“Drying Mineral King” means drying the paintings of Mineral King.

Want to see what that looks like?

The paintings start on the peg board in the painting workshop. Then I begin scooting them around outside. The 2 of Sawtooth are currently on the tractor-seat stool outside the studio, getting direct sun and a breeze. The goal is to have them dry enough to place face down on the flatbed scanner without smearing oil paint on the glass.

Here in Central California, we have sunshine and heat and breezes in abundance. I wonder what artists do in other places. . .