California Landscape Paintings, Photography and Life Adventures
Happy NewYear ! I have a great way to start the New Year. I have accepted a challenge from fellow Plein Air artist Mark Monsarrat to paint 5 paintings in 5 days and post them on Facebook each day. I will start on Jan 12, to celebrate my wife’s birthday. Also, here are 4 recent …
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Happy Holidays to everyone! Here are a few new paintings, and I hope to do a few more posts before the year is out. I am now a member of 3 Art organizations: Los Gatos Art Association, Triton Museum, and North Tahoe Arts. As we approach the end of the year I feel I am …
I am posting 3 new plein air paintings on the Plein Air Outdoor page, please take a look. Did some hiking and had fun painting at Torrey Pines State Beach in La Jolla . Also a view from my old De Anza track team stomping grounds in the Cupertino Foothills (see below) , and then …
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9/10 I am posting the photos of the week long North Tahoe Plein Air competition that I participated in on the PleinAir page. The weather was great and I had a rewarding time meeting potential Customers, Gallery owners and fellow PleinAir artists. I sold 1 painting and had very many favorable comments and compliments. …
Here are a few Plein Air oil paintings completed recently in San Diego. They are quick 2 hour sketches aimed at capturing the colors, moods, and energy for that day and time. I’ve always enjoyed painting outside with all the challenges of changing weather, movements of boats and waves, ever moving shadows, etc. Each of …
Yes I am still having fun Painting, outdoor Plein Air and studio, in both oils and watercolors. Since last years post, I am busy managing a Semiconductor group, and we have had several wonderful Weddings in the family and another big one coming up in a few weeks. Exciting. Here are just a …
Painting watercolors outdoors en Plein Air can be very difficult and challenging . Variations in temperature and humidity often cause unpredictable drying times for the watercolorist. Therefore the artist must learn to adjust and recognize the influence of the conditions on the painting process. Better to begin and learn in the studio, before venturing forth into the …
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Bridal Veil Falls , Yosemite PleinAir oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in. This was painted in about 3 hrs from the meadow below, then finished in the studio. The canvas was previously toned with an Indian Yellow thinned with Mineral spirits. This serves as an underpainting that shines through …