Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Friday, September 29, 2017
"Rolling Fog" Golden Gate SF
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| "Rolling Fog" Golden Gate SF oil, 8x10" Sold |
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| Underpainting block in |
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| Sketch |
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I start with sketching in the composition, always checking balance and placement
of each shape. Next, I start blocking in with a thin wash of either color or
burnt sienna. I then start adding paint, concentrating on values and shapes.
To finish, my goal is to give it strength, stronger color in areas where needed, making
sure my values are where they belong. Light to strong darks on the value scale.
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
"Presidio SF Military Base"
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| "Presidiio SF Military Base" oil, 8x10" |
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Our travels to California, we drove through the Presidio in
San Francisco. This Military base which has been closed for
quite awhile now has become a national park.
The history of Presidio is very interesting, here is some information on
it taken from Wikileaks.
It had been a fortified location since September 17, 1776, when New Spain established it to gain a foothold in Alta California and the San Francisco Bay. It passed to Mexico, which in turn passed it to the United States in 1848.[6] As part of a 1989 military reduction program under the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process, Congress voted to end the Presidio's status as an active military installation of the U.S. Army. On October 1, 1994, it was transferred to the National Park Service, ending 219 years of military use and beginning its next phase of mixed commercial and public use.[7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidio_of_San_Francisco
Our travels to California, we drove through the Presidio in
San Francisco. This Military base which has been closed for
quite awhile now has become a national park.
The history of Presidio is very interesting, here is some information on
it taken from Wikileaks.
It had been a fortified location since September 17, 1776, when New Spain established it to gain a foothold in Alta California and the San Francisco Bay. It passed to Mexico, which in turn passed it to the United States in 1848.[6] As part of a 1989 military reduction program under the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process, Congress voted to end the Presidio's status as an active military installation of the U.S. Army. On October 1, 1994, it was transferred to the National Park Service, ending 219 years of military use and beginning its next phase of mixed commercial and public use.[7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidio_of_San_Francisco
Thursday, September 21, 2017
"Sonoma Vineyards"
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| "Sonoma Vineyards" oil, 8x10" Sold |
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This is a place that we would drive by quite often when spending
time with my family at the Russian River in California.
Years ago my grandfather built a cabin for all to enjoy, a lot of
good memories there growing up. There are eight of us and the
cabin wasn't that big, but we all got along just fine (sometimes).
Once a year the family, not all but some still spend time there, my
mom for sure, every year.
This is one of the times that we spent time there and spotted this
vineyard against the red building. I thought this would make a wonderful
painting. Loved the red amongst all the green.
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Oregon Fog
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| "Oregon Fog" oil, 8x10" |
On our travels to California we went through Oregon and
this beautiful fog bank was rolling across the mountains to where
they were hardly visible.
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
"Sunflower Aglow"
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| "Sunflower Aglow" oil, 8x8" |
This Sunflower was my on my kitchen island, above it is
a skylight that beamed down beautiful light and kept some of
it in shadow. On the island the light hit just this one
small spot.
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
"Basking Geraniums"
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| "Basking Geraniums" oil, 8x10" Sold |
Took my little grandson to the San Francisco Zoo and spotted this wonderful
scene. It was supposed to be a cold overcast day but turned out to be a nice clear and hot
day. He had so much fun!
scene. It was supposed to be a cold overcast day but turned out to be a nice clear and hot
day. He had so much fun!
Thursday, August 17, 2017
"Flower Cart""
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| "Flower Cart" oil, 8x10" Sold |
It was a really hot day when I went to visit my mom, as we sat on
the patio chatting I noticed her beautiful old flower cart, the light was intense and
the shadows were so strong. "Mom, I said, "what a really neat painting that would
make". I didn't have my paints with me, they were at home two states
away. So I took some pictures of it. Not sure how old this cart is,
it looks pretty aged but that is what makes it so special.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
"Sunny Sunflowers"
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| "Sunny Sunflowers" oil, 8x10" |
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I painted these sunflowers from life and they were a treat to
paint. The glowing yellow of these flowers are so intense
and so beautiful. The oranges that you find in shadow
harmonize with the yellow. No wonder so many artist love
to paint sunflowers.
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
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