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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.
Torrey Pine Morning
It was our landscape class’ fourth and last morning at Torrey Pines State Reserve. I spent most of the three hours on another painting, which was OK, and then got experimental with this one. I began by sketching in the … Continue reading
Same Parking Lot, Somewhat Revised
Two days ago I posted ‘Entrance to a Parking Lot’ and since have redrawn it several times as I experimented with using pastels, a new medium for me. Some of the changes are compositional and others have to do with … Continue reading
Posted in Deliberate Practice, Telling a Story
Tagged Color, Landscape, Learning, Light, San Diego
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An Artist at Torrey Pines State Park
There is something beautiful about the intensity of an artist as they paint. This morning at Torrey Pines I looked over and saw an artist in the distance. She was engrossed in the place and in her painting. I noticed … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, People Learning, Telling a Story, Uncategorized
Tagged California, Landscape, Learning, San Diego, Watercolor
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View from Mount Soledad
The San Diego Urban Sketchers met this morning at Mount Soledad above the La Jolla coastline. It was overcast with some sprinkles and terrific weather for sketching in sunlight. It is wonderful to sketch with a group and so helpful … Continue reading
Torrey Pines Vista
Our watercolor class returned to Torrey Pines State Reserve and I worked to capture the view through the coastal scrub out towards the ocean. This is a soluble pencil, watercolor pencil and watercolor sketch on multimedia paper.
Relaxing at a Yosemite Campsite
We went camping at Yosemite last weekend. It was gorgeous, cold and dry and the forest was deep and green. We got there early and I was able to sketch the next campsite over on my iPad while we waited … Continue reading