10th Street, I think, in Del Mar. A fun place to paint with the trains going by on one side and the surfers climbing down the cliffs on the other.
10th Street, I think, in Del Mar. A fun place to paint with the trains going by on one side and the surfers climbing down the cliffs on the other.
I usually try to get my plein air pieces to a higher level of finish. This one didn’t quite get there.
I decided to post it anyway because I thought you might find it interesting to see work in such a raw state. So often, we are exposed only to polished work- which sets an impossibly high standard for students.
Even though this piece didn’t make it, it’s still handy for me to be able to pull these studies off the shelf and double check the light, the atmospheric conditions, the colors in the water and so on, how it made me feel. Also the things you notice while spending time in a place- trains going by, many surfers, the wind too strong for my umbrella- all the little details that might be important in a future piece, especially one conceptualized in the studio.
Blacks Beach, San Diego
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Cool and gray at Blacks’ Beach. Nice change of weather from the scorching heat. for sale
At Torrey Pines in Del Mar. for sale
Commission, headed out the door. Turns out 5 commissions at the same time is a little overcommitted, and everything is weeks or months late. I think this one is ready to go out the door though.
This turned out to be a very fun place to paint. The people on the trains waved as they rolled past, and there were an incredible number of pedestrians.
Painted on location on the cliffs. for sale
Painted on location in Del Mar. for sale
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Painted last year.
Plein air sketch of Del Mar from the bluffs. I painted it as a study for a commission, but I’m going with a different scene. for sale
One more from Torrey Pines. for sale
Gentle gray light in Del Mar, CA. for sale
Golden light in Torrey Pines, late afternoon.
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Black’s Beach in San Diego. buy now