Balboa Rose Garden

Rose Garden View

Watercolor

5 X 8

Well, it seems that the Balboa Park paintings may end up as a sereis. Every time I go to the park I see a couple more places I'd really like to return to. Also spotted the awesome Cactus garden. The cactus are so abstract and sculpture like. Looks to be a great place to paint. Also have plans to start a pastel larger painting from one of these sketches this week.

This painting is available for sale. Please contact me at bstegora@mac.com

Balboa Park Tower

"View from Alkazar Garden"

Watercolor

5" X 8"

Good grief this is harder to to do than I expected, and I did know I'd be time challenged! This was done yesterday from inside Alkazar Garden. Another clear bright sunny day in a gorgeous place.

I'm rushing out with a late start for another painting session. Hope to post it tonight.

The painting is available for sale. Please email me at bstegora@mac.com 

Point Loma Lighthouse

This one is from last Friday. Today was a bust for painting on location due to nasty weather. Naturally, just when I decide to take advantage of the seemingly endless sunny days .  .  .  .  We are in for a couple of rainy and gloomy days here. "Gray May" they call it. Chilly right now too. Only 56°! 

BTW, this and the previous painting are small 5 x 7 paintings done in my Moleskine watercolor sketchbook. I'll be doing some larger ones shortly. These are intended to gather some reference in the area and also to get my painting muscles in shape. Pastel paintings in the studio are on my agenda as well.

Here goes post #1!

Well, I'm finally doing it. Hoping to post here as close to daily as possible and step up my painting momentum. Living in San Diego now and loving the warm weather and BEAUTIFUL light. How can I not be inspired with a picture right in front of me ready to be plopped down on paper at every turn? Right now, San Diego is in the midst of a purple tree "explosion". Jacaranda trees are in full bloom and their color has to be seen to be believed. Neon lilac is maybe the closest I can describe them. Passionate purple and so gorgeous!

The watercolor was done last week in Balboa Park. The statue fountain was especially attractive to paint with the halo of light framing her from behind. Had a relaxing time doing it as it was a weekday and much less crowded that the weekend  we had visited the park previously.