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Carpinteria Beach Morning - 6x6

I love sunrise on the beach, everything is so calm, so peaceful.  There's usually only one or two other people out, and most of the sand has just been raked,  everything feels clean :) 

Oil on panel, 6x6 inches
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Salt Marsh Clouds - 18x24

• 386 • carpinteria salt marsh • daily painting • large oil painting

I painted this one a while ago, but I couldn't photograph it until now.  They were replacing our roof last week and dropping nails and stuff everywhere, I didn't want to risk taking it outside.  Thank goodness they're finally done! A week of pounding was not fun at all. 

Oil on canvas, 18x24 inches
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"Boys in a Pasture" after Winslow Homer - 5x5

• masters series. 385

I think this will be the last one in my little series, at least for now.  Time to get back to some real painting! I have so much to do!


Oil on panel, 5x5 inches
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My Studio: The Virtual Tour

• sharon schock • virtual studio tour

I didn't waste any space on this wall! There's a little more space now though, since some of those
sold this weekend. My large color chart helps me remember what I have in my paint drawer, which can get pretty cluttered. That drafting table has moved with me 3 times and somehow still stands :) 
I love the frames I found for my little 6x6 inch paintings, I think it really makes them pop.
This mirror...

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"The Lighthouse at Two Lights" after Edward Hopper - 6x6

• 384 • masters series

The studio tour was much busier than I expected it to be yesterday! I had lots of visitors and was so touched that people came to see my work. It was also the most I've ever had to talk about my own paintings...something I'm not very good at, it makes me feel like I'm being egotistical or something. I definitely need practice at it, so I guess this studio tour is good for me in lots of ways. And...

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