11″ x 14″ watercolor
The wharf and cannery building in Princeton-by-the-Sea is a lovely mess in a very scenic Half Moon Bay spot. This summer afternoon watercolor captures active sanderlings feeding along a shore with gently lapping waves. The old Romeo Pier is in the Pillar Point Harbor Harbor area in a spot that is terrific for a coastside walk.
This painting will be on view as part of a show sponsored by the Los Gatos Art Association from beginning on Friday April 13 through June 5.
There are many wonderful places to sketch and paint along the San Francisco Bay Trail. I recently completed a painting of Matadero Creek which is located is at the southern end of San Francisco Bay.
I’m fortunate to live within 10 minutes (or a long bike ride) of the wetlands that border the southwestern reach of San Francisco Bay. I particularly enjoy the quiet of the mornings beautiful light, not too much heat and lots of active shorebirds.
We visit the Half Moon Bay region frequently. It is a beautiful area for taking in the scenery and listening to crashing waves. I recently completed a painting of the rugged Pillar Point cliff and Air Station at the point.
I find it challenging to distill the movement of waves onto the shore and I have been busy with shoreline studies.
11″ x 14″ (private collection)
In this watercolor I am trying to catch vibration created by late afternoon light on the young cottonwood on the bank of the Merced River in Yosemite Valley.
Yosemite has always been a special place to me. There is, of course, the absolute grandeur of the place. There is intimacy also. I remember specific small rock formations from childhood visits. Continue reading “Yosemite Sketchbook”
I love that my husband and I live close to Shoreline Park. Now that I no longer have a sixty hour high technology workweek, we’re able to enjoy it on laid-back weekday afternoons.
I’ve enjoyed filling sketchbooks with people learning to sail and playing kayak water polo. Shoreline Park Lake is also a rich environment for birds including geese, white cranes and avocets.
