tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55338208438301922862024-03-13T11:36:59.106-07:00Randall Smith - Original Paintings from NatureRandall Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17159761365518495343noreply@blogger.comBlogger244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533820843830192286.post-32560538001054542492015-05-31T16:26:00.001-07:002015-05-31T16:26:36.817-07:00Cooney Lake<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's another little study from Cooney Lake in the Sierras, up above Mono Lake. I could spend all Summer up here!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Been painting small for a couple of weeks but today I felt the need to stretch my arms a bit so I went a little bigger....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is a late afternoon view from <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">Kolob Reservoir Road which runs along the back side of Zion NP. A great drive!</span></span><br />
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It was still raining early this morning but when the clouds finally drifted off for a while it was very hazy. I like hazy....</div>
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This first one was done as the morning light was clearing the mountains and lighting up the head of the valley while the canyon was still in deep shadow.<br />
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<br />Randall Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17159761365518495343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533820843830192286.post-79428061220651965482015-05-16T16:27:00.000-07:002015-05-16T16:35:00.999-07:00Hotel by the BaySouthern California's been in a terrible drought but for some reason we just started having a series of Winter style storms. Pretty unusual for almost June. But we need the rain. The positive side effect to standing and painting in the rain has been the incredible clouds we've been having. Fun stuff.<br />
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Today's painting was done down by the bay looking toward one of the resort hotels. Hoping for sun tomorrow....<br />
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<br />Randall Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17159761365518495343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533820843830192286.post-58107300176266531672015-05-15T09:04:00.000-07:002015-05-15T09:14:57.448-07:00Almost Daily<div style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
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<br />Randall Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17159761365518495343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533820843830192286.post-76143838785410663152015-03-28T16:55:00.001-07:002015-03-28T16:55:25.853-07:00Back AgainA while back I went on about how I wanted to re-focus on this blog and back away from Facebook. After several months I've reaffirmed that idea so I'm back for another try.<br />
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A couple of weeks ago I spent a long weekend in the Eastern Sierras with California painter Frank Serrano and a great group of painters. The weather was incredible and I had a blast. I came back with a lot of photos and studies so I should have plenty to keep me busy for a while....<br />
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This Fall I took a trip up to the Eastern Sierras. Wow! The Fall colors were the best in many years. I did a lot of sketches and studies and came back with hundreds of photos to fuel me in the studio this Winter.</div>
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Randall Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17159761365518495343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533820843830192286.post-56376730251715571682014-12-05T21:34:00.000-08:002014-12-05T21:34:04.234-08:00Neglected It's been a very long time since I posted here on my blog. For some reason I've been putting most of my new paintings on my Facebook page and my gallery at Daily Paintworks. Well, it's time to catch up.<br />
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I was thinking of reposting my recent paintings here but there are so many that it would take many hours. So, if anyone's interested in what I've been up to you can stop by my DPW gallery at:<br />
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I'm really going to try and make this blog my primary site for day to day updates and new paintings. I need to try and ween myself off of the Facebook roller coaster. It just gets so strange over there sometimes.<br />
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Please check back here for new paintings, updates and some future workshops and classes.<br />
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Oh. And have a very Happy Holiday season!<br />
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We're having unseasonably hot weather again here but it's still cool in the evenings. Especially down by the ocean. This is actually one of our lagoons just inland from the ocean. One of my favorite places to paint and walk...</div>
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It's been raining for several days but this morning dawned clear so I headed down to Mission Basilica Alcala in San Diego to meet up with the San Diego Plein Air Painting Group. The rain was still threatening so I looked for a simple subject that I could paint quickly. Beautiful day!</div>
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I've been working on this for a while. I love the panoramic format and this time I decided to flip it vertical. What fun!</div>
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Fall is usually the best time of the year for light here in Southern California. Clear skies, warm light, low sun angles. But this Fall it's been all about fog. Yeeesh. So when I woke up to more cloudy skies this morning I decided to take action and head inland until I found some sun. Fortunately, I didn't need to go too far...</div>
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Sometimes we have our best weather in Fall here in Southern California. The Summer fog and heat are gone and the skies are clear. We just had one of those great Fall days so I headed down to the coast to see what I could see. And paint it.....</div>
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<br />Randall Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17159761365518495343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533820843830192286.post-69487701802647523262013-10-17T07:29:00.000-07:002013-10-19T07:31:41.119-07:00Valley of Fire<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just north of Las Vegas is a wonderful but often overlooked Nevada state part named the Valley of Fire. It's an incredible place to paint! This painting was done as the sun set behind the distant mountains - setting off an explosion of yellow colors. </div>
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If you ever get out to Las Vegas, add an extra day to visit this park. Well worth it!</div>
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Randall Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17159761365518495343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533820843830192286.post-85460016331126355242013-10-14T07:39:00.000-07:002013-10-19T07:39:47.681-07:00Evening Hike<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>9 x 12 pastel on hardboard</i></div>
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I was all ready to pack up and head back out to Joshua Tree NP but then our good buddies on Capitol Hill decided to shut down the government -- and the National Parks. Good move, children.</div>
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I'm sure it will re-open soon but in the meantime, here's one from a past trip to the park...</div>
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Well, Fall is here so it's cooling of in the local deserts. Time to get out and off-road into some fantastic places to paint!</div>
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