When paintings are selling quickly and the season is short, your Central California artist must work quickly. Therefore, on a pair of hot days, she soldiered through multiple paintings to restock the store at the Silver City Resort. First, this piece needed the water to be repaired, the edges painted, and a signature. This one […]
More Hot Times in Mineral King
Here is the continuation from Friday’s long post about hot times in Mineral King. Evening light In spite of the ferocious heat down the hill and the uncommon heat in Mineral King, the evenings were very pleasant. One evening, Trail Guy went in search of his favorite flower, the leopard lily, more commonly known as […]
Hot Times in Mineral King
When it is Really Hot down the hill, it is just hot in Mineral King in the sun and on the trail. Sitting in the shade isn’t too bad, if you are covered in bug spray, the kind with a lot of DEET. When the heat is on, the biting bugs are very very active. […]
Three Ready and Two Not Ready to Sign
I made a list of what to fix on Red Barn, Big Oak, fixed it, and decided it is good enough to sign. (There is time to change my mind and add, correct, or subtract.) I put another layer on the bridge, which is going to be a challenge for many reasons. This is the […]
Mineral King Without Hiking
There is always work to be done on cabins; I’m the self-appointed Chairman of the Neighborhood Beautification Committee. As such, I said “I can” when a neighbor asked if I knew of anyone who could paint the trim on his cabin. The very faded and peeling trim. A new pair of socks is on the […]
Really Big Oil Painting of Classic Mineral King
The day finally came to finish this painting. Well, not entirely finish, because after I photograph a painting, I usually see a long list of things to fix or change or improve. I don’t know why this becomes evident when looking on a screen; it is also true for my drawing students and other friends […]
Mellow Mineral King Time
On my most recent excursion to Mineral King, Fernando and I took our time getting there. (I drove myself so as to not cough on other people.) I didn’t take any road photos, lost track of how many potholes, dirt sections, and flower varieties, and thoroughly enjoyed the drive. (The radiator was replaced last summer, […]
Trail Guy Goes to Ranger’s Roost
Do you know “Ranger’s Roost”? It is the higher ground to the west of Timber Gap. I didn’t go. I was at home, dealing with a situation. More on that next week. . . Trail Guy was gobsmacked by the abundance of phlox, as evidenced by the abundance of photographs of phlox. Timber Gap has […]
Painting Mineral King with the Swamp Cooler
On another hot day with my brave swamp cooler, I focused on the giant oil painting of the classic Mineral King scene. I was thankful to have the sky finished—well, finished unless I decide later that it isn’t finished. It is just too tall for me to reach, so some logistics must be addressed each […]
Back to Painting Mineral King.
Thanks for taking a detour with me to Hume Lake. I came home and went straight to the easels. Mineral King is my main subject this time of year, a short season with no time to lollygag around. (Imagine taking a vacation FROM Mineral King!) This piece got sky, and I started shaping the mountains […]