California Girl

California Girl, oil on gessobord, 6x8 inches

I painted this from a photo taken at the end of the summer of my daughter skateboarding at Santa Monica beach. 

I thought it was the perfect segue from the palm trees posted yesterday, and for the end of the 30 day challenge that I have been participating in. Overall, I was able to post 29 paintings. I had difficulties towards the end with photographing my work due to insufficient lighting. But you can't win 'em all. 

Here's to skating off into the sunset on a beautiful California evening, sent from the currently freezing  mid-south :-) 

Skate Break 3

Skate Break 3, oil on gessobord, 6x6 inches

A time to rest after an afternoon of fun. The figure is actually sitting in shade (where else would one take a break from the sun), therefore no long, figurative shadows to be had, but I still like this composition.  The sunlight that peeked through the trees was playful on the pavement.

Heading Home

Heading Home, oil on gessobord, 7x5
NFS

Today is the lil' skateboarder's 13 birthday so I post this in honor of my darling daughter Barrett! I painted this back in July when I painted the others in the skateboard series, but never posted it. It was painted from a series of photos that I took over the 4th of July weekend, when the  weather in Louisville had turned cool and the humidity was gone. In other words....perfect for beautiful light and color! Happy Birthday B.   You are the light and color in my life!