We went to paint at the Old Mission Dam in San Diego’s Mission Trails Park. The sky was cloudy, the San Diego River was flowing, and there was a lot of movement in the sky and water, which I caught well enough to be satisfied. There was also a steep hill rising several hundred feet. It was a gorgeous morning, and I painted happily away.
Unhappily though, the painting did not do justice to the scene. The hill as I originally painted it was large, static, dominating, and wrong. After some thought, I lowered the sky, replaced much of the hill with yellow grassland, and made it curve and move a bit into the sky. I like this much better, but it is no longer a view of the landscape at the Old Mission Dam.
Deliberate Sketching 
Wow, such movement in the painting – it’s great! Reminds me a little of van Gogh!
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Thanks, it reminds me of Van Gogh too.
I snipped up some fan brushes and have been enjoying all the new and different marks that the brushes make. Yesterday, I also used a highly textured paper and that added more dimension to the marks. I went wild with the interpreting the movement of the sky and creek and am excited to see what else I can do with the brushes and paper this week.
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I think it’s gorgeous and a place I’d love to visit wherever or not it may be. !!!
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If you ever make it out this way, I will take you there!
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That would be wonderful. You never know…
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I love the undulating grasses and water. So much movement!wonderful!
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