Summer Pastels - Struve Slough - Class #4 - 7/29/17

Struve Slough, Watsonville, CA

Summer Pastels - Highlands Park - Class #3 - 7/22/17

Highlands Park creek painting

We spent the day painting at Highlands Park in Ben Lomond. We were lucky to find a spot right by the river where we could all set up and sketch. Ann wanted us to focus on the waterfall and try to convey the sense of movement of the water. It was a hot day and several people and dogs came out to paddle and hangout in the water, but I decided not to add them to the scene. I used a dark tan pastel paper by Canson for this one, in future I will try the Sennelier La Carte brand as well, that Ann recommends.

Detail of the above

Summer garden with angel

Summer garden with angel

House Plant (2015) - acrylic on plywood