Did you think I’ve spent the last weeks just driving and walking around, marveling at the river, snow, rain, and Samson in the water? Nope. I’ve been oil painting every workday. See? The 2 oil paintings of Sequoia trees are drying, along with the blacksmith shop. (The Commissioner likes it!!) And, what is this? Sometimes […]
Gotta See it in Person
The old Kaweah Colony blacksmith shop went away in a flood in 1997. I remember that flood because we were house hunting in Three Rivers during that time. It was interesting to drive around and see washouts and high water marks, but I wasn’t aware of the Kaweah Colony blacksmith shop. I’ve been painting from this old […]
Simple
Painting the Oak Grove Bridge is anything but simple. After two more hours on the current oil painting of my favorite bridge, it looks like this: I spend a ton of time sorting out the shapes under the bridge. No one really knows or cares if they are exactly right, so I’m not sure why […]
3 Mineral King Paintings in Progress
I’ve been inching along (more accurately, “layering along”) on the 3 largish Mineral King paintings. With colder temperatures, the oil just isn’t drying quickly enough to make much progess. Here is Farewell Gap with a few more layers. Here is White Chief with a few more layers: And here is Sawtooth with a new sky:
Two Oil Painting Commissions
When there is work to be done, I’d rather get it done than postpone it. Someone has described people like me as “precrastinators” rather than procrastinators. Commission #1 – Kaweah Colony blacksmith shop This mess on canvas is becoming the Kaweah Colony’s blacksmith shop. The background doesn’t show in the photo, so I went to […]
Merry Christmas!
For you, kind blog readers, a variety of photographs, oil paintings and one pencil drawing (this year’s Christmas card to my drawing students) just to enjoy.
Sequoia Oil Painting in Progress
I returned to painting Sequoia trees while I waited for more information on the Kaweah blacksmith shop and for it to dry a bit. After helping the color bullies my advanced drawing students with their paintings of Sequoia trees, I wanted to paint my own. This was the first time I have painted since we got Samson. […]
Forgive Us Our Trespasses
Sometimes when I need to get photos or see stuff, I trespass. Been doing it my whole life, I confess. Forgive me my trespasses. . . Recently I went trespassing up the North Fork of the Kaweah, looking for the site where the Kaweah blacksmith shop sat. I have a photo from 1996, but the flood […]
New Oil Painting With Help
One of the benefits of participating in bazaars, boutiques and festivals is that I meet new people. Sometimes this results in commissions or new drawing students. The Senior League Holiday Bazaar brought me this new oil painting commission. Oh boy, there’s a challenge! When the customer explained that he had taken this photo in the […]
Color Bullies, Part 2
My advanced drawing students successfully bullied me into 2 oil painting workshops. We had a great time! A rebel set aside her Sequoia painting that she began last week. This is of the Tetons from a photo she took. I painted the scene first so it would be a little easier for her. (I had […]