Day 91 Devil's Slide Path

I painted Devil's Slide III (watercolor, 5 x 7") while watching Warren's swim meet at San Mateo High School. (Swim meets have a lot of down time.)

Days completed: 66

Days missed: 25

Days to go: 274

Day 23 Devil's Slide (III)

I painted Devil's Slide (III) (watercolor, 11 x 15") out in plein air today. I had to finish up the foreground and loosen up the sky at home. The waves were super big, lots of surfers at Mavericks, lots of people out on the beach.

Days completed: 23

Days to go: 342

Day 8 Devil's Slide (II)

Here is another attempt at Devil's Slide (watercolor, 11"x 15") which I'll call Devil's Slide (II). Which one do you like better? I am going to go out to this spot and paint this scene one more time, en plein air, as soon as the weather and my schedule line up.

Days completed: 8

Days to go: 357

Day 2 Devil's Slide

I painted Devil's Slide (watercolor, 11" x 15") based on a card that I made from a previously sold quarter sheet and from photos that I took yesterday. My neighbor Gina wanted me to recreate a quarter sheet of this famous local spot for her son's birthday present because his children know and like me and my art work.

It was one of my more difficult paintings because I was trying to capture the feel of the original and wanted to please my neighbor. I actually sketched it out with graphite first, something I rarely do. I think that I will paint a couple more of these and let Gina pick.

Days to go: 363
Days completed: 2