Santa Cruz Island...

After spending oodles of days in the studio working with great models , it was time for an outdoor adventure.  Landscape painting uses a different set of observational skills and requires time away from home and studio.  After months of zooming in on my subjects,  I am looking out toward majestic and massive terrain.

This trip was exceptional.  The fog that was haunting our summer finally lifted.  I was without cell phone and email for 4 days (ahhhh!) and explored to my hearts content.  I filled my sketchbook and now want to get started on some new work!