Towards evening the Shiny stuff happens!

Lucky moments: being there late at the beach and the kids are not 'whining enough to pack up'.. yet... and t...

'Squint and Compose'

Most people think 'movement' is the thing that's most hard to capture painting outdoors. And it's true. Moving figures, moving c...

Fear of Bad Weather.

Often it takes a while before participants (in my outdoor classes) realise how much good bad weather can do. The shifts in light...

Hot Days.

Lively Scenes! Love those days when there is really SO MUCH to choose from so much to paint!

The beach always 'breathes' a different vibe,...

Figures Move!

I won't lie to you: painting moving figures IS hard to do. Somehow you 'choose' a certain position, a composition that will work within...

Painting Clouds: Edges and Shade.

Clouds move and in order to paint them fast, you could focus on their light effects. Shade side, light side. Are th...

(oopsy.. forgot this one from the Cali Series. So here it is now.)

Seascape Morning View Ocean (Carmel)

This was around 6 AM, no real sunrise, a bit...

The Beauty of Dawn: California Morning Light-Effect on Carmel Beach.

We as Painters travel through different fascinations, moving from one to the nex...

Paint Out!

A year ago I got some email about "Why didn't you tell you were in the area?" in order to avoid this and to feel OK I wrote an email to my...

Painting Carmel Beach in the Morning

Every morning I tried to arrive at Carmel beach during sunrise or before. I could keep this rhythm for almost al...