Springtime in Laguna Beach, with the bluffs dotted with wildflowers.
Tag Archives: ocean
Monarch Beach Painting, Dana Point California
Monarch Beach in Dana Point, California. I did a few open air paintings up and down the coast that day, and this studio painting is based on one of those.
Santa Barbara Beach Sunrise
Sunrise on Leadbetter beach in beautiful Santa Barbara, California.
Carpinteria Beach Painting
High tide just after dawn on the beach in Carpinteria, California. I almost avoided getting my shoes wet.
Crystal Cove Painting
Just got back from 2 days painting in Laguna Beach. This one’s from Crystal Cove.
Santa Barbara Beach Painting
I love East Beach.
Mission Beach, San Diego
The place where Mission Bay flows into the Pacific Ocean, in Mission Beach.
Santa Barbara Beach Sailboat- En Plein Air
Painted “en plein air” or outside on the beach in Santa Barbara, California. I love this beach with its sailboats moored just offshore.
Crystal Cove Laguna Beach
This day in Laguna Beach had incredible light and atmosphere- clear glassy water and a dramatic dark blue cloudy sky.
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.
Rocks at Ocean Beach, San Diego
Santa Barbara Beach Sunset
Mellow sunset light at East Beach in Santa Barbara.
Laguna Beach Painting
This is Crystal Cove in Laguna Beach. Such an atmospheric day- dramatic clouds, glassy water, the whole 9 yards. It looked like a painting. 😉
Sunset at the Crystal Pier, San Diego
Sunset at the Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach, San Diego. There’s a hotel with cottages on the pier- you can sleep right over the surf.
Santa Barbara Beach Sailboats Painting
A plein air painting standing on the beach in Santa Barbara.
This was my last painting of the morning- and probably begun around 10:30 AM, before dashing off to a birthday celebration! May have been earlier though; I was out there at sunrise.