Poway Lake - SDWS and NCSFA - 2016

My piece done in a large sketchbook.

North County Society of Fine Arts at Karen's

The NCSFA was invited to Karen's beautiful garden to sketch.

Most of us faced all the flowers and gazebo for a morning of sketching and later a helpful critique.

Painting at Torrey Pines State Reserve

Today was the paint out with the North County Society of Fine Arts in Torrey Pines, La Jolla. I had never been there and once again was in awe of the BEAUTY in my back yard. . . well in the same county... here is a link to my you tube video and my piece.

video attempt

I want to start posting videos on my blog. This is my first attempt with my canon ... I tried to take out the sound but I didn't know how. I tried the audio swap on youtube but it turned the video to 10 minutes and took FOREVER to load.

Thurdsay I met with the North County Society of Fine Arts and painted a watercolor. There wasn't very much shade so we didn't stay long. It's still fun painting "en plein air" I put my piece on ebay, you can see it here.

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The video is only 1 minute long NOT 9 minutes long.

still learning.

North County Society of Fine Arts Paint Out

The NCSFA paint out was at San Luis Rey Mission in Oceanside. There were 6 artists there. It was pretty cold when we got there so I didn't feel too much like painting. I did sketches. Most of the artists worked in watercolor and one worked in pen and ink and another in pastel. There was some pretty nice work . . . I wish I would have taken pictures of some of their artwork.


These are some of the artists painting and sketching.

Some people stopped to look at the art.

These are my sketches I scanned when I got home. The paper in this sketchbook is VERY thin. I don't like the sketches.


This is the front of the church. the person standing in front told my friend she couldn't go in unless she paid the museum fee. I think they should let people in the church. It's a church for heaven's sake. (that's a funny play on words) She let some school children in then locked the doors.

NCSFA Field Trip

The North County Society of Fine Arts had a wonderful field trip to The Armond Hammer Museum and the Fowler Museum at UCLA in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. It was a great day arranged by Valerie Raymond. We were gone from 8am-8pm for a wonderful day of ART and culture.

The bus ride to Los Angeles.

Introduction to Amy McNair lecture at the Fowler Museum. Forty-eight Buddhas of Measureless Life: Court Eunuch Patronage at the Sculpture Grottoes of Longmen.

Buddha sketches from the slides of Amy McNair. Amy McNair is associate professor of Chinese Art at the University of Kansas and spoke on the spiritual and social purposes of Buddhist statuary in medieval China.


The bus ride home.

NCSFA Sketch and Paint Out - Lake Wohlford

Today was the North County Society of Fine Arts Sketch and Paint Out at Lake Wohlford.
We met at a turnout. A dangerous turn out. Some people left for another location.

Maybe it was because of the skunk tail or the crackers and cereal all over the place.

Well, that's OK we all met later for lunch and a little show and tell. Mine is the tiniest painting in the center.

NCSFA Paint Out

The North County Society of Fine Arts had it's monthly Sketch and Paint Out at Kellogg Park in La Jolla. Here are some of the painters, paintings and the view!

NCSFA Sketch and Paint Out- Oceanside Harbor and Marina

We had a great turn out at the North County Society of Fine Arts Sketch and Paint Out today. We met at the Oceanside Harbor and Marina in Oceanside, California.

Some of the sketchers and painters.

This is my little 5x7 inch oil done on canvas board at the sketch and paint out today. I still want to clean it up and change some of it. All the same blue bothers me.

Oceanside Marina and Harbor

Susan, Joan and I went to Oceanside Marina and Harbor to check out the location of our next Sketch and Paint Out. We did a little sketching then had Fish and Chips.

NCSFA Sketch and Paint Out - Lake Hodges

Today was the North County Society of Fine Arts
Sketch and Paint Out at Lake Hodges.

Lake Hodges, Escondido, California

Hernandez Hideaway at Lake Hodges, California

My incomplete oil.

We went to lunch after painting and sketching.
Here is a pic of the group and one of my
2nd attempt at being a photographer.

I like it.

NCSFA Sketch and Paint Out - Private Garden

The sketch and paint out was at a
private garden in Escondido, California.
A nice couple lent us their property for the morning and
about 6 ladies from the North County Society of Fine Arts
took pictures and painted.

There was a lot to see in different parts of the 4 acres
that surrounded their home;
including cottages, a fairy garden,
a few waterfalls, ponds, fish and tons of flowers and plants.

Inspired

The NCSFA field trip to the Bowers Museum, Irvine Museum and Laguna Beach Museum of art was the destination. In the company of old and new friends I found inspiration, eduation and yes, some elation. Here is my painting on location while at the Bowers.

NCSFA Paint Out at Poway Lake

The North County Society of Fine Arts
had their sketch and paint out at Poway Lake today.
I tried to stay in the sun but it was still freezing cold.

It was hard painting with my hands in my sweatshirt pockets
but I still managed two tiny pieces.