Ocean Walk

6x12, Pastel

Walking on this stretch of Santa Barbara beach with the smell of the ocean in my face is pure paradise.

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Sand and Rock

8x6, pastel

I was drawn to the rock on this cliff as it turned into the shadow.  This is another view of the beach area of Santa Barbara.

Santa Barbara Coast

18x16, pastel

The California coast is just forever beautiful.  I grew up with the crowds of the Southern California beaches.  The summers are over run with visitors taking advantage of the warm sand and recreation.  Moving up the coast is a much different feeling.  There are so many beautiful beach spots.  It takes some hiking down, but it is worth it.  From the edge of the cliffs to the sand and the surf it is quiet and beautiful.  I love the peacefulness of it.  

I am presently in Big Sur and wow!, what a beautiful place.  Hoping to get some art work out of this picturesque place.  The hardest thing is where to start and how to edit such beauty.  So that will be coming soon.

Mission Living

8x6, oil, $90.00

Lovely home that sits across from the SantaBarbara Mission and the lovely rose garden.  It was a great day to paint outside and the only day that the sun came out before the day was half over.

Santa Barbara Beauty

8x6, oil, $90.00

Lovely day plein air painting in Santa Barbara.  This is an area very close to the Mission.  I painted in a  wonderful park where people and there dogs and children came and went.  There is a beautiful rose garden for everyone to enjoy and wander around the many different species.  Santa Barbara is a beautiful place to visit and I am grateful for the chance to paint here.

Blue Door

10x8, oil, $125.00

Great day out painting in Los Rios.  Plein air is such a great experience.  Love being out in the atmosphere and seeing the light.

Hot Pink

8x6, oil, $90.00

An afternoon with the model is always better than an afternoon with fruit.

Rosy

16x12, oil, $195.00

I picked this bundle of red roses up at the grocery store and stuck them in a vase to see and enjoy all last weekend.  I started painting them on Mother's Day.  It was a wonderful day. I was served a lovely dinner and fabulous dessert in the company of 2 out of 3 of my boys, my husband, my mother, my sister, brother in law and beautiful niece.  I got to paint and share the day with folks I love.  

Sand Play

8x16, oil

With summer around the corner, the beach is on my mind.  Those gentle days of playing in the sand and hearing the sound of the waves just relaxes every bone in my body.

Mixing

10x8, oil

Today was a model day, which I spent most of my time mixing colors.  Seeing changes in flesh tones can be a very difficult challenge.