The light is changing rapidly these days as summer has turned to fall. Here’s another attempt to capture the light on the Torrey Pines, in Del Mar.
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Torrey Pines, La Jolla
Torrey pines by the ocean in La Jolla, California. For sale
Torrey Pines, San Diego
Trees sculpted by the wind in Del Mar, California.
Torrey Pines San Diego Painting
I wanted to paint this hillside because it reminded me of Monet’s series of paintings of the Customs House at Varengeville.
Monet worked in series, capturing the same thing in different light effects. Some of these paintings are here in the USA, and you can see them side by side. There are several of the Rouen Cathedral paintings at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, and several of the Haystack paintings at the Getty in LA.
But I think the Customs House paintings are scattered. We have one here in San Diego at the SMDA, and I just saw another at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. It was the one at the Legion of Honor- a riot of pinks during a blazing noon- that made me think about this place in Torrey Pines.
Torrey Pines, San Diego
Golden light in Torrey Pines, Del Mar, California.
What I love about these trees is the way, when they are planted in certain places the wind sculpts them into undulating, twisting goblin shapes. They remind me of trees in a Japanese garden.
Torrey Pines, Del Mar, San Diego
Afternoon at Torrey Pines, Del Mar.
Torrey Pines, Del Mar California
Golden light on the Torrey Pines.
La Jolla Cliff Path
Surfers, of course, sprint nimbly down the sheer cliffs. Personally, I use this twisting path- it leads from the Glider Port down to Black’s Beach.
Del Mar Beach Painting
Del Mar Beach Painting – for sale
A plein air piece from the bluffs overlooking Torrey Pines Beach.
(Spun the easel around for the photo, I was actually painting the opposite view.)
Blacks Beach Bluffs
Rolling surf seascape at Black’s Beach along the La Jolla, California coast. I love this beautiful area of the coast with its dramatic cliffs, wide beaches and hazy light; my knees love the stairs down to Blacks Beach somewhat less.
Torrey Pines Glider Port Painting
A painting of the Pacific off La Jolla, from the Torrey Pines Glider Port.