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on December 19, 2018

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Painting an Art Box

If you live in a city, you've seen those big metal cabinets near many intersections. Some are cable cabinets, but others are signal control cabinets. In many cities, permission is given to artists to brighten up these boxes with art. I've always wanted to paint one of these boxes, and a few months ago a friend sent me our neighborhood association's Call for Artists. I emailed the group enthusiastically, including the link to my art website and Instagram page. They accepted me! Thus began a weeks-long project that was gratifying and challenging. My utility boxes before Developing a Plan First, I had to design and submit a color sketch to be approved by the neighborhood association and the Art Box coordinator for the city. I visited my box, actually two boxes, and took measurements. Scale pencil sketches on paper I did several pencil sketches of what I wanted on the box. I've done many paintings of birds, insects, and plants, so I chose a few favorites to include. After

Landscapes and Scenes

Please help me clean out my closet! I have piles of paintings, and I just keep painting more. These are all 10x14" watercolor on Arches paper. All $250. And for this week, I'll donate $50 to a charity of your choice: Heifer, Movement 4 Black Lives, UNICEF, or Mothers Out Front! Ranger's House Here It Comes Vegetable Rows Socially Distanced Painting Night House The Crane Winter Fields (painted under workshop instruction from Andy Evanson photo) Green Boat Little Red Caboose Sempervirens Point Mountain Ranch (painted under workshop instruction from Andy Evanson photo) Almost To the Shade Maison du Lac Sculpture Garden White Trunks Birch Trunks Backlit Oak At Work Red Maple The Skier Sunny Room Oaks and Rocks Persimmons Forest Glow - SOLD Mystery Solved San Francisco Street (painted under workshop instruction from Alvaro Castagnet photo) Café Scene (painted under workshop instruction from Alvaro Castagnet photo) Beach Walk (painted under workshop instruction from Alvaro Ca

Plein Air Versus Studio Painting

During this pandemic, I was so grateful when my plein air groups began meeting again. We are, of course, masked and six feet apart. But being with other people outside is so enjoyable, especially after months of relative isolation. So now I'm back to painting outdoors, sometimes twice a week! On one day, we spent a lovely morning in Almaden Village. Each artist chooses their own scene to paint. I was taken by this huge nopal (prickly pear) cactus, and the view down the road by La Forêt restaurant.

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