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Roberts Cottages
The Oceanside Plein Air Festival participants met at Roberts Cottages, a set of distinctive vacation rentals adjacent to the beach that date back to the 1920s. There are about 30 a-frame units, all painted in coral. It was dusk, and … Continue reading
Posted in Plein Air
Tagged California, Gouache, Oceanside, Oceanside Plein Air Festival, Plein Air
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Summers Past Farm
The Thursday Plein Air group painted at a small flower farm in east San Diego County. I liked this view of one of the old farm cottages surrounded by shade and foliage.
Posted in Plein Air, Telling a Story
Tagged California, Farm, Gouache, Plein Air, Summers Pat Farm
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Coarsegold Painting Trip
I had a great time camping with several artist-friends earlier this week. The Fresno River and the surrounding area inspired and kept us all busy. We shared our work throughout the day, and seeing the work of the others caused … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Plein Air, Telling a Story
Tagged California, Coursegold CA, Figures, Gouache, Landscapes, Plein Air
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Sketching in the Dark
From the first campfire of the new camping year, such fun to be with good artist friends!
Posted in Landscape, Plein Air
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, California, Gouache, Plein Air
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Spring Garden Tour
The San Diego Horticulture Society held its 2023 Spring Tour today, and I was honored to be a featured artist in the Shades of Green & Circle Garden in Del Mar, a coastal city north of San Diego. The garden’s … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, California, Colourfix fix Paper, Del Mar, Gouache, Landscape, People, Plein Air, San Diego County
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Embankment between Sky and River
We went to paint at the Old Mission Dam in San Diego’s Mission Trails Park. The sky was cloudy, the San Diego River was flowing, and there was a lot of movement in the sky and water, which I caught … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged Black Shizen Watercolor Paper, California, Gouache, Mission Trails Park, San Diego
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Yoga on the Canyon
What better place to exercise than along a canyon edge?
Posted in Plein Air, Telling a Story
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, California, Canyon, Gouache, Plein Air, San Diego, Yoga
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