2 from Utah and another from Bariloche
Tongva Peak
December 28, 2007 By 1 Comment
I hiked up to the top of the Verdugo Mountains this afternoon and did a sketch. I learned today that the peak I like to go to has a name: Tongva Peak, after the Native American tribe who lived here before we did. Tongva means “people of the earth”.
Its an incredible view of the city from up there. I could see traffic backing up on the 5 freeway. I always wonder where everyone is going and if they had a good day. I could pick out my street but not my house. Its somewhere in the lower right quadrant. To the left of where I was sitting is a radio tower. At night I can see its red light blinking from my front window.
Bariloche Paintings
December 26, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays…
Here are a few oils I did while in Bariloche. The first two were at a spot Guille took us to for a picnic. The third one was a day or two later. I took the car and found a great little spot in an area we hadn’t been to yet. I hiked up a trail and found a rock overlooking the lake. It was a fabulous spot until the wind picked up. That’s when I realized picking a painting spot is a bit like picking a spot to pitch your tent: an exposed rock with no windbreak isn’t the brightest idea in the world. The wind did add an extra challenge to the painting process: I had to hold on to my paint box to keep it from blowing away. The good thing was that it kept me from spending too long on the painting. Im still picking out tiny rocks and dirt from the thicker parts of the painting.
From the beach:
Maddie, Kelly, Morgan & Stu:
View from a rock:
Bariloche
December 21, 2007 By 2 Comments
We spent about a week in Bariloche with Guille, Sofi and Paz. Sofi’s parents let us stay in their apartment there. Bariloche is a ski/ resort town in southern Argentina. The apartment window looks out over the lake, two of the sketches I did from the kitchen table. Guille took us to the other side of the lake to a gorgeous campsite. Natalia, Sofi and Guille actually met there on a camping trip way back when (high school, I think). I stayed back on the beach to sketch while most everyone else hiked up to see the waterfalls. Later in the week we went on a boat tour of the lake and did some fishing but I didn’t paint that day (kinda hard on a boat….).
From the kitchen window:
Down the street:
On the other side of the lake:
7.26
July 26, 2007 By Leave a Comment
A bad photo of a not half bad little painting (6×8):
Wrong lens on the camera; I’ll try to post a better one later.
So loving my life right now
April 26, 2007 By 1 Comment
There’s a new park just east of Dogers Stadium. After I picked up the remaining paintings at the Brewery, I relaxed a little in the park and did some sketching. Here’s one of them:
