San Diego Bay oil on linen panel 8×6 in.
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Entries from September 2007
September 28, 2007
Crescent Bay Beach (Laguna Beach, CA)
Crescent Bay Beach oil on linen panel 8×6 in.
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Just beyond the hill from this scene are the main Northern Laguna beaches. If you’re familiar with the area you probably know that the main beach is not as quiet as the surrounding ones. Crescent Bay Point Park was calmer in comparison and ended up being the [...]
September 26, 2007
Santa Monica Pier (Santa Monica, CA)
Santa Monica Pier oil on linen panel 8×5 in.
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September 24, 2007
Detour – William Wray
I took a slight detour over the weekend. I popped on over to Monrovia, CA to attend an artist friend’s show, William Wray. I discovered his work about 2 years ago on his blog and I really enjoyed seeing all his work on display together. It was good to chat with him and see his [...]
September 23, 2007
Santa Barbara Palms (Santa Barbara, CA)
Santa Barbara Palms oil on linen panel 8×6 in.
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Saturday morning was a rainy day in Santa Barbara… I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to get out and paint. By noon the rain went away and left a very blue sky with some straggling clouds. My intention was to set up on the [...]
September 21, 2007
Photos – Sunsets
We’ve seen some great sunsets so far.
The two above were taken at Half Moon Bay. The range of color was really nice… the photos don’t do it justice.
These two were taken at the Pigeon Point Lighthouse. The buildings to the right are part of the hostel where we stayed.
I snapped this one as [...]
September 20, 2007
Carmel River Beach (Carmel, CA)
Carmel River Beach oil on linen panel 8×5 in.
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September 18, 2007
Cowell Ranch Beach (Half Moon Bay,CA)
Cowell Ranch Beach oil on linen panel 5×7 in.
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September 16, 2007
Photos – Greenwood Beach & Baker Beach
This was a nice little spot right on the edge of a 100-foot cliff. Mendocino County has some beautiful beaches at the base of incredibly sheer rock formations. This is just one of dozens of spots I could have chosen to paint but I was particularly interested in the light coming through the hole [...]
September 15, 2007
Baker Beach (San Francisco, CA)
Baker Beach 8×6 in.
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Exiting the Golden Gate Bridge on the South side I made a few turns and just happened upon this beach. When I started painting this scene it was mostly overcast but an hour into it the sun came out and the whole scene changed. So instead of making things up [...]
September 14, 2007
Greenwood State Beach (Elk, CA)
Greenwood State Beach 7×6 in.
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I started painting this one at about 4pm when the sun was moving toward the West but not yet setting. There was a great contrast happening on the beach at this time. The orange sunlight hit the rocks and created cool blues in the shadow areas. Also, I was amazed at [...]
September 13, 2007
Photos – Patrick’s Point
Here are a few pics my wife shot at Patrick’s Point.
Met some new people while I was painting here. These folks are from Kansas. Hi guys!
September 13, 2007
Photos-Battery Point
Battery Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse Kitty (I guess this is why no dogs are allowed)
Here is my Keiser-inspired cigar box. In certain situations this is more convenient than my usual set up.
This is a great little hostel where we stayed 6 miles North of Klamath.
September 12, 2007
Patrick’s Point (Trinidad, CA) 5×8 in.
Patrick’s Point 5×8 in.
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Loved this spot. I’ll have photos in another post.
September 11, 2007
Battery Point (Crescent City, CA)
Battery Point 8×5 in.
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First stop Crescent City, CA. I just love the soft grays at this time of year in Northern California. They make even the redwood trees on the mountains in this painting appear to be a flat purple shape.
September 9, 2007
Paint
When I paint I typically use about ten different colors; Cadmium Lemon, Cadmium Yellow light, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Deep, Viridian and Titanium White. If you’re not an artist this is just snobby artist speak for some variations of yellow, red, blue and green colors [...]
September 5, 2007
What is your favorite spot on the California coast?
As a kid, my Mom took my sister and me to the beach often. One of her favorite spots was Aptos Beach near Santa Cruz, CA. There are so many great places on the coast. I’m interested, what are your favorite spots? (leave comments below)
Aptos Beach near Santa Cruz, CA
