Painting at Lake Anza

Lake Anza #2   acrylic on 22 by 28

I almost cancelled todays session because of the heavy fog but decided to go after all. It was foggy all the way to the park but once inside the fog was gone and there was even sun.  The lake was glistening.  I did this painting last week  at the lake and have been working on it in the studio.   Karen

Sunday, November 27

We will meet on Sunday at Adams Park in downtown Oakland, by Lake Merrit. We will not meet on Saturday, November 27. Please see the mailing list message for an explanation. There are no bathrooms and there is no water available. We will meet at Adams Park and walk towards the lake together. Here is a map:
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Monday Nov 28

We will return to Lake Anza in Tilden Park.   On our trip there this week we all were impressed with how romantic it looked with the painters all around the lake.  It was a very quiet day without the  barking dogs of the previous week and few walkers.  Carol Sutton took these beautiful pictures.

Fall Day at Meeker Slough

Meeker Slough #2  watercolor

Sharon Hind-Smith did this one on our second visit to Meeker Slough this fall. It was a beautiful crisp day, warm in the sun.

Monday, November 21

We return to Lake Anza. The only change to the directions is that the parking lot closest to the lake is closed and we had to park in the lower lot. There is a set of stairs up to the other lot and then a paved flat path to the lake. There is also a short cut from the parking lot to the paved path to the lake

It is  hard to give really good directions because there are many entrances to Tilden park. I usually go in at Spruce street.  So I am giving you the Google map link to get directions to  Lake Anza   Just type in Lake Anza, Tilden Park and then you can get directions from you house.  Once you are in the park there are a lot of signs that will help you find the lake.



You can also get a map from Google to Tilden Regional Park.

Godzilla Shows Up In EL Sobrante

Godzilla Shows Up In El Sobrante, Acrylic on Canvas, 20 x 24"

As a child I watched the Japanese series Ultraman on TV. There was no Godzilla in it, but there was a character, Dada, which struck fear in my six year old self. I decided I would include one of these characters in a painting after watching another painter, Julie, do something similar during a figure painting session. While researching these characters, I saw a picture of the old Godzilla and thought he would be perfect for this El Sobrante landscape, painted with our landscape group while on the hill at the end of Hidden Springs Court. After a few studies, I ended up placing him behind the hill that shows some of the homes on Painted Pony Rd.  

Monday, November 14

We will take the Lake Anza challenge again.  I say that because it is wonderful to paint at the lake but it is difficult painting, at least for me ,with all the shades of green and the reflection of the trees in the water.

It is also hard to give really good directions because there are many entrances to Tilden park. I usually go in at Spruce street.  So I am giving you the Google map link to get directions to  Lake Anza   Just type in Lake Anza, Tilden Park and then you can get directions from you house.  Once you are in the park there are a lot of signs that will help you find the lake.



You can also get a map from Google to Tilden Regional Park.