Rodeo Beach, almost always a good place to paint. This painting is in the East Bay Landscape Painters Annual show, which is still up at the Berkeley Yacht Club, 1 Seawall Dr, Berkeley, CA 94710
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More reflecting surfaces. I looked all over for plain red & green ornaments, found none except some medium red ones in a string. Most are now designer colors, i saw olive greens(!), rose & mauve, gently golds, even some brown ones!
Persimmons – still going. None left on the tree, but some still ripening in late Fall. With a pot by my step-mom.
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another still life. This may be the first time I’ve tried painting a metallic surface – I really love the warm glow of this particular pot. Fall leaves, persimmons – it’s just that time of year.
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…losing the right edges is an exercise in judgement. Essential edges need some clarity! Maybe went too far, maybe not, it’s hard to “see” your own work sometimes. alla prima, oils, 6×9.
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I have grandsons, and so we don’t get much girl-energy around here! These four sweet girls I have just painted have been a delight to paint, and even though I have not met them, I get a sense of their energy, honesty, mischievousness, and sweet & fun natures. This was painted from a photo taken indoors, and so the color was particularly challenging. We think of young children as being fresh, warm, and the colors were cool, yet the face still had a warm sense to it. Anyway—a little hard to capture!
This distant view of Pontessieve Village was one I started while on my last trip to Italy. There were a lot of foggy, overcast days, but they sometimes make surprisingly interesting moods. This day had started out with a complete whiteout, but then lightened a bit as the day went on.
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While I often paint using a limited palette this young lady required more colors. She is so fair and blonde, her features become just mildly prominent. I like to try to get a feeling for the person while painting, and, to me, her face seems to shine kindness, fairness, even-temperedness, and I’m sure she is all of those things!
In the fall the vineyards have many different colors, ranging from green to purple. I chose this yellow-orange plot, and as it turned towards dusk, the sky seemed to echo that color! Not finished, but you get the idea!
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The big, calm skies of the Bay Area can be inspiring! A very fast painting with a big brush.
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Micaela Marsden 