last of april

hot and dry at the san marcos preserve. LS and NW stuck it out for the whole day for 2 paintings each.

nina warner
canyon path
oil on panel
9"x12"

nina warner
view from san marcos
oil on panel, 6"x12"

more april work

keeping up with our april painting - good day at oak park last monday, some of us trying to get all those rocks in the dry creek bed - once you start you have to keep going.
some catching up from pine mountain and the beach.














































nina warner
dry creek @ oak park, oil on panel, 6"x12"

nina warner
oak park, oil on panel, 6"x8"

nina warner
leadbetter pt. I, oil on panel, 6"x8"

nina warner
leadbetter pt. II
oil on panel
6"x8"

nina warner
pond, pine mountain, oil on panel, 6"x12"

travel in april

LS went on a long tour of Texas and parts of Louisiana - great photos, saw some wonderful art and more interesting areas than one would expect. it was a fun trip.
NW went to Catalina island for 5 days - beautiful place with a great history of plein air painting.
Nice to be back together for our monday painting sessions!

nina warner
isthmus view
west end, catalina
gouache on board
3 1/4"x4 3/4"

nina warner 
2 harbors, catalina, gouache on board, 3"x 3"

nina warner
avalon casino, catalina, gouache on board, 3"x 5"

catching up in April

more images from pine mountain:

pamela zwehl-burke
pond at pine mountain
gouache on board

pamela zwehl-burke
east of the pond, gouache on board

april spring-time

easter weekend - just finished up after big scape gaviota coast fundraiser at the bacara. LS is off touring texas and environs  during her break, while the other 3 of us helped hang over 230 paintings for essentially a day and half exhibit. a lot of work - but PZB sold 3 gouaches (yay!) and LS and NW each got an 'honorable mention' from the chris chapman, the juror.

beautiful weather - terrible drought. we are reminded that we live in a coastal desert, lovely as it is.

last month we had a great time spending a few days at nicole's cabin in pine mountain. beautiful area and great fun being with all the gals. we'll get more work up from that time soon.

nina warner
below deck
pine mountain
gouache on board
3"x3"

nina warner
off the trail
oil on board
6"x8"




some of our paintings from the scape show - 

nina warner, grove at el capitan, oil on board 6"x12"

honorable mention

nina warner
cliffs at el cap
oil on board
5"x7"

nina warner
haskell's work boat
oil on board
5"x7"

nina warner
el cap trail
oil on panel
5"x7" 

nina warner, el cap shore
oil on panel, 10"x10" 

libby smith, haskell's
oil on panel, 10"x10" 

libby smith, pier at haskell's
oil on panel, 10"x10" 
honorable mention

libby smith
haskell's beach
oil on panel
8"x10" 

diane handloser
él capitán 1
oil on board
6"x8"

diane handloser
él capitán 2
oil on board
6"x8"

diane handloser
él capitán 3
oil on board
6"x8"

saving daylight

Finally, longer days - still fairly mild weather. We did have a wonderful storm blow through which provided some dramatic clouds and Turneresque skies. 
we all tried to capture the moment, but it changed from minute to minute.

diane handloser
haskell's storm, 6"x8" oil on panel

diane handloser
haskell's clouds
6"x8"
oil on panel










and still continuing to work on figure and portrait studies:

diane handloser
selfie
6"x8"
oil on panel

nina warner
refugio point, 6"x12" oil on panel

march winds

we've had some wild and wooly weather - storms blowing through much of february along with some beautiful, warm days.
the école has been working along the gaviota coast, from gaviota beach to refugio, to el capitan and haskell's - in preparation for a 'scape' group show in april.
here's work from the last few monday painting sessions:

nina warner
starting a new one, haskell's, oil on panel, 10"x10"

nina warner
el capitan
oil on panel
8"x10"

nina warner
north haskell's, oil on panel, 8"x10"

nina warner
gaviota south, oil on panel, 9"x12"