Perazzo Meadows

"Perazzo Meadows" pastel 16 x 24

I am so excited to be back to painting again!  This is my latest off the easel.  This was a place called Perazzo Meadows in the mountains northeast of Truckee, CA.  It was recently added to the Truckee Land Trust to be preserved as a riparian ecosystem.  They added a trail, which didn't go very far, but there were many wonderful views and we explored off trail as well.

Recent trip to the coast

I just got back from a week getaway with hubby to the coast - Newport Beach Coast, California.  Did some paintings:

Fall Beach Day 6x6 oil

Estuary Grasses 6x6 oil

Morning Reflections 6x6 oil

I had a lot of fun and the weather was gorgeous!

Painting at Lake Tahoe

9 x 12 pastel

Today my painting friend and I went over the hill to Sand Harbor to paint.  We got there early, but gradually, the families of vacationers came to enjoy this gorgeous park at the Lake.  Several kids of all ages came by on their way to climb on the boulders and hike on the point, and I got many compliments from these young folks.  One 8-year-old boy in particular won my heart - he said - "That is the best work I have ever seen in my whole life!"  Love it!

Another little girl about 3-yrs-old really wanted to paint with me and asked her mom if "we could share".

You never know if you might inspire a very young person and change their life....

A new watercolor painting in progress!

Yes, I still love watercolor!  That last exercise to loosen up got me going!  I am doing a full sheet landscape from a photo I took at Monterey, California.  I am working from top to bottom.  I used liquid mask for the clouds (removed now) and the ocean foam in the lower right corner (still on - it is orange colored mask).

The trees were fun to do.  Very loose, flicking movements with a pointed round brush.  The rocks I am doing with a flat brush.  I am just beginning to put in the orange and red colors of the iceplant flowing down the rocky coast.  When I am done with that color and it is dry, I will put in the greens of the iceplant.  I didn't want the green and red to mix and make muddy brown.

I still have more rocks to put in on the lower half of the painting.