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In April 2024, I met my painting group one morning at the Santa Monica Pier to do some plein air painting. The weather was perfect: sunny but cool. We set up our easels at different spots on the pier, careful not to be in the way. I painted a wideContinue Reading

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I decided to go back to downtown Burbank and paint on San Fernando Boulevard. Previously, I have painted all up and down this street at different angles but this is a new one. I set up in front of Tender Greens and aimed down the street at the mall andContinue Reading

photo of painting on easel in downtown los angeles by oscar will

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These are the results of my recent adventures to downtown Los Angeles to do some en plein air painting. The first painting was done at 7th and Grand Avenue. This location itself does not have major landmarks, but I thought it was interesting with its reflective skyscrapers and crisscrossing busyContinue Reading

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The painting below was mostly completed en plein air at the Deukmejian Wilderness Park in Glendale, California. This angle is looking north to the mountains. I painted it in acrylic paint, afterwards I added paint from watercolor crayons to increase the saturation. This painting was done at the Amelia EarhartContinue Reading