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Bluffs at Sunset - Landscape Oil Painting - 5x7

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It seems like it's been raining forever! But I have big warm kitty in my lap, so everything is as it should be :)


Oil on canvas panel, 5x7 inches
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Weekend Sketches and Palette Photos

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Here are some of the sketches I did on our San Diego getaway weekend. I forgot how much I enjoyed sketching. I'm way out of practice!

Lifeguard tower

La Jolla Coastline

View from our downtown hotel

Some of you have asked what my normal palette consists of, well here are my usual colors. I don't always use every one of these, and sometimes I add others, like Cerulean blue or Viridian. I prefer Winsor...

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Santa Barbara Harbor Series, III - 6x6

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I really liking how these are turning out. I wish I could hang them in my downstairs bathroom, it really needs some blue in there.

Oil on panel, 6x6 inches
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Here's the set so far :)


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Santa Barbara Harbor Series, II - 6x6

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The second in the series. I wanted to go out today and try my new plein air easel, but the fog is so thick I can't even see down the street, maybe it will be better this afternoon.

Oil on panel, 6x6 inches
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Santa Barbara Harbor Series, I - 6x6

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I had so much fun painting this little scene that I've decided to do a whole series from the Santa Barbara Harbor.

Oil on panel, 6x6 inches
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