Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Summer at the Beach, Santa Cruz


Summer at the Beach, Santa Cruz
6"x8" original oil painting
SOLD

On the weekends my husband and I go to the beach in Santa Cruz.  While Craig surfs, I paint, draw, photograph and watch the surfers.  We go to the Hook, off 41st Avenue, near Capitola.

In the winter, the surf gets big and powerful, but in the summer the surf is usually small and glassy.  The steep cliffs lead down to the beach, where the summer sunbathers hang out.  This painting is the view from the cliff, overlooking the beach.






Monday, July 19, 2010

Eucalyptus Trees


Eucalyptus 2, Woodside
8x10, original oil painting
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My husband and I moved to Woodside last November.  We're living in a semi-rural area between San Francisco and San Jose.  We love the neighborhood and I've been inspired to paint Eucalyptus trees, because they are everywhere.  I'm posting one of my recent paintings.