A Special Place

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This is a 18x18 oil on stretched canvas painted as a commission.  On my trip to Santa Barbara last month I  had the opportunity to see a part of the coast that I would never have known about without my friend Connie's help.  She recently moved to the Santa Barbara area.  Connie is a realtor and covers the Santa Barbara vicinity with properties in the Orange County area as well.  

Hope Ranch is one of the areas she is developing clientele.  This is an amazing area of country life with sprawling ranch homes on acres of land sitting beautifully on the bluffs over looking an amazing stretch of beach.  The area includes a fabulous golf course and country club.  As you drive through the rambling hills you can catch a glimpse of horse back riders on the trails throughout Hope Ranch.

This painting depicts the private pathway to the cabanas and beach.  It is a forested path that takes you to the edge of the Pacific Ocean.  

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 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.

Sand Diggers

12x24 oil, sold

Red House

6x6, pastel

Available through the Randy Higbee Gallery, Irvine, Ca.

6" Square Exhibit and Sale, April 16 to May 6

Another view of Crystal Cove and the Red house at the end.

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Weathered Charm

6x6, pastel

Available through the Randy Higbee Gallery, Irvine, Ca.

6" Square Exhibit and Sale, April 16 to May 6

Love going down to Crystal Cove.  Great place to paint and there is so much to paint and enjoy.

This is one of the old bungalows waiting refurbishing.  It is charming and right on the beach.  Someones dream vacation in weathered charm.

CHILLY WATERS

6x6, pastel

Last year on one of our trips up north we stayed in Carmel.  It was cold and misty.  The sky was clear and the water was very chilly.  It really did not matter to all of us visiting.  What a gorgeous place.

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The Cove 8x8 oil on canvas board

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Crystal Cove is a wonderful place to spend the day or rent a bungalow and stay a week.  It is the Southern California coastline of years gone by, beautifully preserved.  Click on California Beach Cottages and check it out.

Lots of info to edit.   Not an easy task.  I tried to remember shapes and not lose them to detail, which came and went along the way.

Trolling the Board Walk 8x8 oil

8x8, oil on canvas, $100.00+$12.00 S/H

Trolling the board walk on the Balboa Peninsula is a fun thing to do. There is lots to see, eat and enjoy. Our weather here is California has been pretty unpredictable this year, but today is warm and gorgeous. When a day like this comes along everyone is out and headed for the beach.

I painted this from a photo I took while riding my bike (tricky) with my husband and a group of friends. I wanted to keep it loose and painterly and convey the brightness of the light. The focus is on the main bike rider, with the other riders and the architecture being suggested. I enjoyed starting with such clearly organized abstract shapes. It made it very clear to paint the subject and deal with the values.
 

Sixty-First Street and A Lovely Afternoon 6x6 oil SOLD

In a brake from life and my " About the House" series, my husband and I stole an afternoon down at the beach. Bob loves to rollerblade and I love to paint and it is working out to be a nice combo. So I gathered up my little MacPherson plein air box from Artwork Essentials and a few brushes and paint and and and. This was a fraction of what I usually bring, which makes me wonder how much of that stuff I need. Anyway it was lovely and I painted this little scene and right in the middle they packed up and left. Light moving is one thing...subjects moving is another. So this is what I got. About that time Bob returned completely exercised out and it was time to read and take a nap. It got a little chilly and I had a hat with a sweatshirt and hood on to keep warm. Bob made the comment that I looked like the Unibomber...keep those compliments coming sweetheart. It really was a lovely afternoon.