by Rich Brimer | Jan 6, 2014 | beauty, General, Painting, Plein Air |
I am not the first person to wander along the shoreline of the Monterey Peninsula and been consumed by the grandeur of natural beauty here. The Ohlone inhabited this land when the Spanish explorers first arrived. Fr. Junipero Serra made this his base once he...
by Rich Brimer | Jul 1, 2013 | beauty, Painting, Plein Air |
So I woke up today and looked out the window. I viewed the sun on Point Lobos, so I told Carol that I was going to head out for a couple of hours and hit the point to get some morning painting time in. Well, instead of sun, I had a glorious fog hug the side of the...
by Rich Brimer | Jun 24, 2013 | beauty, Painting |
This 14×20″ oil painting is called “The Door to China Cove.” In what appears to be a cave near the center of this painting, is actually a passageway to the other side of this rocky formation. There is a white sand beach that you can get to. The...
by Rich Brimer | Mar 16, 2011 | beauty, General, Painting |
So, I am working BIG. this is the progress on a painting I have waited for about six months to work out. It’s only the first of what will likely be more paintings inspired from the Redwoods. “Morning Woods” is 48″ tall by 38″ wide...
by Rich Brimer | Jan 17, 2011 | beauty, Painting, Plein Air |
The Gaviota Hot Springs was my destination. I have wanted to paint there for a long time. It was a beautiful day so I decided to go on a drive. I got to Gaviota Hot Springs at midday. It was a bit of a hike up a steep muddy trail and I was winded by the time I got to...
by Rich Brimer | Jan 1, 2011 | beauty |
(repost from ConejoArts.org) A couple of years ago, I read the story about the violin virtuoso Joshua Bell. He donned street clothes and a baseball cap and played his 3.5 million dollar Stradivarius for a while in a busy Washington DC Metro terminal. It was an...
