What an enjoyable trip to the coast! Our group painted foggy views in the morning, gathered together for a fish and chip lunch at Phil's, then painted in the breezy sun in the afternoon. We were all so prolific that we've included 2 paintings where possible.
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| Chris Edwards |
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| Chris Edwards |
I really enjoyed the trip to Moss Landing. We ended up in Capitola, much less wind and painted until the traffic was over. Great day. Chris
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| Janice Faulstich |
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| Janice Faulstich |
Here 2 of the 3 pieces I did on our wonderful day at the ocean. The seascape was a huge challenge, as the wind was blowing so hard that even holding onto the block was a challenge, much less painting something on it. Working en plein air is not an activity for those who are easily discouraged! I drew the boat and got started on the piece on site, but had to finish it at home. I used Arches cold-pressed blocks for both, and did the initial drawings with a tan watercolor pencil. Janice
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| Anna Jacke |
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| Mary Paquet - "Powerful" |
Our small group had a wonderful time Thursday. I titled this half-sheet painting, "Powerful." I like the various forms of energy -- wind, gasoline, and electric. Even the trees are important in consuming carbon dioxide. Mary
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| Brad Santos - Moss Landing Habor |
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| Brad Santos - Moss Landing Cafe |
The paint-out session in Moss Landing was not only the longest I've attended but also one of the best. In the morning we had a heavy overcast with a slight but chilling breeze which made for a cold, grey world. Several of us painted the imposing power plant which consists of two tall, simple, truncated cones (smokestacks) and a bewildering array of pipes, girders, and who knows what other structural elements. When the overcast lifted the fishing fleet in the harbor came alive with activity, color & shadows. All the gear on a fishing boat (I have no idea what I was painting) makes for as much visual confusion and clutter as the power plant but in a friendlier way. We lunched at Phil's Fish Market (Chris reassuringly said that there hadn't been any shootings there for a week). But, altho' we felt pretty safe in Phil's, the afternoon's session on the dunes next to the sea proved that (as Janice Faulstich said) plein air painting isn't for sissies: under now completely blue skies a very strong breeze had kicked up and was blowing sand, salt spray, palettes and paper all over the place. We hung in there for awhile before retreating to 'downtown' Moss Landing and painting some of the old buildings and boats. My final painting of an old beached sloop reflected pretty much my day --- retired and in need of propping up. (But at least I don't have any pelicans roosting on my 'stern'.) Brad
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| Sylvia Waddell - Salinas River on watercolor canvas |
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| Sylvia Waddell - Sketch of Jenny painting |
I had a fabulous day! So much to paint. My paint palette blew into the sand while I was painting the watercolor canvas so I had to do some brush pen sketches instead. All great fun, I can't wait to go again. Sylvia
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| Jenny Tero |
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| Jenny Tero |
This day is a distant memory having only just added them to the blog at the end of August. Must be time to go down there again. It was a great site, and we were there til after 5:00pm!!
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