Great Horned Owl Nest
May 3, 2021
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blue and orange
April 21, 2021
Sketching in pencil on a perfect bluebird sky day. Thinking of a gift for someone special in my life.
Hill poppies
March 29, 2021
My annual hike up the hill to sketch and admire the green grasses and local poppies before they disappear. I can actually see the hill turn more orange as the day progresses and they open more. The 16×8 inch frame gives the watercolor an arts and crafts period touch.
Sonoma oak
March 21, 2021
This time of year the bay area oaks are waking up to spring. Some of the deciduous oaks have catkins dangling from the branches. This oak early in the morning glowed with catkins and lace lichen. A group of cows watched from a distance while I took photos of this tree which later turned into … More Sonoma oak
Squaw Valley
March 16, 2021
The famous winding road
March 2, 2021
This road runs along the ridge above Stinson Beach. Today was windless with plenty of bikes rolling by and a few motorcycles on way to Mt Tamaplais. It was odd that a photo popped up of a painting I did of the same area in 2013.
Moss and Lichen
February 25, 2021
Afternoon Journey
October 17, 2020
I could then finish the painting with the highlights that still exited in the trees. Sometimes they are gone before a painter gets to the end of a painting.
The edges
October 13, 2020
Aspen
October 13, 2020
The mosaic light between these aspen trunks is what I saw to paint.
Crystal Harling 