: Things I know will sell Things I want to paint Commissions Reworking old paintings Category #1 includes Sequoia scenery, anything Mineral King, citrus, the Kaweah Post Office, the Kaweah River, the Oak Grove bridge and […]