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Doane Pond II
Yesterday I had enough time to make two paintings of Doane Pond at Palomar State Park. Because it is later in the afternoon and the view is a little more to the east, the sun is shining more fully on … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, California, Doane Pond, Gouache, Palomar State Park, Plein Air
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Doane Pond
Yesterday we drove up to Palomar State Park and painted at Doane Pond. I loved all the textures I saw all around me and tried to capture these in this gouache painting.
Posted in Landscape
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, California, Doane Pond, Gouache, Palomar State Park, Plein Air
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Climate Strike!
An amazing number of people marched in San Diego’s climate strikes today. I think there were demonstrations at a majority of the high schools and all of the colleges. I went to an afternoon gathering at the Federal Building. Both … Continue reading
Posted in Figures, Telling a Story
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, Climate Strike, Gouache, In- the- moment, San Diego
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Brooding
The model today struck several poses where she clasped her arms, knee, or belly. As she held each pose, her face took on a frown and her brows furrowed. I thought she seemed worried and that she may have been … Continue reading
Rock Shelf
I painted this morning at Cabrillo National Monument from a rock shelf looking to the west. The fog was lifting but it still obscured the horizon line.
Posted in Landscape
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, Cabrillo National Monument, California, Gouache, Plein Air, San Diego
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The Lookout Tree
Last Saturday at Mission Bay I noticed that people kept stopping in the shade of a cluster of bottle brush trees to admire the sea. I did not have enough time on Saturday to paint it then, so today I … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Black Paper, California, Gouache, Mission Bay, San Diego
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Mission Bay Triangles
This morning I met up with some 50 plein air artists from the San Diego Watercolor Society to watch the incredible Keiko Tanabe https://ktanabefineart.com paint and then to paint our own scene. We were at Mission Bay in San Diego. … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, Gouache, Mission Bay, Plein Air, San Diego
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