Cabrillo Bridge Balboa Park, San Diego

The San Diego Watercolor Society meets every Wednesday at different locations in San Diego. Today we met at the Cabrillo Bridge which leads right in to Balboa Park. The entrance is at the corner of El Prado and Balboa Drive.

 

Old Town, San Diego 2015

Sketching with the San Diego Watercolor Society today.

a 1:18 minute video

Cross Family Ranch

The Cross family opened up their ranch to the San Diego Watercolor Society today. There was a lot to paint! I took reference photos and painted one of the cottages.

Paint out at Lake Murray, San Diego

This is an oil sketch done in a watercolor moleskine while on a paint out with the San Diego Art Institute at Lake Murray, in San Diego, CA. I have also included the video which shows the other artist painting and the lake area.

San Diego Art Institute Paint Out

My sketch done at the Balboa Park Reflection Pond in Balboa Park. Pen and ink with watercolor.

Sketchbook journal entry.


the video of the other artists and surrounding area

Painting at Lake Mira Mar with the SDWS

Painting at Mira Mar Lake with the San Diego Watercolor Society video on youtube:

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.

SDWS Paint Out - Spreckles Park, Coronado

Yesterday the San Diego Watercolor Society Paint Out was at Spreckles Park in Coronado . It's kind of a plain park with a beautiful old gazebo.

The best part was listening to these older ladies having a blast behind me. Four older women playing paddle ball, frisbee and tossing that velcro ball that sticks on a velcro paddle, laughing, and giggling as they tossed to each other.

Most of the artists painted the gazebo or trees but I painted a few houses on C Avenue and 6th Street. Here are some pics:

Spreckles Park, Coronado

The artists.

The artist's paintings. Mine is the double, second from the right.

Jim is an artist I admire. This is his piece in progress. He was painting the gazebo and library in the background.

A sketch of Jim painting.

SDWS Paint Out

The San Diego Watercolor Society had its weekly paint out at The House of Public Relations in Balboa Park. Me and Susan attended then went to lunch. Here are some pics.

Jay
the Critique

Lunch at the Sculpture Garden

I did 2 small pieces of the China House. The top drawing is ink with watercolor which is complete and the bottom piece is just watercolor which I didn't work on too much.

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.

Children's Pool Beach, La Jolla

Children's Beach in La Jolla was originally designed as a safe
place for children to wade, but is now a haven for sunbathing seals.
There were only about 20 today with lots of pelicans and birds.

The San Diego Watercolor Society had their paint out there today.
Here are some pictures:

Two artists painting.

My painting on the easel. The lady in front of me is another artist.

The informal critique.

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.