Category Archives: Landscape

Low Tide at Tourmaline Beach

I liked the slow zig-zag of the gentle waves as they broke on Tourmaline Beach at low tide.

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Of Two Minds

It was a cool, misty morning along Santa Monica Beach, but still, not everyone wanted to go home.

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At the Edge

I painted most of this en Plein air, a few weeks ago, and liked most of it, especially the brushmarks. But it had an awkward building on the left where the pond is now. After reworking it this morning, I … Continue reading

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Barn with Artists

The San Diego Watercolor Society met today at the Santee Historical Society for its February Paintout. Kevin Liddell gave us some tips about perspective, and then we all worked to show something about this old barn, which was built more … Continue reading

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Making Music in the Park

I went to paint Marston House in Balboa Park with the Thursday Plein Air group and expected to paint a grand mansion. Instead, my attention was drawn to a group of toddlers and their parents making music in the park.

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Morning Beach Walk

Early morning beach walks are a delightful part of a seaside vacation. This one is a gouache painting on a 9 x 12 Colourfix sheet of pastel paper.

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Getting Close to Sunset

This is another of the many sunset gouache paintings I made on my recent trip to San Pancho, Nayarit, Mexico.

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