Week One of Operation Mineral King Painting Factory felt successful. 7 of the 11 paintings are completed (except for drying, scanning and varnishing), and it seems possible to complete the remaining 4 (3 are large-ish) and maybe even make tracks on the other 2 on stand-by, all next week. (Prolly not. . . that is […]
More Mineral King Painting Factory 3
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MELINDA!! (now entering the S-words) This is the third day of Mineral King Oil Painting Factory. This whole idea of being a painting factory has its good points and its not so good ones. Have you noticed that applies to almost every single thing in life? The good: Getting things finished well in advance of a […]
More Mineral King Painting Factory
Are you just bowled over by the clever titles to my blog posts? Some days I just about put myself to sleep with the repetition in titles, but there is always something new to post for you to see and read.
The More I Paint. . .
. . . the more paintings sell. One Sawtooth, one Honeymoon Cabin, one White Chief, three of the most popular scene of Farewell Gap with the Crowley cabin, and one of just Farewell Gap minus the Crowley cabin. 6×6″ is the most popular size. Keep painting, Central California Artist Who Specializes in Mineral King.
Back to Mineral King Painting Factory
I am back to Mineral King, figuratively speaking, not literally. There is finally some snow up there, and I’m happy to be here in the painting studio, painting summer scenes of Mineral King. First, look who showed up! Piper and his brother arrived on a Friday, and Piper decided to get acquainted with us on Sunday. […]
Random Roundup
We got rain and snow and clear bright days. I painted 3 poppies, thinking they would be quick and easy. Fall down laughing. I have had to reshape and reshape and relayer and wait and relayer yet again and on and on and on. . . this is just one of the three poppies that […]
Finished Mineral King Oil Paintings For Sale
As promised, here are some finished Mineral King oil paintings from my Phactory Phases. Factory Fases? Too much cuteness for you? I’m sorry. Must be the oil fumes. They are all oil paintings on wrapped canvas, which means the sides are painted so they don’t need frames. The prices don’t include 8% sales tax; if […]
Cute Little Things
Cute little things? What is this about? This is a post about 4 cute little oil paintings of various Mineral King scenes on boards, each one sitting on its own tiny wooden easel. (Well, yes, they are for sale – thank you for asking!) The rectangular paintings are 4×6″ and are $50; the squares are 4×4″ and […]
Mineral King Painting Factory Phase II, 2
Now there’s a creative blog post title for you. . . just the facts, ma’am. I’m almost finished with this phase. Paintings need to dry, get signed, scanned, and varnished. Have a look at the various stages. Maybe next week I will have a host of completed, signed and scanned Mineral King oil paintings to […]
Mineral King Oil Painting Factory, Phase II
This year I have set the goal of finishing all the Mineral King oil paintings well before the season begins. The Silver City Store has been selling my oil paintings since 2010, and it is good for them, for me, and for the customers. The past 8 years have provided a good idea of what sells […]