Pink Sky Palm Trees – Landscape Painting

Palm Trees in Mission Valley, San Diego, California

Pink Sky Palm Trees – California Landscape Painting

Landscape painting of 3 palm trees in silhouette against a night sky turned glowing pink from the lights of the stadium reflecting against the marine layer rolling in off the Pacific. This painting is from memory, trying to capture the colors of the evening landscape driving down towards Qualcomm Stadium in Mission Valley, San Diego, California. When I got home, I did a study in pastels, and completed the oil painting the next day.

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Bougainvillea in Hillcrest- Urban Painting

San Diego Urban Landscape Painting

Bougainvillea in Hillcrest- Urban Landscape Painting

It is no secret that I am drawn to hot pink bougainvillea. I think it looks great and when I am able to afford my dream house I will plant it everywhere. So when I find a place with these flowers, I try to find a way to paint it.

The winter color of the early morning light has already changed from when I painted this a couple of weeks ago.

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Sailboats in San Diego Bay

San Diego California seascape painting

Sailboats in San Diego Bay- Original landscape painting

On a perfect sunny California afternoon we headed to Cabrillo on Point Loma. Maybe the afternoon was too perfect- we waited in line for 30 minutes to pay and drive into the park.

Point Loma curves around to make one side of San Diego Bay. On the other side is Coronado, which turns into the narrow Silver Strand and stretches down to the coast of Mexico in the back of the painting. Despite a hardcore cold ocean wind off the Pacific I got some sketching done. Such a beautiful spot.

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Dana Point Drawing

Landscape drawing, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, California

Drawing of Dana Point from the pier in San Clemente, California. We were trying to get to the outlet mall Saturday and my travel jinx* took over. Every time we tried to get to the 5 South we wound up on the 5 North. So we headed north along the California coast, aiming for San Juan Capistrano, but then we decided on beautiful San Clemente instead.

*This happens from time to time- though usually when I am driving- and I wind up going in huge circles before finally winding up somewhere I may not have intended to go, but where it turns out I am glad to be.