Tag Archives: mission bay
Ocean Beach, Mission Bay
Ocean Beach, San Diego Painting
San Diego Sailboat, Mission Bay
Mission Bay Haze
San Diego Sailboat
I painted this yesterday in Mission Bay.
Mission Bay San Diego Watercolor
Lately I’ve been noticing the signs of burnout with oil painting.
The best cure for burnout for me is two things: plein air watercolor, since it’s so fresh and relaxing; and a visit to the art museum. I’d like to go to LACMA, but it’ll probably be a couple of weeks before I make the drive to LaLaLand.
So today I hopped in the truck and felt the pull to Mission Bay. I’m always intrigued by the palms over the low flat roofs of the houses.
It turned out to be the perfect choice; there were people playing beach volleyball, sailboats and jet skis, kids laughing, and a cool breeze off the water. A great painting day.
Mission Beach, San Diego
The place where Mission Bay flows into the Pacific Ocean, in Mission Beach.
Mission Bay Painting San Diego
Ocean Beach Painting
This commission was based on an earlier plein air painting from the same spot- looking across the channel at Dog Beach from Mission Beach. I painted the plein air version on Dec 31, 2012 so it was officially my last painting of the year.
Ocean Beach Painting
This plein air painting is looking at Ocean Beach from across the channel in Mission Beach.
From 12/31- officially my last painting of 2012!
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“Places Here,” a show of my urban landscapes, will open January 18 at the Lyceum Gallery in downtown San Diego.
Palms on the Hill
I’d gone down there to paint the water, but I liked the way these palm trees stuck up over the curve of the grassy hill.