Solitude

So the Huntington Beach Plein Air Festival is coming to an end this week and today I delivered the three paintings that I felt were my best efforts. The first two I have already posted, and below is my third effort that was entered into competition. Being nearly alone...

Huntington Beach Festival II

Back from another weekend. I did not get much painting done, but I had a wonderful time at the beach. It started out at San Onofre on Friday. I left work at 1pm to make my drive down to the camp site, and it ended up that I did not get there until nearly 6:00. I...

Il Paradiso II

I have added a glaze to the sky and painted a second layer over the landscape, wiping away some of the bits to let the underpainting show through.  Next, I will go back into the clouds to bring back some highlights and deepen the shadows. Getting close…

Il Paradiso I

So I am starting something new. I have been working on a landscape today in my studio from a photo I took in Italy last March of an area called Il Paradiso (Paradise). I have not done many studio landscapes, preferring to work outdoors (en plein air), but I have loved...