One of the assignments I gave the students during my “Sketching on Location” workshop in San Clemente last month was to look for a view that was framed by something, like an arch, columns, or trees. Dutiful teacher that I am, I decided to set an example by sketching the view through the arches on […]
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Sketching on Location at Casa Romantica
The second day of my “Sketching on Location” workshop took us to Casa Romantica in San Clemente. This beautiful place was built in 1927 as the home of the founder of San Clemente, Ole Hanson. It’s now a public garden and cultural center, and we were lucky enough to spend the day there painting together. […]
Sketching on Location at the Casino – Part II
As promised, here’s the last sketch I did during our day of sketching on location at Casino San Clemente… Ink & watercolor, 10×7 Handbook Field Watercolor Journal I used a composite page layout. This is a great way to squeeze in a lot of information about a place on one page, so it’s perfect for […]
Sketching on Location at the Casino – Part 1
After I finished up my “Sketch It Now” workshop in San Clemente, I launched right into “Sketching on Location” the next day. I started out the first morning with a little pep talk in the classroom. Or maybe I should call it a “prep talk” since the idea was to give everyone some practical ways […]
San Clemente Highlights
I got home from San Clemente about a week ago, and ever since then I’ve been feverishly working to finish up a commission that was a bit overdue. I can’t wait to share it with you! I think it might be the most unique piece of artwork I’ve ever done. But first, I want to […]
Highs and Lows
My teaching trip to San Clemente was made up of a series of highs and lows. The highs were: the flowers… the beaches… and my wonderful students at San Clemente Art Supply… The low point was this… Yep, I got the flu while I was in California. I had to cancel my one-day “Sketching […]
San Clemente Diary – Days 4-6
(San Clemente Diary continued from this post) JULY 27, 2015 After two days of teaching, I had a day off today. I was up early since I can’t seem to get my internal clock set to Pacific time. Patti had told me about a coffee shop up the street, so I quietly left the house […]
San Clemente Diary – Days 1-3
Dear Diary, My trip to San Clemente was FABULOUS from start to finish! I had so much fun and met so many wonderful people and ate such great food and — well, why don’t I just tell you all about it? JULY 24, 2015 – The flight out here was long, but the sky was clear […]
