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Here are some shots of artwork I did based on photos I took and ideas I had while day-tripping to Point Reyes in October 2013: Here you can see that I initially put a little sky-wash in the background and made some horizon lines, too.  I am also making use of the masking out process to help the foreground grasses form. I wanted to see what kind patterns I could get to almost make the same upright blade action of the real grass that was there. Additionally, I used the masking tape to protect some of the finer lines I wanted to preserve along the side of the boat and the cabin. Things were getting a little out of control. The boat was dilapidated in real life. The body of the boat was challenging to paint because the boat itself was 'done up' in a chipping, old, white paint. It was also turning an orange-brown, like the color you see above.  This is a photo of the finished version. I messed with the grass in the front, darkened the cabin of the...

Point Reyes, California One autumnal, late October weekend of this very year, I went to Point Reyes, California. One of the objectives was to reach within the depths of my energy reserves and execute a painting or two.  In the northern bits of Marin County I ventured, 'to the lighthouse', and was met with fog galore. The last sunny spot before I reached the vicinity of Point Reyes was a town called Inverness. It consisted of a few cafes and restaurants, and an accommodating grocery/general store. All the residents and people I interacted with were kindly. One particular cafe I went to was called Blackbird . The gentleman who ran the cash register and kitchen crafted a BLT that comes within inches of being the best BLT I ever consumed. You can see the fog encroaching its way over a hill.  The road that I took to get there was highway one, visibly apparent on this map. A shape of land that appears so cut and dry, though when I journeyed onto the road, it was anythin...