ALMOST ABSTRACT POCHADE

I'm posting in reverse today. I have painted every day since 8/15 however family and eldercare responsibilities, plus a wrecked knee had done me in as far as posting. But here it all is, the last ten or so daily paintings. I had that many unfinished acrylics I'm preparing for my Open Studio Tour, 10/11 and 10/12 in Los Osos, CA.
This painting is a fast pochade just to capture color and shape of this wall of rocks on a canyon walk.

BLUE WATER

POCHADE! I love that word. I am really enjoying painting fast and small. I was working in acrylics because small children are around and always want to get into the studio with me, so I'm working but playing it safe, avoiding a mess. At leasst with acrylics you can hose them down afterwards..the kids, I mean. jb

TIDAL MARSH 2

just messing around with watercolors. jb

MOON OVER DUNES 2

GLORIOUS DAY

What a day! All sun and wind and glorious. jb

TIDAL POCHADE

I had my acrylics on the trail and captured a fast Pochade of the tidal marshes along the road out to Morro Bay. One thing I learned about orange: once it's down it's hard to get around it! jb

EVENING MARSH

I am truly taken away standing in the golden evening glow walking the tidal marshes, just twilight. Pochade! jb

MOON OVER DUNES

I never tire of capturing the moon; Sometimes I freeze waiting on the dunes for just the right moment in moontime. I switched over to working with acrylics and oil pastels this week, just for fun. jb

WHALE WATCHING

Whale watching in Big Sur. Staring out to sea for several hours, this is my binocular view. jb.

OPEN SPACES 2

I'm posting this painting a second time because I want to offer it up for auction on eBay.
I'm teaching myself to do all this and it's tough. Where is a tech kid??? jb

TIDAL BEACH

I reworked an earlier painting and I'm happier with it. What a learning process working in oil has been for the last two months. I picked up some unfinished acrylic paintings and drawing work and I'm struggling to get the feel of the brush strokes back. jb

EARLY DAWN BAYWOOD

I paint this view ..well, a lot. It's the place we meditate coming around Baywood Point walking the dogs. I can't answer why I focus so much upon it. The view is never the same, morning after morning. jb

HOLLISTER PEAK

I am so wanting to hike the trail to the top of Hollister Peak above to open spaces above town. It's not open to the public yet. One of my favorite views driving home. jb

LOOKING UP

A fast Pochade captured at the bottom of the falls, looking up one wall of stone and vegetation. jb

Cooked Pear

First I dropped the pear, then Puppy got it, now the hot lamp lighting the scene is cooking it. Aromatherapy. jb

Off the Trail

Sitting just off the trail up above Salmon Falls almost to the first camp, one can start to survey the Big Sur coastline. jb