Like that song by Dolly Parton? Nope. Starting 2 new oil paintings of Mineral King (and finishing one other). This is 3×9”, a new size I found in Salem at Michael’s. Visalia’s Michael’s doesn’t have any this size (or the 4×12”, which I quickly used to paint Sequoia trees.) This does not surprise me; the […]
Aaand, Another Day With Oil Paints
All Mineral King oil paintings on this day. This: Became this: This: Became this: And this: Became this: And then it got almost finished and joined its siblings on the drying wall. Jackson didn’t show up.
A Day with Oil Paint
There really are only so many potential titles to a repetitive blog topic. This could be “A Day at the Easels”, but I chose to paint flat on the table, or holding the canvas in my hand. It could be “A Day with an Audio Book”, but then I’d have to make a book report. […]
Your Central California Artist Walked to White Chief
Walked? Hiked! I carried a daypack with water and lunch, so I’m calling it a hike. So what, who cares? I went 7 miles on my numb feet, that’s what. Yea! I can still hike (maybe not far, but I’ll take what I can get here.) Let’s just have photos, with minimal commentary and zero […]
Hanging Out in Mineral King
Because yesterday was Independence Day, today’s post is a bonus. I wouldn’t want anyone to miss out on a weekly Mineral King update! “Hanging out” has ceased to be slang; what terminology did people use before this? We don’t hike a lot anymore. Bum knee, numb feet. Walking is good enough for now. We headed […]
Trail Guy is Back on the Mineral King Trails
Who wants to hear about Oregon?? Not as many of my tens of readers as want to hear about Mineral King. While I was on the road, Trail Guy was in Mineral King. (Are you surprised? Then you might be new here. . . welcome!) You may recognize these photos as coming from his camera, […]
New Notecards Coming Soon
Notecards have been a mainstay of my art business since 1987 (maybe you weren’t born yet). There used to be many stores throughout Tulare County that sold these steadily, and I spent copious amounts of time packaging cards, sometimes with the help of my parents or my friend Gnat. The packages had two each of […]
Two Weeks Ago in Mineral King
I’ve been gone. These pictures were taken two weeks ago. The snow was still plentiful on Farewell Gap, and the water was high. Someone left his boots in the parking lot. They were gone the next day. Glad they were retrieved. The light was very beautiful. I saw the tiniest wildflowers and it was a […]
Fridays are about Mineral King*
I have some new friends, acquaintances really, because we haven’t met in real life, but we are learning to know each other. They are bloggers like me, but with much bigger audiences, so I feel honored that they show up here from time to time. They don’t know about Mineral King so here is a […]
Mineral King—the Season has Begun
For those new to my blog, Mineral King is an area of Sequoia National Park where I spend copious amounts of time in the summer. Next Friday I will provide a more in depth explanation. Today’s post is a long one. You’ve been warned. . . The road is under construction, so it is a […]