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Old Nice at Night
From our balcony and my admiring eyes.
On a Misty Morning
The last time I painted at San Dieguito Lagoon, it was a bright, sparkling day. I hoped for a similar day yesterday so I could paint shimmering water; however, it was overcast with a very light drizzle, and the tide … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, Gouache, Plein Air, San Diego, San Dieguito Lagoon
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People at Spanish Village
Although I often paint figures, I am confused about how to place several into a landscape so that their relative sizes are believable. So I was happy when I saw that Peggi Kroll Roberts was offering a three session online … Continue reading
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Tagged Balboa Park, Figures, Gouache, Plein Air, San Diego, Spanish Village
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Cypress Trees at Casa del Rey
Today we painted at the Casa del Rey Garden in Balboa Park. There were roses, palm trees, terraces, walkways, a wishing pond, and these two young cypress trees that totally caught my eye. I liked how their shape and color … Continue reading
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Tagged Balboa Park, Casa del Rey Garden, Cypress Trees, Gouache, Plein Air, San Diego
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Cypress Trees at Inspiration Point
A few vistas around San Diego are always on my mind, mostly because they are compellingly beautiful yet too challenging to portray adequately. One of these places is the rows of cypress trees at Inspiration Point in Balboa Park. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Balboa Park, Gouache, Inspiration Point, Plein Air, San Diego, SDWS Thursday Group
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Summers Past Farm
The Thursday Plein Air group painted at a small flower farm in east San Diego County. I liked this view of one of the old farm cottages surrounded by shade and foliage.
Posted in Plein Air, Telling a Story
Tagged California, Farm, Gouache, Plein Air, Summers Pat Farm
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A Southern Arizona Mesquite Tree
We went to Southern Arizona for a long weekend. The first morning I was up before the sun and sketched the first rays of sunshine as it came over the Cochise Mountains onto the desert floor and the bare branches … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Plein Air, Telling a Story
Tagged Cochise Mountains, Gouache, Mesquite Trees, Plein Air, Saint David Arizona
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