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May - June, 2007: I have taken on a
personal challenge to create a "painting a day" (a painting a day keeps
the doctor away!). And the results so far a posted in a slide show below.
I create a basic "plein air" sketch while I'm out and about hiking the north
coast area above Santa Cruz, as well as created some new landscapes from older
works. I use my sketches to create the final painting using Corel Painter. I
typically start with a watercolor under-painting, laying in broad blocks of
color. Then I use an impressionist "artist's brush" to create a sense of
movement. I then go back in with digital pastels to further define specific areas
that have captured my eye. I am hoping that this kind of exercise
will help me break through in some new way. Enjoy!
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