Balboa Park Walkway

I was out last Sunday on a photo walk at Balboa park here in San Diego. The Park was crowded (always is on the weekends) so I was looking for some quiet, out-of-the-way spots to set up my tripod. This was one of those places.

 
9x12  oil on canvas

The day was getting on and the sun was going low when I took the original photo. I was attracted to the warm light and the shadows.

After sorting through the shots for the day I pulled this one aside because I thought It would be fun to try it as a painting. Many of my more interesting moments arise from such innocent ideas!

Although this is the way I found this scene, I keep feeling that it really needs a window or a hanging plant or something in the large, open space in the center wall. I’ll have to mull this over and maybe try putting something in there.

Barrett Lake Inlet

As a photographer, I have a seemingly endless source of images from the places I love. So by that definition, I have gobs of photos from the Sierras in California.

   
8x10  oil on linen

This is from a photo that I took on a day hike up to Barrett lake which is hidden above the town of Mammoth Lakes. I’ve caught many small cutthroat trout from this shoreline.

Shelter Island, San Diego

Did this on site during a gorgeous afternoon just after a rain storm had passed through.

 
11x14  oil on canvas

The sky was incredible but changing so quickly!

After I had everything laid in I started on the tree and foreground. Suddenly, another rain impulse started pushing through and so I quickly dashed in the outline of the city and blew out of there. Irony being what it is, as I look back at this I realize that by rushing through the final bits I actually avoided putting in too much detail in the distance.

Lake George

Here’s one of my favorite fishing spots on the south shore of Lake George, in Mammoth Lakes, California. Yes, I've fished from that big rock...

 
8x10  oil on canvas

Stovepipe Dunes

Here’s a painting based on a photo I took out at the sand dunes near Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley.

 
8x10  oil on canvas

The sun had just gone behind the mountains but because the valley is deep there was still a lot of residual light. In fact, although it took me 30 minutes to hike back to the car, it was still quite light when I drove off. Cool!

I’ve been to DV many times as a photographer but have yet to go and paint. I’m going to put it on my list for next winter.