Big Sur 12x9

I started this one on the drive home. I didn't have time to finish it on site though. I just finished it up in my studio.
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Point Lobos 6x8

We stopped by Point Lobos preserve on our way home. It's a pretty small preserve but well worth the visit.
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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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Novarro Beach 8x6

These cliffs are just north of the Novarro River.

Irish Beach #2 10x8

Looking north from Irish Beach.

wave study 6x8

This is the view when looking straight out to sea from Irish Beach. I came pretty close to doing what I set out to do with this simple little painting. My wife likes it too so I'm going to keep it.
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Point Arena 6x8

There's a lighthouse out here but it's all covered with tyvek and surrounded by scaffolding because it's being repaired at the moment so I decided to paint this rocky point just to the south instead.

Irish Beach 6x8

My mom and Richard rented a house at Irish Beach near Mendocino and invited us all up for the weekend. It was foggy most of the time but I caught a thin slice of sun the first evening. This was my mom's favorite painting that I did during the trip so she gets it. Thanks for the great weekend!
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Cliff House 8x10

This is the Cliff House restaurant in San Francisco painted from Sutro Baths.
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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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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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