Quick Draw in Los Olivos Last Saturday

It was a great day!  Wonderful weather and a grand attendance.  

The framed painting is "Winter Tides" a painting I did of the south end of Avila Beach and had it on display.

The two small paintings were what I worked on.

A value and color study of the San Luis  Lighthouse.

This is an event much looked forward to by a lot of collectors, and the auction seemed to go well.

If you didn't make it this year, try for next.

Color Study- North Avila Beach

Carried my little 3# Gorilla Painting Box down to the beach the other evening to do this value study. It was a little after 6 pm and the tide was low. Pelicans were just coming around the chalk cliffs thru Shell Beach and cruising for dinner. The Cormorants were sitting on the rocks sunning their water soaked feathers as the sun hit them closer and closer to horizontal. What a peaceful half hour. I’ll be painting it soon. First the color study, then the full blown piece for SLOPE’s show at the San Luis Obispo Lighthouse.
To enjoy the sounds of the surf while viewing this value study to to my new web site and click on "Art To You Blog". Under archive you'll see and hear Avila Beach. www.fayreneparrish.com

"Let's Go Painting"

Some of my students and friends will be heading down to the beach next week to paint the coastline as it heads into Port San Luis Obispo. We'll be working on this scene. After lunch, I'll be giving a short demo "The Secret Lives of Our Old Friends - Values"
Here's the value study I did of the above site. I used my new 6x8" Gorilla Pochade box for the first time. It's great! Just sat on a rock with the easel box on my lap and sketched away.  You cn see other sizes and more about this great little portable easel at:  www.JudsonsPleinAir.com