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At the Beach
Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve in Oahu Hawaii is a snorkeling park full of sea life and coral. It also had a very cute family that I had a chance to sketch as I sat behind them on the beach.
Posted in Groups Interacting, Landscape
Tagged Gouache, Hanauma Bay, Hawaii, Oahu, Procreate
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Beach Soccer, Two On One
I worked from photos again today, trying to capture multiple types of movement. I wish I had left more of the background unpainted, it would have strengthened the focus on the figures
Posted in Groups Interacting, Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Acrylic and gouache, California, Children, Seaside
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What’s a Great Place for Visiting Nephews?
My two great-nephews, along with their parents and grandparents, are in town for spring break. Of course, we went out to Torrey Pines State Park, checked out the nature center, hiked the beach trail and played along the shore. And … Continue reading
Along the Beach
It is great to be out on the beach, with the gorgeous light, breeze and activity. With so much to see and sketch, it makes me feel rich. This is part of a series of quick gesture sketches.
Posted in Groups Interacting, Landscape
Tagged Gouache, Mazatlan, Mexico, Olas Altas, Seascape, Sinaloa
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Marching in Mazatlan
Standing for your beliefs is important so when I realized I would be missing San Diego’s Second Women’s March, I felt sad that we committed to these vacation dates back in August. But while down on the beach sketching yesterday, … Continue reading
Posted in Groups Interacting, Telling a Story
Tagged #Persist, #Resist, #Vote, #WomensMarch2018, #WomensMarchMazatlan, #WomensMarchSanDiego, Gouache, Mazatlan, Mexico
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Eating at the Isla de las Piedras
Yesterday we walked over to the harbor and then took a water taxi to Isla de las Piedras (Stone Island). The island is really a peninsula with a long sandy beach, gentle swimming, and casual restaurants. We walked, swam, sat, … Continue reading
Posted in Groups Interacting
Tagged Isla de las Piedras, Mazatlan, Mexico, Sinaloa, Stone Island, Watercolor
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Afternoon Gathering
We seem to gather in the late afternoon, a group at the table with their crossword puzzle, a group with their books, and a lone sketcher trying to capture it all with pastel and gouache.