Trees

The best landscape painting I did on my weekly outdoor painting trip with Court Jones at the San Diego Mission
11x14
oil on canvas
(Court helped a little.)

I'm not good at painting the trees. So I got me a book and started practicing.3x4 oil on massonite

Study of an Elizabeth Tolley Painting
8x12 oil on massonite


Last year I did a little painting in Balboa park of a tree in watercolor. I didn't now how to mix colors back then. After doing a few studies in oil and practicing more with watercolor I painted over it. Adding more cools in the darks and bumping up the warms in the light. Before I started it had a 3 values.

5x8 on Watercolor paper

La Jolla Shores Trail

Lipking study

I recently went to the Lipking exhibit and got a big dose of inspiration. It was amazing to see his paintings upclose and examine his brush strokes and color. Court has taken a workshop with him before so it was great to get his insight on his paintings and his technique.

There was a big article about it in "American Art Collector." So when I got home after the show I painted a study from the cover while the inspiration was still fresh. Because it was getting late, I only spent 2 1/2 hours on the painting. I could have spent another 2 1/2 hours on this piece and brought it to finish. The goal was mainly to match his colors, and practice his technique, and get as much of it done before I fell asleep. I learned a huge amount from the study, even though it isn't finished.

12x16


8x11


40x18

En Plein Air with Court Jones

One day I lugged all my paint equipment to the beach. It was my first landscape in oil, and I learned alot, from the experience, but mostly what not to do. I actually was married on the beach in the lower right in front of the big rock 5 years ago.

8x10 3hours's Swami's Beach

La Jolla

So Court Jones and I have been painting outdoors on Wednesdays. The first time out was an adventure, and my painting really didn't come out the way I envisioned it. It will never be viewed by human eyes, again.

Court is a great instructor, and really knows his stuff. I feel like I'm improving, but there is still alot to learn.

9X12 3hours

The view I painted.