Watercolor 2012

Horse & Rider Passing By

6" x 9" watercolor

 Casa Adobe de San Rafael in Glendale, CA

Shady Trunk at Betty Davis Park in Glendale, CA

6"x9" watercolor sketches

Watercolor studies from weekly lunchtime painting outings with my painter pals from work.

 Figure Sketches in Watercolor

 

 

Watercolor sketches from Bob Kato's costumed figure drawing class that I attend.

These are all quick studies since the models only pose for 5 and 10 minutes.

Costumed Figure Drawings

 

 



Charcoal and pastels on 18x24 sketch pad, 2012 

These are from Bob Kato's Drawing Club costumed figure drawing class
where the poses were 5 and 10 minutes long. 
It's a lot of fun experimenting with different mediums.

 Golden Marsh

8x10 oil, 12/27/11

San Clemente Sunset

8x10 oil, 12/28/11

Painted during a trip to Carlsbad with my family after Christmas.

What a beautiful way to end the year!

 Encinitas Tidalpool Reserve

6x8 oil, 9/10/11

 Morning in the Batiquitos Ecological Reserve

6x8 oil, 9/11/11

 Sonoma Beach Cliff Face

8x10 oil, 9/11/11

Painted on location in Carlsbad and Encinitas. It was so beautiful to be out there painting on the beach. Next time I'll throw in some birds and people to add a little life.

Barry Painting in Griffith Park

small oil sketch, 8/03/11

Yosemite 2011

 Yosemite Falls

8x10 oil, 7/31/11

 Rainy Morning at Half Dome

8x10 oil, 7/31/11

 Survivors of the Forest

8x10 oil, 7/29/11

Painted on location during an awesome trip to Yosemite.

I can't wait to go back!

Quick Sketch Figure Paintings

Various Quick Sketch Figure Paintings, 25 to 30 minute poses.
 Painted at Sam Clayberger's art studio in spring of 2011.

 Vasquez Rocks #1

8x10 oil, 4/17/11

Vasquez Rocks #2

6x8 oil, 4/17/11

I feel like I had a breakthrough with these!

Figure Painting

 16x20 oil on canvas
 

Some 3 hour paintings from Bill Perkins' figure painting class 

at the Concept Design Academy in early 2011.