Monday, April 12, 2021

Front Yard Fountain

 This watercolor was my version of our Saturday group leader's prompt to paint "motion".   I had cars in mind for my painting.  So I drove to a nearby freeway overpass to get a nice photo of moving cars.  But I was surprised to see this great bubbling fountain in a front yard where I parked.  My thought for "motion" changed from the "macro" cars to the "micro" water in the fountain.  I also got some landscaping ideas looking at this front yard.


5" x 7" Watercolor



Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Altadena Pen Sketch

 I realized I didn't post this pen sketch from quite awhile back.  It was one of our last paint-outs before having to stay at home.  We met in Altadena to paint at a stable we've enjoyed on several previous visits.  In 2015 we met at the stable for the first time, Altadena Ranch.  It was always a relaxing paint-out day.   But on this Saturday, they had something planned so we weren't allowed to paint there.  No problem.  The properties around the stable have a lot of possible views to try.  I walked around a bit to see some of the horses visible from the main road.  I settled on trying another colorful pen sketch where I had a bit of shade to sit in.  It's been fun trying dry media like pens for a change.


5' x 7" Pens