Awhile ago I went to Newport, Oregon, with a friend. We spent a few days there and went to the various touristy areas around town as well as visited the Yaquina Head Lighthouse. It was a rather overcast day, quite chilly for the middle of summer. The hills were green and filled with wildflowers, the sea air fresh. Coming from a dry SoCal, it was a bit of paradise! I took a lot of photos, and this painting is based upon one of them.
The medium of choice was gouache with a tan heavy-weight paper as the surface. I usually paint on white, but as I have a big tablet of it, I decided to go ahead and try it out. I rather like the results, but truthfully have no idea if the tan paper makes a difference in the final appearance. The whites do seem brighter in this painting than they usually do, so perhaps there is merit in using toned paper. More paintings on the toned paper will be done as I like the surface for the painting.
Gouache, tan toned paper, 7×10.
Ink, Yarn & Beer 
I really like this one N! It’s peaceful!
This is a good one N, I especially like the tree and the daffodils/ yellow flowers.
I always like looking at your art, even though the technical stuff is over my head! J xoxox
Thanks, Anne!
Thanks, Fraggy! Daffodils don’t grow wild here – they may be mustard plants, but perhaps the coastal weather of Oregon is too damp for them . . . you got me curious now!
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