The Water's Fine

I enjoyed watching the children on the beach. The little girl was so timid about getting into the water, even though the boy was having a great time. I am enjoying painting on small canvases.

Alone Time

The painting was accepted into the Randy Higbee Gallery fall show in Costa Mesa, CA. The opening is Dec. 3. The paintings will hang until the end of December. They were only able to accept 50% of all the submissions, so I am pleased to be in the show. All of the paintings are 6x6 and are all framed in King of Frame frames. It makes for a good looking show. If you need some frames, they have a good selection of terrific, affordable frames.

La Jolla Cove

As I mentioned in my earlier post, I spent August in Carmel painting. However, after looking at all the paintings I did there, I felt each one needed a little "tweek". So this is a beach scene from La Jolla last summer. Even though the sky is a relatively small part of the painting, I wanted to make it interesting. I used a variation of color from left to right. I love doing these small outdoor scenes.

After a hard day of painting

After painting Chateau Julien Winery we had to sample the wares. It looks like we were really thirsty, doesn't it? These are some painting buddies who were able to join me in Carmel for a week.

Chateau Julien Winery

I spent the month of August in Carmel, California in order to do a lot of plein air painting. So you will see a lot of beach scenes and wineries on my blog. I was captivated by the light on the turret. I tried to emphasize how the shadow is harder closer to what is casting it and then gets softer as it goes away. Also, I wanted to show how all the green from the vineyard reflected into the shadow of the wall. I'm not sure this shows up enough, so I may concentrate on it more if I do a larger painting.

Santa Fe Arroyo

I was trying to get all the colors you see with the wonderful Santa Fe light.

Villa Escondido

This is a friend's house in Austin, Texas. However, it could just as easily be a villa in Italy or Spain. I love the red tile roofs and stuccoed walls.