This time of year, on sunny mornings, the sun shines on the kitchen windowsill. I had some citrus sitting there and liked how the light bounced all around, reflecting citrus color on the surrounding surfaces.
This is from a photo I took at the reflecting pond in San Diego’s Balboa Park. I was charmed by the exuberance of this little group of four. They seemed so happy to be out and about on this fine spring day.
Shuang Li, the Master Watercolor Artist, demoed at Liberty Station for the San Diego Watercolor Society this morning. Her focus was architectural scale, linear perspective, and using buildings as backgrounds, all areas I want to learn more about. Shaung’s lesson helped me relax and see the buildings as a series of shapes that help establish a story for a painting, much like I generally use landscape features.
During the portion of the day where we paint on our own, I focused on several skaters, the cement plaza, and the buildings behind them. I have a way to go before I am comfortable with architecture, but I got a good start today and am pleased with what I learned.
There is nothing quite like the exhilaration of a spring hike with a good friend, and I wanted to convey this idea in this sketch.
I went with the Thursday Painters to paint the USS Recruit, a landlocked training ship that sits near the harbor at the old Naval Training Center in San Diego. But the spring day was too beautiful. I had to turn around and paint the flowers, harbor paddle boarders, and kayakers instead.
Another California Sunset, this one is from La Jolla.
The Thursday Painters met at La Jolla Cove this week. It is a popular place for locals to bring their out-of-town guests, and I enjoyed watching people take it all in.
One little group of a father and his two children stayed in front of me long enough to sketch them. I liked how the man fixed his vigilant gaze on his two children as they ran along the shoreline between the waves and wanted to visually convey their blend of joy and protection in this sketch.
Deliberate Sketching 