So the theme of the week is San Onofre. Here Is a collection of what’s been happening so far for the Paint San Clemente event. I’ll tighten the bus painting soon.
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The other day my son and I changed the shocks on the bus. I drove to the coast for a test drive and a cigar. OMG… what a difference! She corners soooo much better. As I was passing the strawberry and cabbage fields in Camarillo I was thinking… It makes me happy to live 10 minutes away from the ocean I have a few trips planned this summer. The first is mid-June to camp out at San Onofre and paint in the “Paint San Clemente” festival for a week. Then the first week of July, to Huntington Lake in the High sierra’s. Camping on the lakeside with a friend and our three boys. He has a sail boat so we’ll do some sailing and fishing. Of course I’ll be painting too.  The Beach Hat, 12" x 12" Oil on Birch Board. $1200 A hot summer day under the pier in Huntington Beach, CA. I was trying to capture a photo of the beautiful shadows, when this young woman stepped right in front of me. A bit hurried, she grabbed her hat, and then dashed of to her destination. I shot the photo and said to myself, “I can’t wait to paint this scene.” So, here it is. It was hung tonight at the Galleria, in the Hillcrest Center for the Arts, in Thousand Oaks, CA for the exhibit “New Works, ACCV Board and Friends.” Some of the paint is still wet, so I guess it qualifies for “New Work.” It is joined by 5 other paintings of mine, plus works from a dozen others. Join us for a free Artists’ Reception Saturday, June 12th, from 4-6 pm. So, I have got the start on the first of five panels. I decided to do all seascapes. I will add the highlights and other details during the services. This is about as far as I will go as a head-start. It took about an hour.I am working in acrylic, which I really do not favor. It is much easier and fluid to paint in oil. I am using acrylic because it is much more friendly in a large fast-paced setting… but it has drying issues that I am not used to. It is like dry brushing sometimes if I am not careful. I add a lot of medium and use a lot of water, but it still gets sticky, or even dry pretty fast. Now I have four more to do in preparation of Wednesday….
Ah water! I love the sea. There is something superbly wonderful and beautiful about water. Not only is it relaxing and peaceful to be near, it also symbolizes the spirit moving in us and through us. My favorite place to paint is when I am standing at the edge of the ocean. It is a moving experience to gaze into the far horizon – beyond the waves – knowing that the love of God reaches far beyond that… and in the darkest hours, we can rest assured that there are harbors of safety to enter when we find ourselves on troubled water. I am glad to be near the ocean when I can. It is when we take our first steps into the ocean that we begin our move into deeper waters. Walking along that edge is a metaphor for that threshold-of our-outer-life that we experience with others, and the inner-spiritual-life — one that is harder to perceive, but has a depth and mystery and a reality that is pure and unavoidable none-the-less. Last weekend, while my wife, who does not swim in the ocean, watched from the distant shore as I swam free in the waves of San Onofre Beach… and in that freedom, I felt the love of God’s gentle hand lifting me. It is there that I love to paint.. and to be… and to heal. |
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