Back in the days when I walked a lot of miles, I photographed and showed you a series of what I called “Peculiar Sights” in Three Rivers. (A central California artist has to find her amusements wherever she can!)
Plantar fasciitis takes a very long time to heal, and now, with the help of an acupuncturist friend, I believe I am back on my feet. Slowly. This means my little camera is back in my pocket, and the peculiar sights might begin appearing on the blog again.
For this wonderful town-wide event. I will be with Wendy McKellar at her studio and gallery Colors. You can read about it in great detail at the First Saturday Three Rivers website. Look for the purple and gold flags!
Meanwhile, I won’t hog the beautiful fall color at my studio all to myself.
Three Rivers Arts Center, North Fork Drive, Three Rivers
10-4 p.m., today (Friday, November 25) and tomorrow (Saturday, November 26)
GIVE THANKS!
This post is the beginning of a week of Fall photos. Last Wednesday’s photos were taken before the color peaked. Some of today’s photos will be an updated version of last week’s. (Hi, Leaf-Peeper from Kentucky!)
P.S. The Senior League Holiday Bazaar was well attended and very enjoyable. Here are 3 photos of it.( Thanks for asking.)
Notice the 4×6 paintings on easels on the little footstool. FINALLY finished them. Also, there are fewer 6×6 paintings than the previous week’s show.
The Memorial Building is ugly, weird and cold, but oh my, the landscaping and views!
This photo was taken OUT THE WINDOW from my booth!
Today’s post is a peek into what passes for fall in the foothills of Central California.
Yes, this is a redbud in bloom. Go figure!
Tulare County is a place of superlatives. Sadly, we rank highest in the nation in being fat, uneducated, diabetic, poor; we make more teenage moms, have terrible unemployment and the dirtiest air. Ready to run away screaming yet? I don’t know all the specific statistics, only that we are either the “best” at those terrible things or close to it.
That’s the bad news. Perhaps it isn’t all that bad if it prevents our population from booming like that of Orange County, but that is a stretch of “glass half full” thinking.
The good news is that we have the largest trees (Sequoia Gigantea), the oldest trees (valley oaks), highest point (Mt. Whitney), smallest operating Post Office (don’t worry, we have normal sized ones too!), produce more dairy than Wisconsin, we produce prodigious amounts of citrus and we feed the world. No kidding! Tulare County, my home.
Sunny Sequoias IXX, 8×8″, oil on wrapped canvas, $75
Worth It!, oil, sold
Sold (yes, I know this isn’t a Valley Oak, but I haven’t painted one of those yet!)
Kaweah Post Office, sold, another one on the easel, stay tuned!
