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And on the 19th Day I Painted Some More
This is the same composition as yesterday’s sketch. I liked it, but wanted to see what it might look like if I painted on a black surface. There is something about black irregular spaces between the objects in a painting … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged #San Diego State University, Acrylic, California, Coronavirus, San Diego, Sheltering in Place
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View at the College on the 18th Day
We have been walking a lot up at the college. The grounds are open but, with the quarantine, next to nobody is there, an unusual occurrence at a university of 35,000 students. Our skies have been cloudy and windy with … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged #San Diego State University, Acrylic, California, Coronavirus, San Diego, Sheltering in Place
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Tide Pool 2
Early in March, I sketched at the Torrey Pines tidal pools just north of San Diego. I liked my sketch but thought I could do better. Since I also took many photos, I was able to use these along with … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Black Bristol Paper, California, Gouache, San Diego, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
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Poles on a Hill
My ophthalmologist moved to a new office, and the view from the waiting room made me grateful for my good vision. Our California hills are green and the air was clear. I felt like I could see for 20 miles … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged Black Bristol Paper, California, Gouache, Pastel Pencil, San Diego
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Tide Pools
I notice how absorbed people can get when looking into tide pools and I wanted to capture that feeling with this sketch from Torrey Pines Reserve just north of San Diego.
Posted in Figures, Landscape
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, California, Gouache, San Diego, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
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More from Lake Atitlán
I have been going through my sketchbook from my recent trip to Guatemala and finishing up some of the sketches I made on the trip. Here is one I made of a paddle boarder on a windy Lake Atitlán. I … Continue reading
Wind on Lake Atitlan
I started this on Saturday as we were lurching our way across Largo de Atitlan in Guatemala. The wind was blowing and the waves seemed huge. I felt a sense of danger at the roughness but calmed down when I … Continue reading