Monday, July 19, 2010

Strauss Ranch Sycamore

9" X 12" Oil on panel
available: bobbi@bobibina.com

Late in posting this one. Not sure why but I kept looking at it and altering little things.  That's not usually a good thing! I was attracted to the little stream in front of the tree. Most of the water in these parts is all dried up from the scorching summer heat. But this was earlier in the summer after the late, for the season, rains.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Mission Creek Pastel

View to the Mission
pastel on panel, 12" X 16"
available: bobbi@bobbibina.com

This pastel was done in the studio using a combination of photos from Mission Creek, Santa Barbara and Placerita Canyon, closer to home. The lighting and vegetation were remarkably similar. My photos from Mission Creek were a bit too dark and the foliage was too dense to see much in the distance. I took artist license here and "voila"! You can see the Mission in the distance. Actually, I did see it from where I took the real photo but it wasn't working for me in this size and format.