If the New Yorker can put a brushes painting by Jorge Colombo on its cover, then I can put a brushes painting of a bird from the bookstore window on my blog. I was sitting in Harold waiting for Eleanor in Jamba Juice when I painted Brushes Bird (itouch application).
I painted Bike Trail (watercolor, 11 x 14") yesterday afternoon, such a beautiful afternoon.
I painted the Daffodils (watercolor, 7 x 5") that Jasmine picked.
I took the dogs for a walk up on the bluff by Mavericks today. I had my oils and an old canvas in the back of Harold so I hiked back up the bluff and painted Ross's Cove (oil, 11 x 14") in about an hour and half. Bailey took off but came back just as I was leaving. I think he was on the road eating worms.
At art class at the Lutheran church, I painted this Purple Ocean (watercolor, 4 x 8") as a demonstration painting to fit into a small mat with a lavender liner.
After tennis, I stopped Harold at the parking lot and painted Ocean Course (watercolor, 5 x 7"). It wasn't quite sunset; but, hey, artist's prerogative. 
Collection of Silvia Morando
One more try at the Old Hay Derrick (watercolor, 5 x 7"). I used a couple of Zoltan Szabo's techniques: one, putting in the mountain range last; and, two, using backruns to form the trees.
Clay, Claire, and I took the dogs for a walk out to Mavericks today. The wall from which spectators got washed was about three feet tall and had some hard ole rocks at the bottom.
Misty Mountain (watercolor, 7.5 x 11") is a lesson from Zoltan Szabo's book Trees, Mountains, and Rocks. I used just three colors (french ultramarine, burnt sienna, and blue-green) and painted the entire painting with a 3/4 in. flat brush. There is a little bit of salt in the background to add a snow flurry.
Betty wanted to see a redwood forest while she was in California so we took her, Dee, and Fran to see the Purisima Creek redwoods for their last day here. Fran took a picture of this Pink Flower (watercolor and ink, 5 x 7") for me from which to paint.
Collection of Jeanette Baker
Today, Clay, Dee, Fran, Betty, Glenn, Darla, and I went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. At the end of the afternoon, we got to see a momma sea otter with her baby playing in the kelp. Betty and I sat outside while I painted this impression of Jellies (watercolor, 7 x 5").
Today is my fiftieth birthday! My sister Jeanette, her husband Frank, his mom Betty, my brother Glenn, and his wife Darla all arrived yesterday to surprise me. 
I painted Snowy Farm (watercolor, 5 x 7") from Eric's book. 
I painted Red Flowers (watercolor, 8 x 5") from Eric's book again today. I love his work; it reminds me so much of Evelyn.
Triad with Harmony (watercolor, 5 x 7") is another lesson from Eric Wiegardt's book, same picture, four colors this time: brown, blue, yellow, and red. I like yesterday's better with only three colors.
These trichromatic paintings (watercolor, 5 x7") are based on a lessons in Eric Wiegardt's book Watercolor Free and Easy in which he suggests trying different color triads other than just red, yellow, and blue. In Trichromatic 1, above, I used burnt sienna instead of red with my french ultramarine blue and transparent yellow. I love the feel of the sky.
In Trichromatic 2, I used Payne's gray instead of blue with my favorite red (Holbien Brown Madder) and yellow (Bumblebee yellow).
I drove the HMBHS Jazz Band to SOTA (School of the Arts) in San Francisco today for a jazz festival. This blonde Sax Player (watercolor and ink, 8 x 5") was from Aragon High and quite good. (Not as good as Sabina though.)
I started painting Birch Trees (watercolor, 22 x 15") last summer, but I never got around to the finishing touches.
Daffodil (watercolor and ink, 7 x 5") is the first flower from the raised beds.
I painted Pillar Point Harbor (watercolor, 5 x 7") after I walked the dogs at the bluffs at Mavericks today. We live in such a beautiful place.
