LA Arboretum - Landscape Painting

Did this painting in Eric's last class at the LA Arboretum. I thought I had put more colors in the water - but somehow now that it's inside it looks a lot blander and not as water like. I am happy with the trees.

Village Green Paintings

These are 6" x 8" paintings I did around my condo complex "The Village Green." They all have limited palettes.

Topanga Canyon - Landscapes

Really struggle with this fallen dead tree at Topanga Canyon. Didn't know how to do it at all! Made me sad.I tried it again.

Here are some other sketches around the place

Village Green

This is a limited palette painting a did for homework in Eric Merrell's class in my condo complex. The colors I used are: Titanium White, Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Napthol Red and Ultramarine Blue.

Abalone Cove - Palos Verdes

Painted at Abalone Cove on Saturday with Eric's Class. These paintings aren't quite dry I think because now there is a little oil paint on my scanner.

This one is my second one.

This is my first. I thought I had pushed the color more on the trees but now looking at it I could have gone much farther. I looked at Nathan Fowkes' blog this morning and I realize I should be painting more forcefully with bigger brushes and more brush strokes. I will try to do better tomorrow.

San Gabriel Mission

It was raining a lot when I did this painting at the Mission. I was fighting with Eric about it. He wanted to make the building a lot greyer. I didn't like that. Now I realize maybe he was right.

Eaton Canyon

Eric M. held class at Eaton Canyon last Saturday. This is the painting I did. It's finally dry enough to scan.

Oil Sketches

This is a drawing I made in Ed Li's class this fall. I decided to go back to the same place and make a painting since I liked the composition.

this is a 5" x 7" oil sketch done around my Condo at Village Green. It was a 4 color limited palette. I might work on the bases of the trees a little more when I have time.

This is an oil sketch done last Saturday at King Gilette Ranch in Malibu.

This is another oil sketch in gray scale done at my condo complex, the Village Green.

Landscape Class

Lower Arroyo Seco - Pasadena

I went tomy first landscape class on Saturday. Here is my first painting. Hopefully I get better. I felt like I was all thumbs - but I enjoyed it.