Just a bit more of daylight left, at the end of the day.
Oil on Canvas, 6" X 8"
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A buddy and I went out painting and came home freezing. Wimpy Californians just are not use to anything below 60 degrees. For this little painting I was standing at the corner of Vasquez Canyon Road and Bouquet Canyon. I could paint at that very corner for a month, it's so beautiful. Oil on Linen Board, 8" X 10"
Clouds marched into our valley today. The sunlight played tag, hill to hill, tree to tree, peeking in and out of the clouds. The rain should begin at midnight. Oil on Canvas, 16" X 20"
Crystal Cove, Newport Beach at the end of a long day of painting, Jim is still at it. The tide and sun are now joining forces to end our day.
Oil on Canvas, 6" X 8"
Big box buildings pop up on the horizon almost daily, or so it seems. The Santa Clara River winds her way through the valley, fending off the white structures.
The people of Laguna Beach purchased the land in the Laguna Canyon to prevent building and protect the wilderness. Two deer came bounding out of the brush, glanced in my direction and as quickly disappeared back into the brush. Painting in the canyon you can just imagine the early California Plein Air painters, discovering the unique light, the beautiful range of colors and thriving in the healthy beach environment.
Oil on Linen Board, 8" X 10"
November in California. What could be better then cold vanilla ice cream to top off a day at the beach?
Oil on Canvas Board, 5" X 7"
Since Wednesday, this is the first time I have been able to get onto the internet. Some poor folk took the connection cable off the hotel computer, rending the big box useless to all the guests. It was bound to happen that one day I would run into a hitch posting "A Painting A Day", so please accept my apology. This painting was painted early in the morning looking north along the Pacific Ocean in the historic Crystal Cove.
This morning rain softly fell, leaving droplets hanging off the "Bird Of Paradise" tips. Standing on the beach, Dana Point in the distance, the clouds broke allowing the sun to kiss a few buildings and sprinkle light across the sand. Oil on Canvas, 11" X 14"
Standing on the edge of the Pacific Ocean you feel so small. Today I painted the view from a grassy cliff side park. The photo of the painting was taken as it sat on the grass against my easel and is not quite level but hopefully you can see enough of the painting to get a feel for the location.
There is a comfort in painting a view that you have previously painted. It is never the same, yet familiar and takes you back in time to the original feelings of the place. This bridle path leads to the Pacific Ocean which is where I am headed in a couple of hours and so the subject seemed just perfect for today.
Oil on Canvas, 5" X 7"
Next week I'll be painting in Laguna Beach, a completely different sense of light and color from my usual high desert landscapes. "Path To Paradise" is a piece painted from sketches done on a trip to Kaui.
Oil on Canvas
I am in the creek again, looking east, the last of daylight hitting my right shoulder. When you are very quite for a while the small creatures that inhabit the brush start going about their business. Someday, I would like to paint the light penetrating a wild rabbits ear. They actually glow a beautiful peach color.
Today I was exploring new colors and toying again with looking out from under a tree into the daylight. Days of exploration are not always successful, and yet these days can be the most exciting. Discoveries, revelations abound and my brush grew!
Oil on Canvas Board, 6" X 8"
It happens in a few days, or so it seems, the fall colors are blazing in full glory. I am late for my show reception, please forgive and enjoy!
Oil on Canvas Board, 6" X 8"
Classic California view, gorgeous mountains bathing in the last of the light for the day and a path leading you home. To top it off, I had to pleasure of painting this moment of "Evening Light".
Oil on Canvas Board, 5" X 7"
