Smoke Stacks

If you have not been to Morro Bay before, then you probably don't know that there are actually two different thing that dominate our skyline.  The first is, of course, Morro Rock.  The second, which most people think of as an eyesore, are the smoke stacks of the power plant.  Personally, I think that the stacks have been here long enough that if they ever were to go away, people would work hard to find a way to restore them.  I've been working on a way to include them in a painting for a while now.  Well, I finally found one.  I painted this very quickly and loosely.  I think rock came out pretty good, and I even like the bushes in front of it.  I couldn't help but paint someone walking down the road.  All in all, I think its a pretty good representation of what they both actually look like.  Hope you enjoy.

Good Ole Morro Bay Rock

And finally I had to do it. I had to paint Morro Bay Rock. Admittedly, this doesn't do the rock full justice, but its a start. I do think that I did a great job on the sailboats and on the water. It's all a learning process. I do rather like this picture, and it may be on my wall for a long time.