Tag: marsh

First Rain

Post author By Sterling
Post date 2021/10/17

oil painting — 9x12in oil on canvas panel

Big deal here in drought stricken Marin CA, it actually rained! Excitedly I took my gear across the street and started to paint a soccer/football game over at Kent Middle school. It was just a drizzle at first then the wind picked up and it turned into a proper storm. I had to fight to hold onto the canvas. The match across the marsh got called around the same time my umbrella crumpled in the wind and took my painting for a ride. Drenched I pulled my pallet from the mud and ran back home.

The Canadian in me mocked my retreat back to the warm apartment but the American in me enjoyed finishing the painting while drinking wine and watching movies with the kids.

Tags marsh, painting, rain, soccer, trees

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Corte Madera Sunrise

Post author By Sterling
Post date 2021/10/13

I couldn’t sleep so I drove over to the bay to paint. I set up on the north side of the estuary looking south across Corte Madera Marsh State Marine Park, aka the running trail behind Trader Joe’s. While I was roughing in the underpainting, the high school running team passed by on their morning loop and then the sky exploded into a brilliant wash of pink and lavender. It was a lovely sunrise.

Tags birds, clouds, ducks, marsh, sky, sunrise, tree

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Creekside Dawn

The wind woke me up around four this morning and after a fruitless effort to go back to sleep, I grabbed my painting gear and rode over to the marsh inlet. I painted until the sun crested the trees and couldn’t see anymore. After a short stop at the bakery I headed back home and finished this up over coffee.

Tags marsh, painting, tree, trees, water

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Larkspur Morning

Post author By Sterling
Post date 2021/10/09

After my morning coffee I stepped across the street to paint the salt mash. I like how shadows from the trees off to the right cut across the landscape early in the morning.

Tags grass, marsh, painting, tree, trees, water

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Larkspur Salt Marsh

This mornings painting of the salt marsh across the street. About 2hrs.

Tags bird, crane, grass, marsh, reeds, water

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Corte Madera Creek

Post author By Sterling
Post date 2021/09/03

I’m not sure where the boarder between Kentfield and Larkspur is but it’s probably about where I painted this. This is the view standing by the College of Marin soccer field looking east towards the hospital. Lots of dog walkers.

Tags creek, marsh, trees, water

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Smokey Kentfield Sunset

Post author By Sterling
Post date 2021/08/29

I’m back in Larkspur so instead of smokey vineyards now I get to paint smokey salt marshes. Here’s the view looking north towards Kentfield, from the parking lot across the street from my apartment. It’s nice to be painting in Marin again.

This was a quick one. I only had about an hour. As soon as the sun set I got swarmed by mosquitoes and had to bail. I guess that’s what you get when you set up next to a marsh.

Tags grass, marsh, painting, salt marsh, trees, water

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