Lines

Not my best day painting, but very enjoyable none-the-less. Fun to have both Lisa and Jan painting. Charlow genes will out!

Meantime, you wouldn't know it by what I produced today. First is a 9x12 pastel, which would be OK if I hadn't screwed up the perspective lines so badly. Drawing was perfect, but soft pastels altered it, and I had to use Photoshop distortion to get this photo near correct. Made it look even worse! So over all, looks colorful but like crap!

Second was quick watercolor study of some trees in dappled light. 5x8 on paper. Came out OK.

La Rusticana d'Orsa Reprise

Back for a reprise of last year's fabulous painting workshop with Fr. Bruno Segatta in the hills above Los Gatos at the private La Rusticana d'Orsa winery. 3 great days with good friends, terrific gourmet lunches under the trees. Just good fun!

Wish I could say that these were my best paintings, which they aren't, but some are reasonably good.

Water lillies, acrylic on 18x20" canvas.

David painting, watercolor & ink on 7x10" Arches paper.

Tuscan style landscape, 20x10" acrylic on masonite.

Big urn in afternoon sun, 9x12" soft pastel on Pastelmat.

Garden gate in morning sun, acrylic on 18x24" canvas.

De Nile is a River in Africa

Finally made it out to the Niles District of Fremont today with the painting group. Fabulous day and what a lovely funky little town!

Not my best work lately, but passable. 12x9" soft pastel on Pastelmat, Niles Railroad Depot:

And had time for one quick ink sketch on paper, 9x6", same subject from different side.