Tuesday, March 16, 2010

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'

12X16, oil/canvas board

I love my California (love my Oklahoma, too).  This is the north side of the Morro rock in front of the dunes.  It is ever changing, always something new to see, perhaps the ocean is bluer today than yesterday or maybe a bounty of sand dollars will be lying on the beach waiting to be picked up.  Dogs will be running in and out of the surf and later the surfers will be in the water hoping for the "big one".

11 comments:

  1. Yes this is dreaming certainly. I spend some time figuring how I can see so much reality in an almost perfect abstraction

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  2. Betty, I love it--the colors, textures, expression... It's a great painting!

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  3. Thanks so much, Ann. Good to hear from you.

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  4. Hello Gilberto, Nice to hear from you and so glad you commented. In this one, there is a fine line and it leans toward abstraction.

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  5. Betty, you've really captured the feel of the clouds. Good job! Louisa's video you have posted is crazy, how she paints with trowels. I'll have to get you one, I'd love to see you painting plein air with that. Anne Spoon

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  6. Thanks, R.A., I think I would love to try a painting that large. I like her set-up on the tailgate of the truck. Pretty neat!

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  7. Gorgeous work. Brilliant sky. Thank you for a great blogsite.

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  8. Hello Anita and thanks. I like visiting your blog also, love the koi and lily ponds.

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  9. woah!.
    what textures you have achieved...
    as great as looking into the original landscape...
    congratulations...

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  10. Forgive me for being late to the part on this one. The texture and colors all come together perfectly and evoke a relaxing day at the beach. I'd love to be there!

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  11. Hello jyothisethu.....thank you for visiting and I appreciate your very nice comment.

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