'reclining'

5 hr alla prima from yesterday, 16"x20",  oil on canvas

but i can't figure out which one i like best;

drawing practice

So.  I felt as if my drawings were suffering due to my lack of understanding.   As a result before i dove into a day filled with numbers i practiced by picking up Richard Schmids 'Landscapes' book and doing some quick sketch copies of  the drawings he had shared.  I love his artwork so it was absolute fun doing these.  Here are two pages, there are two more.

the quick reworking

of girl with a hat
before;

 after;

The impossible violet

This is from yesterdays 5hr alla prima session.  16"x20", oil on canvas.   Learnin learnin. 

she's french

36"x12"
5 hr painting done while listening to french music. Pretty cool...
and i simplified her right knee area since this was taken.

san antonio mission retreat and paintings

j.j., 20"x16", oil on canvas

 julie, 20"x16", oil on canvas

San Antonio Mission, 10"x10", oil on panel

 Walters' Home, 5"x7", oil on panel

Roses, 7"x11", oil on panel

piece begun today, 30"x15", oil on canvas

This past weekend California Art Club provided the opportunity to visit the San Antonio Mission de Padua to paint with a fellow 50 other painters.  Needless to say it was a remarkable experience as we all gathered up in a remote location to paint and enjoy each others company.  Some paintings are from the retreat and the Walters' beautiful home who invited the painters to their splendid home.  The portraits i painted monday and the back study i began today, the last painting to the 'black and white' series currently hanging at Studio Arts.

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The following image has been provided by California Art Club.