Just finished my 1st painting in figure painting. I think the extra reading helped and I'm hoping the next painting I wont have to go over it so much. Maybe I will just have an abstact background too! Thinking about adding a pomegranate to make this a complete painting, I'll call it Persephone.

Peaceful Spot

This is a little spot up around the corner, along the Palos Verdes Coast. It seems so peaceful and I thought it would make a nice painting. I pushed the colors and changed it up just a bit. I think it would make a good larger painting. Maybe someday..............

Spotlight on Fruit

Thought I would try a different approach, the one where you put it down and leave it. I'm thinking it went ok and maybe I should try using more paint for extra texture. I always seem to blend but I guess thats my style.

Out My Window

This is a painting I just finished looking right out my window. A typical July day, cant decide weather it wants to be June gloom or sunny. This is later afternoon when the marine layer is comming in.

Bloomin' at Palos Verdes

Well I havent been out plein air painting in many, many months. I decided today would be a good day for that and since the flowers are blooming up the hill I thought they would make a good apinting. I got there the clouds had disapated and there was a wonderful blue sky to go with the trees and gold flowers. I start painting and got just about to where I had basically the skeleton of the painting....outlines and filled in a bit with the darks and!!!!!! Some stupid truck with a trailer and a backhoe pull up and blocked my view. The whole view...except the trees and sky. Since I had already started and I wasnt going to pack up I decided to try and work aroun it. Well here it is......

Peonies in a Blue Vase

Well I finally decided to try painting flowers again, especially when I saw these flowers at TJ's. I bought them knowing they would look especially good together but when I got them home the light pink ones fell apart. After taking them back and looking all over town for the light pink peonies I finally found them right down the street and was happy to get them home and start painting. Going thru the Life Drawing class I think it has really helped. Definitely needs more practice but I think its the best I've painted yet. I should'nt put this up yet since I need to finish two more flowers but I wanted to see what it looks like online.

Pastel Man

Another class project. This time we got to use pastels and I havent used them in years! It's fun to get back to trying them again. Better drawing skills certainly helps alot! This was a good class, I learned alot.