Author: Ed Terpening

Here’s a plein air sketch of Stow Lake (Golden Gate Park, San Francisco) from the Chinese Peace Pavilion.

It’s not every day that someone contacts me for permission to use my artwork for publications.  One of my paintings is on the cover of a brochure for a water

Thanks for your recent comments about my sketches.  Here’s a few more.  I’m also testing out various ways to include photo slide shows into my blog.  This is using Cinopa.

Davenport, CA (just north of Santa Cruz) has some really dramatic bluffs that make great subjects for a painting.  The light/shadow colors of the bluffs are interesting because they are

I had a nice long weekend with friends in Palm Springs and took a watercolor kit to a wonderful spot, Indian Canyons. It’s just so much easier to travel with,

Here’s another recent figure study. Again, I’m focusing on simply stating plains in the figure and pushing color (especially temperature) and texture. This isn’t nearly the texture I want, but

I’ve back to focus on the figure, a bit. I’m trying to state things simply, but push color and texture a bit. If you like it, share with your Facebook

Having finished my studio paintings for an upcoming show, I got to relax a bit this weekend and paint whatever I wanted!  I’ve really wanted to push paint texture, so