While I was painting a mural, Trail Guy (AKA RETIRED Road Guy!) went to Mineral King for a day. Every time he does that, he says, “This is weird. You’re going to work and I’m going to play.” I say, “It isn’t weird. It has been normal since you retired.” Do not feel sorry for […]
Want to go for a Walk?
Sometimes I go for walks. No, lots of times I go for walks. It is sort of assumed that when women want to hang out with friends that they go shopping and go out to lunch. Not this woman. I call a friend and say “Want to go for a walk?” It is one of […]
Painting What I Want to Paint
The olives were just so you wouldn’t think I am freakishly obsessed with The Oak Grove Bridge. However, what other people think about me is none of my business. On my list of artistic goals this year is to do a large, fully detailed oil painting, of The Oak Grove Bridge. I’ve been painting it 6×6, […]
Research is an Artist Word for a Field Trip
“Research” is a word that used to bring to mind libraries with stacks of books and the microfiche machine. Now it means Google. In the case of this Central California artist, it means a field trip. I drove the 6.5 miles up the Mineral King Road and spent some time walking around the bridge, climbing into […]
Pick Something You Love
In spite of obsessing about The Oak Grove Bridge, I am capable of painting other subjects. After painting 6 little paintings (I CAN count, but thank you for your concern – here are 3 of the 6) of olives in December, I decided that olives are a pretty subject, worth another painting. This one is […]
What I Wrote to Tulare County About The Oak Grove Bridge
This is what I wrote to Tulare County about The Oak Grove Bridge. Notice I am now capitalizing “The” with the name of the bridge. It is growing in importance in my little world. The email to him may have landed in his spam file because I attached this picture: Hi Jason, Tulare County is […]
The Oak Grove Bridge Saga Begins
Or perhaps it continues. . . This commissioned oil painting of the Oak Grove Bridge is signed, sealed and delivered. On Monday, February 8 at 6 p.m., there will be a public meeting at the Three Rivers Memorial Building concerning the future of this bridge. A hearing? Something about the planning commission? Not […]
Still a Central California Artist
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ARTIST? Calm yourself, Interviewer. I’ve been thinking, planning, resting, and taking care of stuff. Stuff? What stuff? None of your beeswax. Fine, then tell me if you are still a Central California Artist. I am. Want to see what I am working on? Are you working on something? But […]
Merry Christmas
Going silent for awhile – May you enjoy the blessings of the season, dear Readers.
2015 Cabin Calendars for Sale
There are still a few of the 2016 calendars, “The Cabins of Tulare County” for sale. This calendar is a collection of pencil drawings of cabins in Tulare County. (Captain Obvious speaks again.) It is heavy on Wilsonia, followed by Mineral King, and there is one token Camp Nelson. These drawings are gathered from the […]