From the driver's seat

Just a quick sketch of a cool looking Mercedes bus thingy.

Color Notes

Done super quick because I spend more time wandering around looking than painting, as usual...

 

Among the eucalyptus above Lake Anza.  5X7 O/P

Last light at Wildcat Canyon. 6X8 O/P

For both of these I had just enough time to get the broad colors and values fixed before I lost the light. It seems lately, that once the sun  goes down it's just instantly dark, but, it's not long til the time change. Also, the countless miles of wandering can be a bit dis-spiriting at times, but it's allowed me to find some new spots, and see old ones in a new light. Can't wait to get back to these locations, I'm prepped with my new studies!

Pre-rain

The rains are coming now in full force, here are a few recents from brighter sunnier days.

End of the day glow in Tilden. 6x8 O/P

Arrival of fog at Inspiration Point. 5X7 O/P

Still here!

Just a post of a little painting from this past summer (sigh). I have been painting lately, but...

4th and Camilia in Berkeley, Ca. 6x8 O/P

More Gouache

I'm no photographer, but I do take loads of photos for reference, and of course they're overwhelmingly landscapes, but in this case the Masai are just such photogenic people I couldn't resist.

Masai Beads. Pencil and Gouache in my 3X5 Moleskine

This quick gouache study is from a set of photos snapped at a Masai women's craft market. I can see the allure for photographers, there were some real magic moments of interaction with these ladies. Some were camera shy, most very curious, and thanks to digital photography, they were able to see themselves instantly and candidly (I didn't see too many mirrors around the village) and I think they really got a kick out of it. I only wish I were a fast enough artist to be able to get on the spot portraits in paint. THAT would have been special!

Some Travel Sketches

...because I haven't been painting : ( But I have been traveling... Walking the Cotswold Way in October, then a Safari in Tanzania in February. On both trips I was moving too fast for a paint box, but I did have a sketchbook for some quick thumbnails. You take what you can get, right?

All done in a mini Moleskine in Watercolor and Gouache. Still experimenting with the stuff...

4 Sale

I just dropped these little guys off at the Studio Gallery for their annual "Tiny" show, which is billed as "small pieces for under $400". Check it out, there's some pretty amazing stuff going up on their walls (I got a sneek peek!).