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Warm Enough for the Beach
Although it has been hot in California lately, San Diego has sidestepped the worst of it so far. Even so, it has been really warm and this makes going to the beach very attractive.
Bird of Paradise at Kanaka Landing
The SDWS Plein Air painters met up today at Kanaka Landing in the Liberty Station area of San Diego. We are in the midst of an intensely hot week and I feel that I captured a sense of the desert … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Uncategorized
Tagged Black Bristol Board, California, Gouache, Kanaka Landing, Plein Air, San Diego
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San Diego Canyon Trail
At the end of July I posted a painting https://deliberatesketch.com/2019/07/31/mesas-edge/ that shows a mid morning view of a canyon close to Balboa Park in San Diego. Here is a second view of it showing a late day view of the … Continue reading
Grading Papers under the Plumbago
One of us graded and one of us sketched this Sunday afternoon. Our plumbego has made its way down the hill and over the patio, creating a place that calls out to be enjoyed.
One More from Speed Painting at Aida
Yesterday when I posted sketches from speed painting at the San Diego Opera’s Aida, I overlooked this one. Today when I got to looking at it I decided I liked it for its whimsical feel.
Posted in Telling a Story
Tagged Aida, Black Watercolor Paper, Gouache, In- the- moment, San Diego Opera
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Speed Painting at the Opera
The San Diego Opera invites artists to paint and draw during a practice prior to the opera’s opening. Aida opens tomorrow and I was one of the lucky artists who got to spend three hours painting in the darkened orchestra … Continue reading
Wednesday Morning at Balboa Park
I sketched the Plaza de Panama at San Diego’s Balboa Park this morning. It was a quiet morning, and I wanted to capture that feeling in this sketch. I may go back Friday and do it again.
Posted in Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Balboa Park, Black Bristol Paper, California, Gouache, Plaza de Panama, Plein Air, San Diego
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