How fortunate we are to have such a wonderful group of artist friends to play with!:-) Here are a few photos from our recent art retreat: Evening Art School ~ What Fun!
Category: Plein Air
Villa Angelica 2012
For the eleven of us who shared the villa, it was another stay close to heaven. Fine weather and beauty everywhere. Great to learn so much from one another. Here are a few photos.
Good to See You!
Cypress Point It was good to see all of you on Wednesday at Point Lobos. I had a nice day and managed two 9×12 paintings. Also, took some great photos for studio painting. Next year, if all goes well, I’ll plan to come down for a couple of days. Whaler’s Cove
Apple Blossoms
Coraly, Karin, and I had a sunny day of painting on Monastery Rd. in Pleasant Valley. Challenging subject.
Road Warriors to Sacramento in the Name of Art
Eunice, Sydney and Suzanne departed from Scotts Valley last week for a day outing to the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. Eager to view the Edgar Payne exhibit there (58 of his paintings) they expected a drive of just over 2 hours. As sometimes happens in life, things did not turn out quite as expected. … Continue reading Road Warriors to Sacramento in the Name of Art
Painting in Hawaii
I have my page completed for my website – Plein Air Painting in Hawaii – to see the paintings and read the stories, here is the link: http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-hawaii.html
Traveling and Plein Air Painting in Wyoming
I finally have my travelog done from a trip we took a couple of years ago – – here is the link to read all about it and see the paintings: http://www.pleinairmuse.com/plein-air-painting-wyoming.html I think I’m at 14 States so far – Hawaii is coming up next:) It’s a tough job but I’m happy to do… Continue reading Traveling and Plein Air Painting in Wyoming
Dolphin and Plein Air Painters – West Cliff Dr.
Three of us were out painting at 10am today on West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz – a day of rapidly changing skies, fog and shimmering sunlight on Monterey Bay. While setting up our gear we stopped to watch a group of large dolphin just off shore – their large dorsal fins showed up really… Continue reading Dolphin and Plein Air Painters – West Cliff Dr.
Pinto Lake Valentine
After the great blog demo by Lorraine and Sue, the cold weather and Valentines Day activities deterred most of us from painting. Having brought all my plein air gear, I figured if anything caught my eye on the way home, I might just break out the ole easel… Sure enough, flowering trees kept calling my name,… Continue reading Pinto Lake Valentine
Elkhorn Wednesday
Lovely day. Some fine paintings coming together, as you can see from Eunice’s painting. left to right – Suzanne Elliott, Lorraine Catania, our new member Helene Woolsey, Skip Andreae and Eunice Van der Linden. Let’s not forget the photographer, our new President, Jean Thomas – We Love Elkhorn Slough!