There are many seasoned artists who freely share their experience with other artists. One of the nuggets I’ve gleaned through the years is “Get rid of your junk”. There is no reason to keep things around that do not sell or do not represent your best work.
The Cabins of Mineral King represented my best work in 1998. I draw better now, which is good; I would better have improved over the last 20 years or that would be a sorry situation. (That was an awkward sentence – anyone know a good editor?)
Still, the unsold drawings haunt me, take up space and just need to go away, either through a sale or through a shredder.
Before they go into the shredder, here is a chance for you to own an original pencil drawing for a peanut butter sandwich, as my dad used to say. I will consider offers, as long as they are not insulting.
One month from today, October 7, is the deadline on this batch of drawings.
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Jana, I wanted to leave a comment on your wildflower post, but it wasn’t giving me a spot to do that there for some reason so thought I’d just leave it here. Loved that crimson columbine. Don’t think I’ve ever seen one. Thanks for sharing your wildflowers! 🙂
Cheryl, I’m sorry my blog misbehaved for you. Isn’t columbine magical? I think the blue version is the Colorado state flower, one I’ve never seen in person but would totally flip-out over if I saw it.
These are beautiful! Please don’t listen to the negative voices!
I wish I could get all of them.
My family’s cabin was one destroyed in the 1970’s. I’ve never stopped aching for our cabin, my solace.
Your drawings have brought so many happy memories back, thank you.
Hi Patty,
Welcome to my blog and thank you for commenting. I’m so sorry your family lost their cabin. Any cabin destroyed is a sad sad thing. Was your cabin near the river or was it part of Camp Conifer?
Thank you for your kind words . . .
Hi Jana! My name is Marielle and I’m DQ Dungan’s granddaughter/Tom and Anne’s great-niece. If you still have the Bungay/Dungan cabin drawing I’d love to save it! I didn’t see it in here, but in the book I so appreciate the drawing of the rope swing there, too. Thank you for your beautiful work!
Hi Marielle,
Nice to meet you! There is an original of the Bungay/Dungan – perhaps it is so doggone old that it is unrecognizable to you. 😎 I will email it separately to you. Thank you for commenting and for your kind words.
No Avery cabin?
Hi Carolyn, I guess the Avery cabin was popular because those drawings (the cabin and the rope swing) sold awhile ago. A long while ago. . . hard to believe the book has been out for 20 years. Thank you for checking! (And you may commission me to draw it for you any time – I love to draw!)
I have The Cabins of Mineral King book and truly love all the drawings! I think the drawings in it are wonderful!!
Thank you so much, Virginia! I appreciate your kind words.
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