A Sunny Day By The Bay

Saturday was the So Cal PAPA Back Bay Art Show in Newport Beach.  It was really wonderful to get down there and see the great work.  This painting was done from a photo I took that day as my husband and I walked down to the Muth Center where the artists were exhibiting. 

10x20 oil

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Fallen Tree

Went out last week to Irvine Park to brush up on plein air painting.  In June I am going out plein air painting with Kim VanDerHoek's class.   It is always an adjustment to get set up and ready to paint.  Once ready I did enjoy just being in the quiet and painting.  I felt a little out of it in my approach.  I had too much paint on the surface and a whole lot of slip and slide going on.  I enjoyed being out with my friend Judy.  We both got in the zone and barely spoke a word.  It is very zen!  In the end I was unhappy with what I had done, even though I enjoyed every minute of being there.  Funny how that works.  I took it home and did not look at it again for several days.  In the mean time I did another plein air painting and then went back to look at the first one.  I decided it was a fine attempt and being critical at this point is useless.  Painting is an action.  It is always in movement; a continuing process to observe.  So it is my job to keep it in motion and observe the comings and goings of it's nature order.  

"BEACH ROAD STROLL" 20x10 oil on canvas board

Summer is coming.  Schools are almost out.  The sun seems to be breaking through the June gloom.  I love the anticipation of summer.  It just says get out of the house and go enjoy the scenery.

I am really enjoying this format for composing my paintings.  I am having fun suggesting figures and form.  This painting left me feeling pretty good.

$220+$15.00 S/H