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The Middle Seat
This is little sketch from my Tuesday night sketch group.
Walking the Dog, III
Something about the companionship of a dog and a person walking together catches my attention when I am out painting. This is especially true late in the southern California dry season with its sunbaked landscape. I like how the figures, … Continue reading
Posted in Plein Air
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, California, Gouache, Lake Murray, Landscape, Light, Plein Air, San Diego
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Oranges and Stripes
I found this overlooked painting in my sketchbook. I like the composition with the repetition of stripes and ovals.
Walking the Dog, II
This is the third of a series that I seem to be working on. We just entered the last month of our dry season here in San Diego, and these sketches feature our straw-colored hills.
Posted in Landscape, Plein Air, Telling a Story
Tagged California, Gouache, Plein Air, San Diego
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Walking the Dogs
It was hot, but the young man and his dogs did not seem to notice. They walked briskly past me, whereas I was sheltering under a big shade tree at our local reservoir, Lake Murray.
Last Day of September
It is still hot in San Diego, and the spring green grasses on our canyons have long turned to dried-out straw. The yellow against the deep green of the trees are a lovely combination. I was at Lake Muray and … Continue reading
Gardening in the Shade
This morning I painted in my friend’s garden. It is so nice to have mature trees that provide abundant shade this time of year when it is still warm.
Deliberate Sketching 