The Oak Grove Bridge painting number eleventy billion is in progress, in spite of all the distractions. The painting had a few days to dry, because Trail Guy and I went on a road trip. I’ll show photos from the windshield tomorrow.
At the Easels
Normally when I paint, I don’t draw it out first. This time, the bridge needs to be perfect for the show at the County Building, and time is limited. So, I drew it in pencil on the canvas before beginning to paint. Oak Grove Bridge number eleventy billion, here we go. I began the way […]
Another Bridge Day
This represents a typical day at the easels for me, working on a few paintings, hanging out with my cats, taking a break to go see the river from the Dinely Bridge which crosses the middle fork of the Kaweah River here in Three Rivers.
Bridge Day
My favorite thing to draw and paint is the Oak Grove Bridge, 6.5 miles up the Mineral King Road. I think a bridge is the most perfect blend of architecture and scenery. It is sort of a cliche, but so what? I made up the rocks beneath, which one might think I would have memorized […]
Pushing Through For Good Customers
Recently, I’ve focused on my weaknesses in drawing and painting. If I can’t see it, it might not be possible for me to draw or paint the thing. But, if I push through and have help and take lots of time, sometimes I can succeed. If these weren’t commissioned pieces with a paycheck at the end, […]
My Favorite Bridge in Oil Paint, Chapter 7
After doing the 10×10″ oil painting Oak Grove Bridge XXIV, I felt ready to return to the commissioned oil painting that combines the Oak Grove Bridge with Homer’s Nose (AKA Snozz Rock). It was engrossing work. There were more design changes to be made, and I was eager to see if they made it more appealing, both […]
My Favorite Bridge in Oil Paint, Chapter 6
I thought about calling this “Final Chapter”, but I hope I live on to keep painting the bridge and improving with each one. We made it through about 23 oil paintings of the Oak Grove Bridge. There were repeated views, color adjustments and exaggerations, brighter versions, muted versions, paintings with sharp clean edges, paintings that […]
My Favorite Bridge in Oil Paint, Chapter 5
We made it through Oak Grove Bridge #18. Is there a #19? Yup. All the way through #23, which may or may not be the twenty-third oil painting I’ve done of this, my favorite bridge.
My Favorite Bridge in Oil Paint, Chapter 4
I may have found a clue to the Oak Grove Bridge oil painting numbering problem. I was preparing for a show of oil paintings, and had several new paintings going at the same time. One was on a collapsible easel, and true to its nature, it collapsed and tore the painting on the table behind […]
My Favorite Bridge in Oil Paint, Chapter 3
But wait! There’s more! More Oak Grove Bridge oil paintings. Here we encounter a numbering problem. When learning to oil paint, every artist has her own system for keeping track of completed paintings (or not.) It took me awhile to sort things out. Hence, here are two Oak Grove Bridge # Nines and Tens.