Tag Archives: Gouache

High Tide at Cabrillo

Yesterday, I went to the tide pools at Cabrillo National Monument with the Thursday painters. I had a great time, but I was not satisfied with my plein air piece. Later, I painted this second piece at home, using the … Continue reading

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The Middle Seat

This is little sketch from my Tuesday night sketch group.

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Walking the Dog, III

Something about the companionship of a dog and a person walking together catches my attention when I am out painting. This is especially true late in the southern California dry season with its sunbaked landscape. I like how the figures, … Continue reading

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Oranges and Stripes

I found this overlooked painting in my sketchbook. I like the composition with the repetition of stripes and ovals.

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Walking the Dog, II

This is the third of a series that I seem to be working on. We just entered the last month of our dry season here in San Diego, and these sketches feature our straw-colored hills.

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Walking the Dogs

It was hot, but the young man and his dogs did not seem to notice. They walked briskly past me, whereas I was sheltering under a big shade tree at our local reservoir, Lake Murray.

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Last Day of September

It is still hot in San Diego, and the spring green grasses on our canyons have long turned to dried-out straw. The yellow against the deep green of the trees are a lovely combination. I was at Lake Muray and … Continue reading

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