San Mateo

This plein air painting is the start of a study of San Mateo State Park.  I love the vista of the creek and the shade of this big old eucalyptus tree. Above is the blockin and below is the painting after a few hours.  Shadows are cast on the photos from the tree.  I had to sit on the ground to get this perspective, which is kinda tough when trying to get up again.  All in all it was a great day.

BIRD BOY

This is my latest sculpture.  I created this clay about six months ago, fired it and recently glazed it.  The inspiration of this is the time spent with my grandson looking for birds in the garden.  I wanted to capture the feeling a child may experience looking at birds, seeing them fly and soar about.  This is a fountain, but I am going to use it as a bird bath in an area of my garden without electrical power.

Dane Paul Portrait in Clay- continued

After the demos in class, I brought the sculpture home and worked about 8 hours, two different days.  I focused on the features.  Blogging is a great way for me to see what I have done and to think about where I want to go with the sculpture because after working for hours on something, it is hard to see it.  After having a rest from it and looking at it in a photo and talking about it, it is easier to evaluate.  Here's where it is at this time.