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Blue and White Stripes - 6x12

July 14, 2011 • beach • california ocean • carpinteria • figures • sand • sharon schock • sharon shock • striped umbrella • umbrella

My husband saved me from an umbrella just like this one at the beach last weekend. It had gotten a little windy and someone's umbrella had sprung loose, but for some reason the pointy end (not the umbrella part) was headed full speed at the back of my neck. Luckily my husband is part jedi and caught it just inches before it hit me. Thanks love :)

Oil on 2" cradled panel, 6x12 inches

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Sly's Valet - 6x6

July 13, 2011 • california daily painting • carpinteria • cityscene • figurative • restaurant • sharon schock

I think this is the only restaurant in Carp with valet parking...and it seems a bit unnecessary :)

Oil on panel, 6x6 inches

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Sidewalk and Shadows - 9x12

July 12, 2011 • 10x10 oil painting • 436 • carpinteria • oil painting • peach building • sharon schock

I painted this just for that bright bit of sunlight that's happening on the grass and sidewalk. That yellowish green color is always my favorite.

Oil on panel, 9x12 inches

Available at the Palm Loft Gallery, August 2011

Beach Chat - 6x6

July 11, 2011 • beach • california palm trees • carpinteria • figures • hat • summer beach day • women

I had the best weekend! I love summer by the beach! My sister came down to visit and brought her raft/boat? I'm not sure what you call it, but she made me paddle out much farther than I expected. Seals grunted at us, and we learned that creepy salamander like things live all over the kelp. I got to play beach volleyball on Sunday, something I haven't gotten to do in years, SO much fun!

And of...

Attic Window - 5x7

July 08, 2011 • auction • carpinteria • edward hopper • victorian style house • yellow house

I felt a little Hopper-esque with my composition of this piece. I sketched out several ways I could paint this house but I kept coming back to this one.

Oil on panel, 5x7 inches

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The reception at Gallery 113 last night was wonderful! I think it was my favorite so far, even though the heat upstairs was almost unbearable. I had lots of visitors who had seen my work in the News Press. One old...