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Tag Archives: Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
San Diego’s Spring Is Near
The little rain southern California gets in December can make for a spectacular spring in January and February and this year shows great promise. This morning when I was back at Torrey Pines, I was struck by how the coastal … Continue reading
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Tagged Gouache, Plein Air, San Diego, Spring, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
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Same Lagoon, Overworked
Sometimes, less is more in a painting, as is the case with today’s painting. Yesterday I painted with a friend at the Los Peñasquitos Lagoon at Torrey Park, just north of San Diego. I finished one painting and posted it … Continue reading
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Tagged Gouache, Los Peñasquitos Lagoon, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
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Lagoon in Winter
I painted this morning at Los Peñasquitos Lagoon at Torrey Pines Preserve. We stood by the edge of the road and looked south across the water. I got the greens a bit too bright but with all the rain we … Continue reading
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Tagged Gouache, Los Peñasquitos Lagoon, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
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The Other Side of Torrey Pines
Pretty much every time I am at Torrey Pines State Reserve, I look west and paint a view of the Pacific Ocean. Today I turned 180 degrees, looked to the east and painted an outbuilding surrounded by Torrey Pine trees. … Continue reading
Sun on the Cliffs at Torrey Pines
I went back again to Torrey Pines and painted the same scene as I did three other times in the past week. I feel like I was able to integrate what I learned about the shape of the cliffs, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Acrylic and gouache, Seascape, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
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Second March Morning at Torrey Pines
I painted some 30-feet away from the same spot as I did yesterday and I painted on a rectangular white watercolor board. Again, I used an underpainting of acrylic and then overpainted with watercolor and gouache. This sketch has a … Continue reading
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Tagged Acrylic and gouache, Gouache, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
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Torrey Pines Canyon
I painted up on the mesa at Torrey Pines today. I sketched an area with sandy ground that looks across the mesa towards the cliffs. In the end, I thought the sketch looked too flat and empty. So I added some … Continue reading