My recent time in Mineral King was varied. Have a look: The art show and sale, “Art: Inspired by Mineral King” was a hit! Trail Guy couldn’t get out of the driveway to come help me bring the show home and I couldn’t get in with all my stuff because 2 cars parked directly at […]
Art: Inspired By Mineral King
After 7-8 months of painting toward a show about Mineral King and (almost) in Mineral King, it is tomorrow! Is it considered shouting to use bold type? Or is that only for capital letters? I’ve always always always considered italics to be whispering, so maybe this paragraph will be more soothing to your ears. Four artists […]
Early Season in White Chief Canyon
Trail Guy’s favorite place to hike is White Chief. Mine too. I wasn’t there for this hike, but he graciously and eagerly shared his photos with me to share with you. Today’s painting is for sale:
Mineral King 2018
Opening weekend in Mineral King in 2018 was cold, drizzly, foggy and not conducive to any photos. Besides, my camera battery was dead. The skies cleared briefly on Sunday evening. I borrowed Trail Guy’s camera for this: Monday was glorious, sunny, bright, and warm(ish). I took this from our friend’s porch Finally, here is the […]
Past Mineral King Opening Weekends
The Mineral King official season begins around Memorial Weekend each year. The gate was unlocked and opened to the public on Wednesday, May 23. Since at the time of this blog post I haven’t yet been to Mineral King, I will show you some photos from years 2007 forward. Why 2007? Because that is the year […]
Small Business Decision
The business of art is full of choices and decisions, and rarely is there a map or an instruction book. I can find things on the World Wide Web, but often the advice is contradictory, or geared toward folks who live in cities or sell in galleries. This forces me to do my own thinking, […]
Early Season Mineral King
It is almost cabin time in Mineral King. The road will open on Wednesday, May 23. Trail Guy was there last weekend, and these are his photos. The browns and grays are still dominating the greens, and there is some snow on the peaks but not in the valley. The last mile of the road is […]
8 Recent Happenings
Today there are many topics to address, so we will have a long list. I went away with my sisters and our Mom for a family funeral. Supposed to be a sad time, but it was surprisingly fun. Tomorrow and Sunday is the South Valley ARTists’ Studio Tour. Will I see you there? You can […]
New Mineral King Cards For Sale
Last summer I had a hankering to draw some new Mineral King pictures in pencil. I did four of them without a plan for reproduction or framing. Artists make art, and I am a Central California artist making art of the flyover center of California, my main source of inspiration (along with liking to drive […]
More Mineral King Painting Factory 5
At the end of last week, I had 4 more finished Mineral King oil paintings, a 6×18″ was sold, and the 2 paintings on hold were still just waiting their turns. Now it is time to count up again, evaluate by subject and size, and decide if I need to keep the factory producing more […]