Oil on board, 5 3/4" x 8"
How about a break today from these chilly northern climes? How about a spanking blue Pacific Ocean under the warm California sun? Here's a painting from 2011 of Torrey Pines State Reserve, near San Diego.
Shuck that parka and grab the surfboard!
I'm 77 this year, and I'm seeing more and more color with a better-trained eye. I think I need two more lifetimes to get painting down. But I don't have that "artistic angst". Painting is a joy, and I'm grateful every time I pick up a brush that this is my vocation. We should all paint like a pig eats.
And bless you, Sir, for I was beginning to get chill blanes simply from looking at those cold winter scenes.
Yes, they're beautifully done, despite the frozen subject matter, but you know that. So, I thank you for the warmer climate divertimento.
We're now down to forty days until the movers arrive! A week after that and we're on a plane for the big adventure.
Hi Gary--great to hear from you. Glad to help warm you up a bit--maybe help you acclimate to that harsh Hawaiian climate in your near future. Hope you love it over there, though I'm sure gonna miss your Portland presence!