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Back to the Marina at Shelter Island
The landscape class met for the second time at a marina on Shelter Island. My trouble with capturing the look and feel of a marina continued and the watercolor I did was muddled. After I got home I made several … Continue reading
Palm Trees over a Parking Lot
I sat in my favorite parking lot towards the end of the day and sketched this scene, thinking hard about how to use color to show what I was seeing. Mort of this is done with Quinacridone Rose, Yellow Ochre, … Continue reading
Boats at Shelter Island
The landscape class met today for the first of three sessions at Shelter Island in San Diego. It was beautiful but I had trouble capturing the look of boats in water. I wanted to be able to define the individual … Continue reading
Working with Pastels
I went with a large group of Urban Sketchers to the Bernardo Winery this morning and sketched a nearby artist who was also working with pastels. I liked her intense focus on her work and the way her face and … Continue reading
Mission Bay Morning in November
Yesterday the landscape painting class met at Mission Bay where I did two watercolor sketches. Although the fog was pretty much burnt off by the time I started this second sketch, I continued my earlier focus on showing the … Continue reading
A Tuesday Morning at Mission Bay Park
The landscape painting class met today at Mission Bay. Somehow I forgot my big palette and nice paintbrushes, but did have 12 X 16 inch watercolor paper, a small watercolor kit, and a very small water brush. I focused on … Continue reading
Sunset at Pacific Beach
Busy day but I had time at the end to swing by Pacific Beach for a quick walk and a sketch. This is a pen and watercolor sketch.
Deliberate Sketching 