Blog — carpinteria bluffs oil painting

Carpinteria Bluffs VI - California Landscape Painting - 11x14

July 20, 2010 • 11x14 • beach • California • california coast • california landscape painting • carpinteria bluffs oil painting • daily painting for sale • orange • trees

I tried a little bit of a new technique for this one (I have big plans for very different paintings this week) I laid down a really dark base and then wiped out the lighter areas of my composition. I found this technique on this blog post, by an artist named Doug Braithwaite (the blog is written from the perspective of his wife, which I think is really great, sometimes I wish I never had to talk...

Carpinteria Bluffs V - California Daily Landscape Painting - 5x7

July 04, 2010 • 5x7 • blue • california daily painting • carpinteria bluffs oil painting • landscape oil painting • orange • sharon schock

Happy 4th everyone!

I couldn't get a very good shot of this one, it was raining outside so my options were kind of limited. In person I was really happy with it though :)

We're still in Eureka, it's kind of like another country here. We ran the 5K around the lake yesterday and instead of giving us bananas or oranges at the end, they gave us kuchen....I think that's how you spell it anyway...I don't...

Carpinteria Bluffs IV - California Daily Landscape Painting - 6x6

June 29, 2010 • california daily painting • carpinteria bluffs oil painting • carpinteria landscape • cliff • nature preserve • ocean • santa barbara • sunset

We leave for our 4th of July trip to South Dakota tomorrow, I'm excited because I've never been there, and hopefully I'll get some good reference shots for later paintings. I'm not sure what to expect, but I hear there will be buffaloes and pheasants, and possibly thunderstorms. If there's a thunderstorm I'll be a happy for the whole trip.

As for blogging, I've painted ahead so there will be new...

Carpinteria Bluffs III - California Landscape Painting - 12x12

June 27, 2010 • california landscape • carpinteria bluffs oil painting • daily oil painting • daily painting for sale

This has to be a super quick post today because the sun is out and Zach has stopped working for the moment! Time to go to the beach!

Oil on hardboard panel, 3/8" thick, 12x12 inches

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Carpinteria Bluffs II - Daily Landscape Painting - 6x6

June 24, 2010 • California • california coast • carpinteria • carpinteria bluffs oil painting • daily oil painting • for sale • golden • orange • trees

Another painting of the bluffs today. I decided that mountains aren't really my favorite thing to paint....but I love trees and and this scene has a big one :)

Oil on Ampersand Gessobord, 6x6 inches

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