Because of the imminent storm which promises to drench us further, and because New Year is a day that most of us spend with family, we will be canceling this session. Enjoy the new year! May it bring you more time to paint, reflect, and share your work with others.
The East Bay Landscape Painters
Rumrill Road
Finally got myself sufficiently organized to share these recent paintings, mostly of the Rumrill Road and Market intersection. I've somehow grown attached to the place, have encountered many appreciative people and had some interesting chats. Color is what fascinates me at the moment, and especially the impact that different light has, so it's been really great to keep returning to the same place under different conditions, and to keep looking and noticing and looking some more. These are still in progress and quite close to finished paintings but I'm still learning when to stop, and when to go on. I really want to paint the area near the tracks and maybe a freight train if I can do it, and also to put more people in - maybe when the weather improves a bit there will be more people out and about.
Oil on canvas 16 x 24 inches
Oil on canvas 16 x 24 inches
San Pablo Bells
I have seen these bells for years. The homeless guys who were on the bench just off the picture to the left said that they now have a recording rather than real ringing bells. The fountain in front is not working either. If I had known what the fountain looked like while working, I would have been tempted to try to paint it there. I learned a few other things from them too.Larry Hatfield
10.5 x 14.5 Watercolor
Tacos, San Pablo
Only Larry and I made it out this day. It started raining about half way through so we needed to pack up early. I finished up with photo scrap. The taco truck is very beautiful well painted and well kept. The mural on the back of the truck with it's blues and greens was a wonderful foil for the orange truck.Marilyn Hill
Watercolor
15 X 11"
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Quarter Pounder, San Pablo
In this version of the same building, I decided to eliminate the building altogether except for the strip at the top, and just paint the signage. It's also a larger painting which made the rendering of the signs a litte easier. I've been experimenting with textures for some time and decided to have the sky speak to the sign by splattering the upper right corner. It does make the painting a bit more expressionistic and abstract. I like it a lot more.Marilyn Hill
Watercolor
22 X 15
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Giant Burger, San Pablo
It's been cold and rainy, and I usually photograph in the sun — so now a big pile of paintings. I couldn't wait to paint the big Giant Burger sign on Market and Rumrill. The sign seemed to lift out of the tree foliage although it had a post of its own. In this version I put a lot of foreground in the painting as a kind of lead up to the restaurant. Afterward I realized the sign would take on a bit more flight if I put more sky in, so in the next version that's what I did.Marilyn Hill
Watercolor
15 X 11
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Sopitos Restaurant
We were near Market on 23rd Ave. today. Marilyn and I saw this restaurant. She was close up and I was across the street. It was cold and foggy for about an hour or so, then the sun came out with blue sky. I had already done the sky, so I left it as a foggy day. Some of the buildings on 23rd are unusual in design and decoration. This one has a medallion and interesting tile work.
Larry Hatfield
10x14 Watercolor
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