view of angels flight and painting of angels flight by Oscar Will

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Saturday August 13, 2022 9:00am: Our painting and sketching group met in downtown Los Angeles at the Central Market. Our mission was to paint and sketch the Central Market, Angels Flight, and the Bradbury Building. Luckily, all three of these iconic Los Angeles landmarks are in the same area. IContinue Reading

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Last weekend Aug 1st I was at the Sunday farmers’ market in Montrose. I like to paint en plein air the colors and the overlapping shapes of events such as that. Passerbys we’re curious and supportive, one lady said I was a painter and should not quit the profession. PreventingContinue Reading

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This is the final mutation of my painting of the lake at Ernest E Debs regional park in Los Angeles. The first layer of the painting was in an impressionist style, with realistic colors but not a lot of detail. Next the black outline was more defined and colors wereContinue Reading

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Here is part of my setup for the art sale today in Burbank, California. Thank you to UME Credit Union, Stephanie, the Burbank Arts Commission, and the Magnolia Night Out event. There were food trucks, a live band, and a disc jockey. I received a lot of complements for myContinue Reading

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Yesterday there was quite a crowd of people at Descanso Botanical Gardens in La Canada/Flintridge, California. It was understandable because the roses and bearded irises were in full bloom. I walked around the whole garden, through the forest of oak and Camellia, around the lakes and ferns, and finally intoContinue Reading

burbank art association spring show 2022 geo gallery

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I was pleasantly surprised when my name was called for an award at the Burbank Art Associations’ Spring Show 2022! I won second prize in the Landscape/Seascape/Cityscape category for my painting “Bolton Hall Museum.” The art show reception had a great turnout and it was great to see all theContinue Reading