Watercolor California Coast

"Along the Coast"

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted on the blog.  Time goes by so swiftly; I'm glad I captured this scene  The original watercolor and full details can be found on Etsy .

The ocean and nature capture beautiful memories. The inspiration for this painting is the Southern California coastline. My work is a combination of what I see in nature and imagination. 

Original Watercolor Painting Watercolor and Ink Ocean Painting Dana Point Seascape SFA

"Dana Fun"

Time slips away sometime, it's time to post a new work.  

Cracking the Code – Ocean Art

 

"Cracking The Code"

Since I live near the Southern California coast I’ve a strong interest in ocean art. Many of my paintings are waves surf, and the undulations of the water. When I first started to paint this subject; I thought there was a secret code. If I could cipher it or find the right color, teacher, learn a tutorial I could master the “blue wave.”

Well with time I learned finding and creating the perfect wave is in the process. Waves are filled with different color, light, and attitude. At times the ocean is calm and still, bright and sunny filled with happy waves then changes to a loud boisterous mammoth face of water….

So I’ll just keep plugging along like a surfer after a long day and just know that I’ve enjoyed the ride…

Ocean Art

 

"Clouds at Poche Beach" 

 

Another day of clouds and ocean.  It's a subject that I'll always enjoy.

Art & The Subconsious

 

I’ve been thinking and painting clouds this past week. The clouds are a memory of rainy weather at “Poche Beach” an area of Southern San Clemente, California. California is in a drought and I think my clouds are a subconscious wish…

I haven’t completed this painting it's still in progress; I enjoy the abstract qualities of the sky and sea. Still, I feel as though there is a push pull in these clouds and it’s not finished yet… I’ll put the painting away for the evening and continue tomorrow…. Painting sometimes has its own time table. I guess life can be the same way…

Original Ocean Art

Title: "A Quiet Harbor" 

I think for myself the most difficult aspect of painting is distilling the moment and subject matter to its most simple form.  My goal was to keep the light and color at center stage.

 

This is a memory of my travels. I remember the evening sky against the dark harbor waters, it had a warm and peaceful vibe, but at the same time the sky had lots of color, texture and movement. 

 

 

 

 

 

Art and Fashion

The spark for this treasury started with the blue jelly fish painting and yellow head band  the other selections are from my favorite artists and artisans in the Etsy community.  As always the treasury feels like a sixteen piece art puzzle.  You put images together and bingo its completed. I enjoy seeing a collective of other peoples creative works.

Original Watercolor of Laguna Coast

Art, Emotions, and Oil Spills

I’ve been following the reports on the oil spill off the Louisiana Coast and how the disaster is spreading. The concerns about families losing their means of support and images of seagulls, pelicans, fish, and wetlands covered in oil, dugs at your heart . . .

I kept wandering what was the wildlife experiencing while their environment was crumbling. Real life is much more graphic. Although I normally don’t do portraits of animals, I think this painting served as an aid in processing the impact of those sad images . . .

So, I’m sending all those people working on the oil disaster good vibes and I hope they stop the leak.

Impressions of Nature

Pierre Bonnard said “The important thing is to remember what most impressed you and to put it on canvas as fast as possible. Art will never be able to exist without nature”

I was walking around Laguna Beach on Cliff Drive. I turned around and boom there is the ocean. I wish I could say I immediately painted the scene.

The inspiration came quickly but I took notes and some photos then when I’m home I try to recapture the feelings and “what impressed” me that day. Trying to express the intangible qualities of nature is mind-boggling but I’ll press on. It's fun!

Artistic Path, Original Acrylic Painting

Creating art is often an instinctive process for me. It’s also laced with my response to nature, abstract ideas, and then layered with memories of art history and soaking in the masters. This combination of viewing nature and reaching internally is just the path I take.... Every artist has his own private trek.

What is your path is it fueled by technique, color, design, people, or perhaps emotions? What ever it is I hope it’s productive and gratifying...