A break from painting with the Rose Compass group and back to some Monday painting as well as catch up in the studio. Hard to get time during the holidays, but we will get a special treat to visit Jameson Lake/Juncal Dam next Tuesday. This is the first stop in the Santa Ynez river watershed and the reservoir feeds Montecito.
Should be pretty striking to see and great to have time to paint there.
Came back from the Ranch retreat with a fascination for sycamore trees. We found some beauties at Tucker's Grove.
sycamore clump, oil on panel, 9"x12"
this was a gray, low cloud day at tucker's grove, a good 20 minute walk up the trail. we went back 2 days later to keep working on it. the light of course was different, but it was good to have another look.
I've worked in the studio on some of the paintings started at Marcia's ranch:
sycamore at the ranch, oil on panel, 30"x30"
beautiful tree near the road, my pal, Libby is painting in the distance.
early morning shadow, oil on panel, 8"x10"
a quick study, standing in the cold shadow watching the sun light up the distant hills as it rose over the mountain ridge behind us.
late sunset hills, oil on panel, 8"x20"
Marcia would say, "believe the color you see"
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