Beach

A Drawing a Day

I’ve decided to do a drawing a day for my personal artistic growth. I’ll post my drawings on Instagram so come over and follow me there if you’d like. I’ll occasionally post them here too I’m sure. I love to draw going back to when I was little. This couple will go in the paintingContinue reading “A Drawing a Day”

Sketch

Boy, ocean, wave, rock arch, mountains way back there. I want to paint the rock arcing at Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz. I did this sketch today and will work off of it to do a painting of the scene. It was fun to do this sketch and take the boy from lookingContinue reading “Sketch”

Mendocino CA-work in progress

Here’s a small painting I started yesterday. 12×12.” When I started it I thought it would be pretty easy but so far it hasn’t been. Maybe because it’s such a simple composition that the color and strokes and everything needs to stand alone. I’ll keep at it. The figure came together easily, I still needContinue reading “Mendocino CA-work in progress”

Munchkin on the Beach: done

I finished this one today, for the most part. I might go back and do this or that but not much. It came together fast and is more colorful that just about anything I’ve done. I love color but am afraid of overdoing it. I like the way her swimsuit turned out, I love paintingContinue reading “Munchkin on the Beach: done”

Ruby and Atti progress

WIP Ruby and Atticus on the beach

I got a great start on painting Ruby and Atticus playing on the beach in Santa Cruz. I wasn’t sure about it when I started, but I really love it. Sorry cousin Heidi, you might have to paint your own! These are my cousins kids and she took this photograph on my orders sinceContinue reading “WIP Ruby and Atticus on the beach”

Ruby sketch

Here’s the sketch of my next painting. What I learned from this is that I need to take the time to find a better pencil to use. This is Ruby, my cousins daughter. She is a little munchkin and seriously the most lovable little girl you could imagine. She is tiny and spunky and alwaysContinue reading “Ruby sketch”

Yesterday I worked more on the couple sitting on a log. I worked out and cooled off the skin on both of them to separate them from the main figure which is the lanky preteen walking across the beach. You can see that I plugged in the little girl in the distance. I also workedContinue reading “Beach”

Santa Cruz

Natural Bridges Beach, Santa Cruz

I’m nearly done and feel like sharing. I like the way it’s coming along, the painting was experimental because I’ve never done a painting with so many figures within a landscape. What I learned from this one is that I want to paint a beach scene with about 50 figures. I want all the peopleContinue reading “Natural Bridges Beach, Santa Cruz”