Spooners Cove, Montana De Oro, Los Osos, California

This is  a little cove out here in the State Park  just south of Morro Bay.  There is nothing around for miles.  Every time I see it, I think there is gonna be a pirate ship anchored just off shore.

Hope you like it.

Another one From Montana de Oro

This is another one from Montana De Oro State Park near where I live. This one looks north toward Spooners Cove. I really think I am making progress. The last two pictures I've painted, I've felt like I knew what I was doing while painting. I know its not the most technical painting in the world but I finally feel like I could reproduce this with consistency and an nearly ready to tackle something more difficult.   I would like to do something a little different with the grass in the foreground, but I need to figure something different out.  Still one of my favorites.

Montana de oro

Just a little one from here on the central coast.  This is Montana de Oro State Park.  I love the picture an tried to do a few special things with it.  Most notably, let the color get a little lighter from a background layer to the one in front of it.  I tried scratching in some highlights too, but I think I waited just a little bit  too long to do it.  We'll see if I get any better on the next try.