It was a cool, misty morning along Santa Monica Beach, but still, not everyone wanted to go home.
This is from our Tuesday night Zoom session. The orange and red foil that wrapped around the flower pot was reflected in the round saucer, and I kept applying layers, trying to match the coppers, bronzes, and reds that I saw. I ended up with far more paint on the page than I usually use, and I am pleased with the look of the color.
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 like it all.
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 than 100 years ago.
I like this portrait of my husband. I captured his pensive look and quiet mood, perhaps because I was able to work live for the first 15 minutes or so. I drew the big shapes quickly with red pastel chalk and almost as quickly painted the flesh tones. After he got up, I worked for several hours more to develop the variations in his skin color and clothing.
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.
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.
Deliberate Sketching 