Painting Mineral King

My oil paintings of Mineral King are selling steadily. This means I’d better get those paint brushes moving. Now that there are no drawing lessons, I have an extra day each week for painting.

There is a method. I don’t just paint whatever floats my boat. Instead, I take inventory. Hmmm, how many Farewell Gaps of what size? Is there anything else with water? How many Sawtooths of which sizes? Haven’t done any animals lately. . .

And while I’m on the subject, there are a couple of Mineral King paintings in the “I Paint Better Now” category. Might as well freshen them up.

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First pass, hanging to dry.

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Will these 2 Sawtooth paintings dry in time to scan before I take them to the Silver City Store, 4 miles below Mineral King? Better hang them outside in the summer heat.

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A bear and a marmot! Trail Guy is getting great photos for me. The bottom 2 are the I Paint Better Nows.

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This scene is so classic. 2 sizes, 2 different times of summer.

P.S. Call me “Butter” because I’m on a roll!

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2 Comments

  1. Hello Butter Roll,

    We are both blogging today. For me, it’s a “Finally, Jen!” moment.

    Fun to see your paintings via the web. They are too small to see too much detail, but I enjoy the glimpses of boulders, creek, bear, pine trees, and mountains against a changing sky.

    Food indeed came up in my latest post, but come ‘on… after being in France, how could it not? 🙂

    Guess what? They have rocking chairs in other airports too. I saw them and grinned and thought of you.

    Smiling,
    Jennifer Dougan

    • FRANCE?? Awesome, Jennifer! Always food or coffee – makes me wonder why you don’t look like a Butter Roll!

      I first saw the rockers in Harrisburg, Penn. and then they just got me at SeaTac. Maybe they should come with warning signs: Caution, this chair may prove so relaxing that you miss your flight.

      Great to hear from you – looking forward to reading something. Glad it was a trip and not a problem that kept you from posting.


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