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Updated Portfolios
- Class Demos
Paintings from beginning painting classes
22 images - Plein Air Paintings
Recent outings
40 images - Landscapes
I'm still working on getting more photos sized for the website.
7 images - Public Art
19 images - Watercolors
6 images
Updated Class Information
- Drawing: Refining Technique (Intermediate)
UCSD Extension, Dept. 0176-H - Acrylic Painting I
UCSD Extension, Dept. 0176-H - Plein Air Painting and Drawing - Moonlight Beach
San Dieguito Adult School - Plein Air Painting and Drawing - San Elijo Lagoon
San Dieguito Adult School - Plein Air Painting and Drawing - Torrey Pines
San Dieguito Adult School
Class Demos
Paintings from beginning painting classes
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Monochromatic in BlueOpaque painting of geometric formsacrylic on gessoed paper Viewed 0 times |
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Sketch for the above paintingJust of mental note of darks and lightspencil Viewed 0 times |
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Monochromatic in RedNapthol Red plus white and blackoil on gessoed paper Viewed 0 times |
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Monochromatic in Pthalo GreenOpaque painting of geometric formsacrylic on gessoed paper Viewed 0 times |
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Monochromatic in Raw SiennaOpaque painting of geometric formsacrylic on gessoed paper Viewed 0 times |
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Monochromatic in OrangeMy work under Debra Babylonoil on gessoed paper, opaque paint Viewed 0 times |
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Analogous Color Harmony using Blue and YellowExercise in using glazesacrylic on gessoed paper Viewed 0 times |
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Sketch for Acrylic Analogous PaintingJust enough information to get the values downpencil Viewed 0 times |
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Analogous Color Harmony using Blue and YellowMy work under Debra Babylonoil glazes on gessoed paper Viewed 0 times |
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Complimentary Color Harmony of Blue and OrangeOpaque painting of geometric formsoil on gessoed paper Viewed 0 times |
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Sketch for Complimentary paintingValue planpencil Viewed 0 times |
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Complimentary Color Harmony of Red and GreenPainting began with glazesacrylic on gessoed paper Viewed 0 times |
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Sketch for Complimentary paintingValue planpencil Viewed 0 times |
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Complimentary Color Harmony of Yellow and VioletThe bears posed for the drawing class as well.acrylic on gessoed paper Viewed 0 times |
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Bear in progressThe color is a little off in this photooil on gessoed paper Viewed 0 times |
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Sketch for the above paintingJust enough information to get the values downViewed 0 times |
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Complimentary Color Harmony of YO and BVMy work under Debra Babylonoil on gessoed paper Viewed 0 times |
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Traidic Color Harmony in Green, Orange and VioletOpaque painting of geometric formsoil on gessoed paper Viewed 0 times |
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Sketch for Triad paintingValue sketchpencil Viewed 0 times |
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Triadic Color HarmonyMy work under Debra Babylonoil on gessoed paper Viewed 0 times |
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MonoValue PaintingColors are all very close in valueoil on gessoed paper Viewed 0 times |
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Temperature Dominance (warm)Mostly warm colors with cool accentsoil on gessoed paper Viewed 0 times |





















