My Favorite Bridge in Oil Paint

There will be several chapters in this series about my favorite bridge, the Oak Grove Bridge on the Mineral King Road in Tulare County, California. (All those specifics are just in case you are new to the blog; if so, welcome!)

Yesterday we looked at three pencil drawings of the bridge. Today I will show you some of my earliest oil paintings of this wonderful subject.

First oil painting of Oak Grove Bridge (or at least the first one I kept a record of), 11×14, 2009. I oil painted for 3 years before I had enough confidence to tackle this subject.
Oak Grove Bridge III. What happened to #2?
Oak Grove Bridge IV hangs in my friends’ guest bedroom, a great honor.

Keep your seat belts on – it is a long and winding road with about 20 more oil paintings of this beautiful Tulare County landmark to go!

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2 Comments

  1. Jana, love seeing all the variations of your favorite bridge. I can see why it’s a favorite. Hope you are having lots of great times up at Mineral King this summer!

    • Thank you, Cheryl! I might be making the bridge out to be more beautiful than it looks, especially when it is 102 degrees out and no one with any sense hangs around to admire the scenery. . . but, it is a privilege to cross it, either on the way to Mineral King or on the way back home.

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