south cottage 8x10

Here's another one from Crystal Cove looking south. I painted this one a little latter in the day.
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north cottages 10x8

We took a trip down to Southern California to visit family over the holiday weekend. I managed to get down to Crystal Cove to do some painting. This is just a charming place to paint. I always wish I had more tine there.
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lifeguard house 7x7

There were a few of these lifeguard stations being stored in a field by Stinson Beach. I liked their color.

Stinson Beach 9x7

A beautiful day at the beach. Stinson is a couple of hours from our house.
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Crystal Cove #4 9x7

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Pelican Point #2 7x7

This is Pelican Point as seen from the top of the bluff. It's a nice walk to this spot from Crystal Cove.
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Crystal Cove #3 7x7

I managed to squeeze this one in at the end of the day. I was attracted to the glowing light on the cliff. There was a group of young boys playing catch and digging holes nearby and I was getting a little worried that they would accidentally throw sand all over my painting. I had this recurring vision of their football slamming into my palette. After a little while they became interested in what I was doing and came over to ask me some questions. They turned out to be pretty nice kids. Their father came out later and thanked me for talking to them.
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Pelican Point 9x7

This is the view north from Crystal Cove. I painted it on my last trip and erroneously called it "Crystal Cove".
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Crystal Cove #2 9x7

I had such a great time painting down here last month that I made a special trip to do it again. These colorful cottages make a great subject. It seems like everywhere you look there's something cool to paint.
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San Clemente Pier 7x7

This is the pier at San Clemente. I like the simple composition and pallette on this one. The weather was great on this trip. I took a nap in the small park next to the beach after I finished this. I probably looked a bit like a transient in my paint covered clothes with my pack of painting gear but everyone was very polite and no one disturbed me. It's no wonder Nixon liked it here so much.
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Beach Cottage 7x7

There a a whole row of these little cottages a couple of miles north of the pier in San Clemente. Painting the rocks was fun on this one.
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beach bungalows 7x7

These are a couple of the bungalows at Crystal Cove. The state is restoring them and I sure hope they maintain there unique character. This is a marvelous place to paint.
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Crystal Cove 9x7

This is the shoreline at Crystal Cove just south of Newport Beach. It's a great beach with a bunch of very picturesque and condemned squatter's cabins which I may paint later. I had trouble finding an internet connection for posting this one.
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Goleta Slough 7x7

This is near Santa Barbara. I had to work fast. My wife and son were shopping and I had a limited amount of time before I had to pick them up. Sometimes having limited time is a good thing.
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