Tag: Carpinteria

Carpinteria Bluffs

Another “direct watercolor” from a photo I took sometime ago when up along the bluffs in Carpinteria, CA.  This one might be worth repeating just because there are some areas I really like about it, but the rocks to the left of the cliff are rather dismal.  The topmost rock was really a boat on the horizon!  I painted the boat first, and then it just got bigger and bigger, to the point I morphed it into a dreary rock.  Those rocks need work, as does the color gradation of the sand on the beach.  I like a lot of the colors, but overall the sparkle is missing from the photo.  If at first you don’t succeed . . . ya know.

Another View of the Pier

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I brought two cameras for our trip to the Carpinteria Bluffs above the Pacific Ocean.  One was the Nikon V3, and the other the Trip 35.  This is from the Trip, and it did a pretty good job!  There really is something about film that digital cannot replicate.

Along the Path from the Beach

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Another photo from the day at the Carpinteria Bluffs here in California.  Besides the Nikon V3, I brought along the Olympus Trip 35, which is proving to be a fun little camera.  Right now, nearly all the flowers are gone except the most hardy, from seasonal and weather changes, and these cheerful yellow flowers add a bright touch to an otherwise beige, beige, beige landscape.