Park Bridge

Park Bridge, 8 x 10

This painting was started back in March during a Randall Sexton workshop in southern California. With all the beautiful coastline normally available to paint, we were forced to this city park in Irvine because of the tsunami warning from the Japan earthquake. We had tried a for a spot above the cliffs at Corona del Mar, but there were so many people there waiting to witness their very own tsunami, we packed up and headed inland. 

Krause Springs Cactus

Cactus On The Rocks, 6x6

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The site of last week's PAA paintout, Krause Springs is about thirty-five miles west of Austin, not far from where the Pedernales River feeds into Lake Travis. Our summer sites are invariably near water, so we can cool off before, during or after we put the paintbrushes away. This particular day, the forecast was for a high of 105º, so it was absolutely necessary to take a dip in the 72º spring early on to keep cool while painting. I chose this rocky, cactus-laden outcropping partly because it offered nearby shade and also a variety of textures, colors and values.

Bull Creek Running

Bull Creek Running, 6 x 6

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Thursday was the first paintout of the year for Plein Air Austin. It was a perfect day to be outdoors, and we found some pretty scenes along Bull Creek, a couple hundred yards upstream from the Bull Creek Dog Park. We've had some good rains in the last two months, so the creeks are all running and the reservoirs are catching back up to normal levels. For the time being, anyway. Enjoy it while it's here, I always say.