A Favorite

Most of August and all of September have been full of activities not related to painting. My last "new" painting, "Birch Dishabille" was introduced in an early August post. The painting shown on this post is called "Crotons".

In this painting I used a limited palette of orange and blue pigments. To these I added a bit of quinacridone rose and yellow. The neutrals that appear as cool and warm browns are made from orange and blue. Since the leaf detail of the croton is busy, I kept the background a simple graded wash of blue. The image is 20 inches by 28 inches. Crotons has been in a Watercolor West exhibit and numerous other venues.

California in August

A beautiful day in San Diego, California, a wedding on the grass above the surf of Sunset Cliffs. My lovely granddaughter, Jessica, wed Dylan Bruce.

The surf below the wedding site.

Jessica with her proud father, Glen.

Jessica and Dylan

Mr. and Mrs. Dylan Bruce

This wedding was a wonderful gathering of family and friends. I had special moments with my three California "kids", Glen, Simon, and Diane. The day after the wedding we drove from San Diego to Los Gatos taking the coastal route. We stopped at Mission San Juan Capistrano and the Hearst Castle. The next weekend we were on the road again to Salt Point on California's Northern coast. At Salt Point we gathered with other members of the family and friends for a memorial service for Dan Even, a favorite nephew. Every year Dan, my sons, and a group of friends met at Salt Point for an abalone dive. The event had become a family tradition

Salt Point coastline, site of this year's abalone dive.

A Plaque in honor of Dan.

The gathering at Salt Point was very special. It was a reunion of many family members that I hadn't seen for years. It was a warm sharing of rememberances in honor of Dan.