Santa Barbara trip

 Up from the Beach

5x7

watercolor and pencil on paper

 Hazy Afternoon

5x7

watercolor and pencil on paper

 Looking to the Hills

5x7

watercolor and pencil on paper

 Onion on Lynn's Table

5x7

Caran D'Ache on paper

:) sign at the head of the beach at UCSB

I recently had the pleasure of spending a week in Santa Barbara visiting with my daughter, her husband and their dog.  Of course spending time at the beach was a priority and I had to capture a few of the scenes in watercolor, which is my first love.  Also I've been using Caran D'Ache crayons which are water soluble and can be used back and forth drawing and painting.  They're lots of fun and both those, a small set of watercolors and pad of paper are perfect companions on a trip,  particularly when you get abandoned by your offspring who has to work but you get to play!   First of course, you need to get past the warning sign at the beach!
Meanwhile I'm getting ready for a group show at the Old Schwamb Mill in Arlington which goes up June 30 and will go through the summer.  Opening reception is July 13 6-8pm and closing is September 8.  Their summer hours are Tues and Sat afternoons.  I'll be putting in my paintings from my week with MassArt and some prints from my class with Adria Arch.

monoprints and a still life

 Still Life on Table

oil on paper

11x14

 Seascape I

oil on paper-monoprint

8.5x11

 Seascape II 

oil on paper-monoprint

8.5x11

Seascape III

oil on paper-monoprint

8.5x11

I've been doing my homework assignment of 20 gelatin prints where I paint a landscape on the plate then print.  I've gotten a little obsessed with one seascape from Eastport and have made 8 prints.  Here are the three most successful.  The other painting is oil on 300 lb watercolor paper.  I saw a demo a few weeks back where the artist first drew the still life then used oils thinned with Galkyd to paint into the drawing.  She would go back and forth creating several layers and allowing the pencil drawing to take equal part in the image she was working on.  Here's my attempt with objects on my table by the front window.  I liked doing it but didn't work as large or free as I had hoped.  Another time!  Meanwhile, off to California to see my daughter and son-in-law and their dog Lolo.  Slim chance of sunshine but the beach and mountains are still there.  And the wine, I hope up in St. Inez Vallery!