We started the day reviewing a slide show that Gay had prepared, including works by her teacher Serge Bongard. I completed two in-class studios and one quick painting after class.
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Did this quick study yesterday while the guys went for a hike. Still working on those greens! This is a lousy photo, I’ll update with a new one when I
The other day I wrote about painting with the “brush in front” technqiue. I use this to get accurate color/value. The paitning is now dry, so I was able to
Got two studies done today, here was my setup. I don’t have great photos of the two, so will post later. Today I really focused on color and value using
Painted a couple of studies today. I started the morning searching for a combination of ice plant, sand and certain blue-green bushes I saw on the way here. Didn’t find
Great painting day today in Pacific Grove. The light was perfect, very little atmosphere/humidity made for clear color. Of course on days like today, you need to invent distance (ariel
Here’s my second painting from yesterday, from Pescadero Point on the 17-Mile Drive in Carmel. The photograph is a bit washed-out compared to the original. I wish I lived close
I paid my dues yesterday with mixed weather–today was fantastic! I completed two paintings and met several other local artists, including renowned portrait artist Bart Lindstrom, a really nice guy.
I guess I’m an optimist, because once again I believed the weather man when “clear skys” was forecast for Carmel. It ended up being mostly cloudy, but I did find
This was painted the same day as my last post. This was a really inspirational spot. I don’t know what they were exactly, but these red/orange winter bushes were on