By “large”, I mean 18×36″ and 20×24″. By “iconic”, I mean these are familiar and much loved vistas of Tulare County. I bet you can guess the subject of this 18×36″ painting. Paintings start out so sloppy, but I am finally used to it and not worried when I start a new one. This was […]
Five New Mineral King Oil Paintings
All these paintings will eventually be for sale at the Silver City Store, unless they sell here first.
Painting Mineral King
In anticipation of a busy selling season this summer at the Silver City Store, I am painting like fury to have inventory. If I can get enough small pieces finished ahead of time, then I can return to painting larger Tulare County scenes for the solo show in the fall at CACHE in Exeter. The […]
First Mineral King Stay of 2024
On the drive up the hill, I was just astonished by the abundance of yellow flowers, particularly bush poppies, covering the areas that burned in 2021. There were also blazing stars, common madia, flannel bush, and monkey flowers, all yellow. There were some other colors too, but yellow dominated. I have been working on a […]
Eight on the Easels
Eight WHAT on the easels? So glad you asked! Eight oil paintings of Mineral King are on my easels. Sometimes they are on a table, sometimes they are in my hands while I paint. After putting a base coat on the canvases to bury the white, I painted skies on all eight. Three are the […]
Mineral King in September
Yes, I know it is still April. Before I left for Texas, I painted this view of the Mineral King valley as it looks from the Timber Gap trail in September. The first layer was done a few days earlier, but I didn’t take any pictures. I left it wet on the easel to put […]
Commission, Cat, Correction, Challenge
Someone, let’s call her JL, bought this 8×8″ painting, “Hiking Mineral King” at Kaweah Arts as a Christmas gift for her son. He loved it and requested a second 8×8″ painting to go with it for his birthday. JL isn’t familiar with Mineral King, so I made a couple of suggestions. The son chose Sawtooth, […]
Mineral King—Painting the Details
If you receive this in your email and want to see the photos, click on the title. When we last saw this most popular Mineral King scene on the easels, it looked like this. A little more work brought it to this stage. That big juniper tree needed attention, as did Vandever (the peak). Next, […]
The Most Popular Mineral King Oil Painting Subject
Five steps closer to completing a new painting of the classic Mineral King view, but still about 60 steps from actual completion. Remember this? It is 30″ high, and I can’t reach the top very well. That’s okay, because it is movable. The cabin is too wide. Better. I’m not trying to be exactly true […]
Finishing a Big One
I am referring to finishing a large (12×24″) oil painting that I started in August, and then left to gather dust and spider webs while I worked on smaller paintings. Smaller paintings provide something closer to instant gratification; larger paintings build character. These photos were taken in August. These were taken in October, a progression […]