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Mission Bay Triangles
This morning I met up with some 50 plein air artists from the San Diego Watercolor Society to watch the incredible Keiko Tanabe https://ktanabefineart.com paint and then to paint our own scene. We were at Mission Bay in San Diego. … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, Gouache, Mission Bay, Plein Air, San Diego
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Orchids on My Desk 4
With this fourth version of the orchids on my desk, I wanted to capture more of the cloud like, almost floating, feeling that I see in these flowers. I made the flowers very pink, connected the blossoms into a single … Continue reading
Orchid on My Desk 3
It is so easy to just paint something at home when you are busy, and I am so lucky to have these gorgeous orchids on my desk this week. This morning I developed the background more than I have on … Continue reading
Orchids on My Desk, day 2
These orchids have totally captured my attention. I can’t stop thinking about how to paint them better.
Orchids on My Desk
My neighbor gave me orchids the other day and I picked them up today to move them to a better location. But something happened and I ended up painting them instead.
Hot Days Are the Best!
What could be better than playing in a fountain surrounded by your parents on a hot day?
Second Thoughts
Painting from models is great, except that you need to work really fast to complete a sketch in 20 minutes. Working quickly is fun, actually exhilarating, kind of like the feeling of running or skiing downhill a little too fast. … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Telling a Story
Tagged Figure Drawing, Gouache, In- the- moment, Narrative Painting
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Deliberate Sketching 