#47,48,49, & FIFTY

Tell me, this doesn't even look real, does it?
Well, it is, and that's me getting work done in the vastness of it all.

Where to begin? It's been several days since I last posted, but I promise I've been painting.  Between the Worlds Series, Field hockey and life in general, I haven't found time to post.  And honestly, my paintings have been so darn awful, I haven't wanted to.  The weather here has been extraordinary and I've taken to the hills to paint the Headlands.  Let me be the first to tell you, how challenging this is - for me at least - a "friction" situation, for sure.  So, let me post the three terrible awful no-good very bad paintings:

Me again, struggling with the Headlands.
 At least I'm holding the end of my brush .  I'll take that as a minor victory.

But first, let me tell you how I came across these awesome photographs.  I met this wonderful couple while I was painting and they offered to send the photos they took of me while I was painting.  Little did they know how tortured I was feeling at the time. Fortunately, you cannot see my face.

Now, look through these quickly.  Ready, set, go!

6" x8"
Awful painting #47
Looking back across the lagoon at Rodeo Beach

6" x 8"
Awful painting #48
I found this pretty little secret beach, but you'd never know it from this painting.

6" x8"
Awful painting #49
No, this is not a giant deer hoof stepping into the water.

The Headlands are irresistible on a beautiful day and we have had about 3 of them in a row.  I figured I need to learn how to paint the California coastline, so I've been focusing on that this week and just about driven myself mad i the process.  Also, I'm going to a workshop all next week (for my Birthday) in Carmel and I imagine we will be painting lots of cypress trees in front of the ocean, so I thought I would benefit from some practice, and was I right!  Today it rained, so I went into the studio do some copycat paintings and to try to teach myself how to paint the California Coastline.  These are way better.

8" x10"
#50
Copy Cat of Ken Auster
I love how misty those headlands are in the distance. My palette is a much higher key.

Ken Auster

6" x 8"
This is actually painting #49 which I scraped away because the deer hoof was so scary,
and I couldn't bear to look at it anymore.

A copycat of a painting I pulled from the internet.
 Not sure who's it is, but I love how loose it is and I love the palette.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! XOXO