Dreama's Daily Paintings and Writings: "Momma Said There'd Be Days Like This"

Dreama's Daily Paintings and Writings: "Momma Said There'd Be Days Like This"

Windy Day at Point Lobos

I've always wanted to paint this area. I love the cliffs and the shapes of the trees. This is just a fun little piece I painted a few weeks back. 6 x 6"

This piece has been donated to help the victims of the disaster in Japan. Go to:
http://dailypaintworks.com/Challenge    to learn more about this program. It was a wonderful idea put together by David Marine and Keiko Tanabe.

Remembering Sergei Bongart

This is a replica I painted as a demo in one of my art classes at the School of Light and Color. I wasn't so sure about having the class copy a painting from a master using a photograph at first, but it has done wonders to loosen everybody up and has helped us to understand how to apply paint to the canvas. Many beginners want to "lick" the canvas with their brush until there is no paint left.
I'm looking forward to our next project - maybe some of this will stick.
Below are some of the pieces from our class on Tuesday night. The above painting was from the Wednesday class.

They all did a truly amazing job on these. Very exciting!

Pacific Grove Pics

I have missed you! Been busy traveling and getting organized for this year with shows, workshops, and lot's more. Life has been good. I am hoping to have a workshop in Pacific Grove later this year, so I HAD to make a trip and pick out some spots. It rained for two days, but finally, sunshine. Then this past weekend my family and I made another trip to San Francisco and toured the Academy of Art University for the second time, getting ready for my daughter to be a student in the future. My son and his wife and my granddaughter also went and it was wonderful to share time with all of them. My son is also an artist and his wife in the business, so we had fun with the tour.

I will put out a newsletter soon with the events that are coming up. Soon I will post a little more about Sergei Bongart. In my art classes at the School of Light and Color, we are painting a copy of a Sergei still life painting. I forgot to get pictures last week, but wanted to share our progress. All the students are doing wonderfully! It has been another eye opener for all of us. I noticed how much it has helped to "loosen up" some of the students brush strokes and that is huge!

I will post some pictures later this week but for now just wanted to share some beautiful sunset photos of Pacific Grove, enjoy......