Running up the Path
I was sitting on a shady bench in the Japanese Friendship Garden at Balboa Park, thinking about how to show the sunlight on the path. I noticed three young women, probably in their early years of high school, running up the hill towards me. All three wore white outfits and dress shoes. I loved the contrast between the dressy outfits and their gusto and wanted to capture it. Luckily, I was able to pull out my camera in time to get a few photos.
I have been looking at how Paul Cezanne’s shows foliage in his landscapes and I think I caught a small bit of his style in this sketch.
This is a 8 X 12 – inch gouache sketch on black paper.
Deliberate Sketching 
Lovely! I like the foliage treatment too.
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Thank you!
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I love the life you’ve got in this painting. It reminds me of Cezanne too. I know the subject is different but it brought to mind his painting “The Bathers”. Lovely work!
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Thank you so much, jofox, I will have a good look at ‘The Bathers’ in a minute.
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