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Tide Pool!
The tide pools along the La Jolla Shores are really special, especially in the late afternoon light. I liked how this young couple leaned toward each other as they looked closely into the small pools, and wanted to capture that … Continue reading
Posted in Figures, Landscape
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, Gouache, La Jolla Shores, Landscape, San Diego, Tide Pools
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Between the Trees at Kate Sessions Park
Our Thursday group met at Kate Sessions Park in Mission Beach. The first painter to arrive began painting, and as the rest of us joined the group, many of us put up our easels close to his and painted a … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged California, Gouache, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Mixed Media, San Diego
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On a Rock
I sketched the model at a figure drawing group and later added the background.
Cherry Blossoms on a Hill
The cherry blossoms were fully in bloom at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park this morning. The flowers were so delicate that they were lost against all the spring greenery, so I left the surrounding hillside unpainted to increase … Continue reading
Girl’s Day Out
This is from a photo I took at the reflecting pond in San Diego’s Balboa Park. I was charmed by the exuberance of this little group of four. They seemed so happy to be out and about on this fine … Continue reading
Posted in Figures, Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Balboa Park, California, Gouache, San Diego, Spring
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Skaters at Liberty Station
Shuang Li, the Master Watercolor Artist, demoed at Liberty Station for the San Diego Watercolor Society this morning. Her focus was architectural scale, linear perspective, and using buildings as backgrounds, all areas I want to learn more about. Shaung’s lesson … Continue reading
Posted in Plein Air, Telling a Story
Tagged Gouache, Liberty Station, Plein Air, San Diego
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A Spring Hike
There is nothing quite like the exhilaration of a spring hike with a good friend, and I wanted to convey this idea in this sketch.
Posted in Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Black Bristol Paper, Gouache, San Diego, Spring
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