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.
Recently Completed
See? I have been working, despite the all the travelogue posts. (It takes more days to show and tell about a trip than the trip actually lasted).
Finishing a Painting in Mineral King
I set up the easel in the backyard of the cabin and worked on the painting from memory and the “visual notes” I had made the day before. That’s what Marty Weekly did, so I figured it must be a good plan. Wait! He didn’t set up in my backyard; he took it home to […]
Watching a Master Paint in Mineral King, Part 4
Watching Martin “Marty” Weekly paint plein air in Mineral King was a huge privilege and a great learning opportunity. It is one thing to take a workshop in Georgia, where everything is unfamiliar. It is another thing to watch someone paint a landscape that I know very well, so I can understand how decisions are […]
Watching a Master Paint in Mineral King, Part 3
Marty and discussed the weirdly shaped juniper. The light on the edge of it was compelling, and he decided to put it in, but not the same size as it is in real life. The trouble with that scene in real life is that there are 4 trees, all in a line, all the same […]
Watching a Master Paint in Mineral King, Part 2
As Martin Weekly set up his painting, I stood in the shade of the juniper, took photos, and just listened and watched. As a Questioner, I bit back many questions, and waited for him to either talk to himself or to address me directly. He shared a tremendous amount of experience and information, which I […]
Mineral King, Plein Air #4
I liked sitting by the stream to paint, so I set up the next day in the morning so it would be shady. The idea was to paint the same scene with different lighting, but I ended up leaving out the juniper this time. Why? Because I wanted to, and I am the boss of […]
Plein Air in Mineral King, #3
After painting Empire and Vandever with the Crowley Cabin in Mineral King, plein air (on location), my confidence built. But, I didn’t like schlepping the easel around or setting it up, so I tried it sitting down by the Honeymoon Cabin (at the beginning of the Eagle/Mosquito trail). This was most pleasant, right by the […]
Plein Air in Mineral King, #2
A number of years ago (feels like 6, must be 10) I tried painting on location from the bridge in Mineral King. I had no instruction and no idea of how to proceed. Trail Guy and I walked to the bridge and inspected the views and possible areas to set up. The bridge is narrower […]