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The Return of Figure Drawing!
What could be better than a lovely spring coupled with an easing of COVID restrictions? The San Diego Watercolor Society restarted its weekly figure sessions, and I spent the morning painting ten and twenty-minute poses. I also spent the morning … Continue reading
Pulling in the Boat
I was over at Tidelands Park in Coronado and sketched a view of the San Diego Harbor. It was low tide, so these two had an extra-long way to pull in their rowboat. I liked the shape of their boat … Continue reading
El Cajon Mountain
I went out to El Monte Park in Lakeside, California, with the San Deigo Watercolor Society for our monthly paintout. Although it is only 20 miles away, the feel of the area is of mountainous desert and it is very … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Plein Air
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, El Monte Park, Gouache, Lakeside California, Spring
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A Perky Little Bush
A few weeks ago, we took a trip up through Northern California. There was some snow which is always a treat for this Southern Californian. While sitting in our camper, I looked out the window and saw the shapes of … Continue reading
Broom Closet
One good thing about my broom closet is the bright red bucket, which always catches my eye when I go near it. Yesterday was my turn to set up our Tuesday night Zoom sketching group. I spent the day looking … Continue reading
Down at the Harbor
I went down to the Embarcadero to paint San Diego’s historical boats at the Maritime Museum. There were eight or ten of them representing different eras, from sailing ships through submarines. None of them were decked out in pastels, but … Continue reading
Posted in Plein Air
Tagged California, Gouache, Plein Air, Sailing Ships, San Diego, San Diego Maritime Museum
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Palm Canyon’s Ferns, Roots, and Trees
Palm Canyon, in San Diego’s Balboa Park, is multi-level. There is a place you can stand by the roots of a great banyan tree and look across to a pedestrian bridge that goes over it as well and look down … Continue reading
Posted in Plein Air
Tagged Balboa Park, Banyan Tree, Gouache, Palm Canyon, Plein Air, San Diego
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