labor day and summer is officially over - busy days, sick days, away days, travel days, but we still get some work in when we can. gige and lu are closer to home:
diane handloser, trees in AKP gardens
gouache on paper, size?
pamela zwehl-burke, flowers at the end of the tunnel
gouache on paper, size?
mimi checking in from the sierra - cabin time with some hiking and fishing, but low water and dry conditions. the drought has makes you feel like being close to water when you have the chance. finally figured out a good kit for gouache that is compact, easy to pack. oil is still the big backpack - hard to carry too many miles.
nina warner
sun on tall pine
gouache on paper board
2"x3"
nina warner, early sun
gouache on paper board, 4 1/4"x 2 3/4"
nina warner, indian pool
gouache on paper board, 3 1/2" x 4"
nina warner, line creek pool
gouache on paper board, 4 1/2"x 2 1/2"
nina warner
tamarack creek
gouache on paper board
2 1/2" x 4 1/2"
and some oil paintings….
nina warner
buddha rock
oil on panel
8"x10"
nina warner, buddha rock lake view
oil on panel, 6"x12"
nina warner
low lake
oil on panel
8"x10"
nina warner
night sky
oil on panel
5"x7"
we have had a few sessions of portrait painting with our pal livia as our model. maybe we will post a few of those as we finish up. diane and libby tried painting the 'supermoon' from their backyards. nina saw it up at lake tahoe - stunning. we'll catch up on images as soon as we have them. in the mean time, more work from hawaii, small gouaches from libby smith:
from the Lanai
7"x4 1/2"
banyon's 3"x4"
dropping tide 4"x6"
report from hawaii - libby smith sent some images of her work with gouache.
all are 4"x6" on paper.
sunset
sunrise
afternoon
outrigger
the école is well represented in a new show opening at the 'palm loft' gallery in carpinteria.
"make hay while the sun shines".
pamela zwehl-burke has 3 watercolors, nina warner has 2 oils and diane handloser has a beautiful gouache. the opening reception is august 2, 2014, 5-7 pm and on view through september 21st.
lastly, some small gouaches from nina warner (should have entered these in the 'make hay" show!)
morning sun
2 1/2"x4"
hay morning, 2"x3"
bales 2 1/2"x4"
pamela has been devotedly tackling the landscape using gouache paint. it is a very forgiving medium, with beautiful color and depth. portability is a plus as well.
2 more from the sierras:
carousel at the cabin, 5 1/2"x8"
disappearing lake, 5"x7"
from our monday painting sessions:
douglas preserve, 3 1/2"x5 1/2"
skofield park parking lot, 4"x6"
from chase palm park:
wet rocks, 3"x6"
pedestal trunk, 3"x6"
edge, 3"x4"
reflection
3"x5"
a few of her wanderings around town:
drive-by
3"x5"
in bloom, 4"x6"
and some stationary (but live) objects for good measure:
six pack, 3 1/2"x3 1/2"
santa barbara lotus, 3"x4"
all work is by pamela zwehl-burke
the smith's went on a grand tour road trip of the rockies. have easel will travel.
libby smith, headwaters colorado river, 8"x10" oil on panel
libby smith, tyndal glacier, 10"x10" oil on panel
libby smith, oregon lake, 9"x12" oil on panel
westmont's 5"x5" fund-raiser show is coming up in september. here are 2 submissions:
libby smith, thunderstorm, 5"x5" oil on paper
nina warner, duck, 4"x4" gouache on paper
we have been working regularly at chase palm park - lots of challenges with water, reflections, plants, etc.
diane handloser, waterfall, 4"x7" gouache on paper
nina warner, dry creek cpp, 4"x4" gouache on paper
libby smith also has work (2 drawings) currently showing in the 'casa gallery' in santa barbara.
nina warner has 2 drawings in the 'vita art center' national juried drawing exhibit in ventura.
pamela zwehl-burke and nina warner both have work on view in the 'art-from-scrap' gallery 'buddha abides' exhibit.
A rare treat - EDQ spent 4 days painting in the central sierra, staying in the warner cabin. low lake levels made the scene very different, but the high country was as beautiful as ever.
first - the island when it is an island:
our paintings from the drought of 2014:
pamela zwehl-burke, gouache on paper, 5"x7"
diane handloser, gouache on paper, 4"x6"
nina warner, oil on board, 10"x10
libby smith, 8"x10" oil on panel
since it was also a rare chance to paint the full moon in the mountains, we made the attempt.
it was hilarious trying to figure where the moon would actually rise, using our 'technology' - compass, moon-phase app - we were all set up when Gigi looks some 40 degrees to our right and says "is that the moon over there?". quick scramble to re-place ourselves. The best part was we tried again the next night from a new vantage point and still missed it.
very hard to photograph - we need to figure this out…
P & D did not finish their gouaches yet - we'll post when they do. in the mean time here are 2 from the second night.
nina warner, 8"x10" oil on panel
libby smith, first nocturne HL, 9"x12" oil on panel
libby smith, moonrise HL, 6"x12" oil on panel
diane handloser
6"x6"
gouache on paper
nina warner
bird feeder
4"x4"
gouache on paper
nina warner
storm from white bark
2"x3"
gouache on paper
