I took the boys for a swim and was able to get a quick oil sketch in.
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By the pool
Tag: summer
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Father’s Day Backyard Painting
Made the long drive up to Cloverdale today to have a father’s day BBQ with my folks. We picnicked in their newly landscaped backyard which was a huge improvement to the dead grass and clay which once resided there. My dad had put in a pond which he was proudly showing off to us.
Between bites of chicken and BBQ’d corn I documented the virgin landscape with a quick iPad painting. Oh man was it hot and dry though. I struggled to paint with all the glare on the tablets screen. The whole landscape bled together in washed out grey tones, faded by the hot sun. My eyes strained just to look at it all. The space is quite nice but after about an hour we all opted out to go swimming.
It was a pretty fantastic father’s day.
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Healdsburg Plaza Painting
This afternoon I found myself with the rare bit of free time on my hands and decided to make the most of it by making this little painting. My toddler had fallen asleep in his bike seat while we were ridding around the Healdsburg plaza so I sat down on a shady bench with my iPad. It was a lovely warm summers day and the plaza was full of tourists up for the weekend wine tastings. A trio of local kids were jamming blues riffs on their guitars and kids were playing in the fountain. I couldn’t be happier, it was a really nice day. Silas and I got ice cream after he woke up and then rode the long way back home through the vineyards.