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Marigolds
Stores in San Diego have been full of marigolds in preparation for celebrating the Day of the Dead. I bought an especially large pot of them and put them on the deck. The yellow and orange are lovely against the … Continue reading
Warm Enough for the Beach
Although it has been hot in California lately, San Diego has sidestepped the worst of it so far. Even so, it has been really warm and this makes going to the beach very attractive.
Bird of Paradise at Kanaka Landing
The SDWS Plein Air painters met up today at Kanaka Landing in the Liberty Station area of San Diego. We are in the midst of an intensely hot week and I feel that I captured a sense of the desert … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Uncategorized
Tagged Black Bristol Board, California, Gouache, Kanaka Landing, Plein Air, San Diego
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San Diego Canyon Trail
At the end of July I posted a painting https://deliberatesketch.com/2019/07/31/mesas-edge/ that shows a mid morning view of a canyon close to Balboa Park in San Diego. Here is a second view of it showing a late day view of the … Continue reading
Wednesday Morning at Balboa Park
I sketched the Plaza de Panama at San Diego’s Balboa Park this morning. It was a quiet morning, and I wanted to capture that feeling in this sketch. I may go back Friday and do it again.
Posted in Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Balboa Park, Black Bristol Paper, California, Gouache, Plaza de Panama, Plein Air, San Diego
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Golden Rain Trees
This is the time of year that makes living on a street lined with golden rain trees so wonderful. First come delicate tiny yellow blossoms that float downwards. Then, over the next few weeks the blossoms are transformed into robust … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, California, Golden Rain Trees, Gouache, San Diego
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Mostly from Last Summer
I have the hardest time painting without an actual landscape, model, or still life in front of me. At this point I think I should be able to look at what I am doing and make the kinds of changes … Continue reading