Our old spot in Tormey, with Karen

The summer dryness, with wind, a forgotten California. 30" x 40." Finally got around to photographing it. If you look in the other direction, behind me as I paint, you see the white petroleum storage cylinders on the ridge, and the little houses of the town.

A favorite spot, the end of Schmidt Lane in El Cerrito. Desination, oil on canvas, 30" x 40."
I've done several here. Love the blue rocks on the cliff. I think there are plenty more to do here.

Meekers Slough

We had 10 painters come to the session at Meekers Slough last week.  It was a beautiful day there and this week we will go again. I hope some of you will send jpegs of your work to me and I will post them for you.  We need to set up a time to show you how to do it yourself. Let me know if you are interested.   Karen

Painters at Meekers Slough   acrylic on canvas  20 by 24

Warm Day

Gold Hills   acrlyic on canvas 16 by 20

It was very warm  and bright at Cummings Skyway  when this was painted and my umbrella came in very handy. Karen

A Good Painting Spot

Cumming Skyway     watercolor   9 by 12

Sharon Hind- Smith sent this painting she did of Cummings Skyway.

 We have been going to this spot on and off all year.  For me it is a really good spot.  Althoough it is not the most beautiful spot we have been too it has the rolling hills and the scrubby little trees that I often associate with the California landscape and some very wonderful California landscape paintings. The light is always revealing something different and the colors change with the season. Because there is nothing dramatic or remarkable I have to really work to develop a composition that is effective and that makes me look harder.   There is also access right near the road and it is private so we work undisturbed.  Karen

Summer Day at Lake Temescal

 

Karen Painting   photo by Jean Womack

Jean Womack sent these photos she took on our recent trip to the lake.  She put them through a software program called sketchers to give them a watercolor feel.  I thought they captured the nice day we had there.    Karen

Duck Family                       photo by Jean Womack

Lake Temescal

Summer Day, Lake Temescal    acrylic on canvas 16 x 20

This was my first vistit to this lake. We set up on a boat dock across from the beach in the full sun. There were people on the beach and I played with the shapes and movement. Most of it I had to make up because I could see this scene from where our easels were. ( Even though someone said I must have very good eyes to see that far)  Guess I could have done this in the studio but it is so nice to be painting outside.