Robot Still Life Painting
My friend Julia sent me this robot.
Robot painting is for sale.
Robot Painting
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Concha Still Life
Concha Still Life Painting
Pan dulce from our local Sprouts. The first time I tried to paint a concha, it went badly wrong and just looked like a blob. Pastries aren’t as forgiving of mistakes as, say, a piece of fruit.
I propped it up in the back so you can’t see the bite I took out of it.
Garden With Morning Glory Flowers
Garden With Morning Glory Flowers
I love this peaceful backyard, with its overhanging mimosa and magnolia trees, velvety lawn, and the cheerful morning glory overhanging the fence. They have bougainvillea too.
I Really Like Your Peaches
Peach Still Life Painting
Two peaches on the shelf, with a drawing taped to the wall behind. I like organic still life compositions, where the painting just grows out of whatever objects happen to be on the table.
I’ve got away from that idea recently, but I’d like to go back to it.
Update: You know what, I think these were actually nectarines. They weren’t fuzzy, they were slightly shiny, and they were more orange in color. They sold them as peaches though.
Peach Painting is for sale.
Ikea Chair in an Alley
Evening Light in San Diego
In this painting, I was trying to capture the way the light streams across a landscape in the evening, creating long shadows against a bright sky.
San Diego Paintings in my Etsy shop.
Peaches Still Life Painting
Painting these peaches was a race against time and breakfast.
Peaches Still Life Painting is for sale.
U Heights Hill- Painting of San Diego
I’ve been making some changes to my process lately. One thing I’ve been trying, and I’m not sure if I think it’s successful, is drawing lines freehand instead of using a ruler. On the one hand, I like the sketchy quality that emerges. On the other, I like things to be crisp.
Balboa Park Painting
I’ve been intrigued lately by the idea of doing tourist paintings. I’m more drawn to the opposite of landmarks- random, run-down places, or just an everyday street- but I like the idea of painting landmarks as well.
Canaletto’s career was based on them; Renoir painted his own versions of Canaletto’s Venetian cityscapes. And of course we have the rich legacy of Paris Impressionist street scenes. Monet, to me, was the star of that genre, but there were quite a few Impressionist masters. I’ll see where this idea takes me.
Also featured here: Gamblin Portland Grey! I’m always on the lookout for better ways to paint our cool, overcast mornings.
Balboa Park Painting is for sale.
An Inconvenient House Without Parking
The house behind this fence, beautifully bursting with bougainvillea, is for sale. It’s an old Craftsman with intact original windows- and no parking! For me, lack of parking is not a deal breaker (I travel by hot air balloon).
Train Tracks & Palm Trees in Santa Barbara
An industrial building by the train tracks in Santa Barbara, California. I was intrigued by the way the evening light streamed across the landscape, making a pattern in the shadows. I had to get a sketch in so I could paint this scene when we got home.
I’m very attracted to the boxy shapes of old Modern buildings. An oxymoron I guess, but the industrial buildings in particular from the early 20th century had graceful proportions and simple silhouettes. We are seeing a revival & a reinterpretation of this style of architecture in San Diego right now, especially in apartment buildings, and I think it looks great. The theory, I think, is that form = function.
I especially like these buildings when they are situated along railroads.
San Diego Seascape Painting
A steep path above the gently rolling surf in the ecological preserve on Point Loma in San Diego. This beautiful place is full of native San Diego species of plants and animals.
We’ve had a heat wave in San Diego this week and I’m itching to head back to the beach today. If traffic permits, of course…
Eucalyptus Trees in Balboa Park
Painting of San Diego Victorian House
This Victorian is across the street from where my drawing group meets. Before it was restored, it was a wreck, but it is beautiful now.
Like so many things, it just needed a little work.
Painting of San Diego Victorian House is for sale at my Etsy shop
Houses in Hillcrest- San Diego Paintings
Mission revival houses up on a hill- they have great views over North Park.