This Week's Experiments

Shark carved out of cuddle bone and silver poured in

about 2"X3"

Path in the Huntington 

very quick study

Mausoleum

in Huntington Gardens. shady side 

More September

This is a real Potpourri!

This is my Halloween "Full Moon on the Bayou" oil painting

12"X16"

8 ghosts, 6 Zombies, 2 witches and a bat

also a man and an alligator just for good measure

"Cathedral of Palms"

Huntington Gardens Watercolor

9"X12"

                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                     "Wild Water"
                                                                 Leo Carrillo Beach
                              beautiful day no wind and the water was wild and a gorgeous blue

September 2014

I had the opportunity to paint "Broadview" Sandy and Bill Mitchell's beautiful home in Malibu

It was great fun sitting in front of Don Henley's (The Eagles) house on his brick tree well in the shade on a very hot day to paint the first picture. There was a lovely breeze and it was delightful.  At one point Sandy came out to visit.

Maliblu 2014

I have meant to paint this view for years but just never got around to it.  Labor Day seemed perfect.  Staying home and not fighting the beach traffic on the last big rush to the sea for all the Valley people and those going back to school.  It was a beautiful weekend and perfect.  I sat in the grass on the hill across the canyon and no rattle snakes bothered me.  It was a lovely and very peaceful day.

I received an email asking for submissions for a Steinbeck Country exhibition.  Each piece of art needed to be accompanied by a Steinbeck quote.  I took "The Monterey Wharf" from my mission collection and painted the other two for submission.  Doing this project I realized how very happy I am when I am painting.

                                                             The Joads on the Road

"How can we live without our lives?  How will we know it's us without our past"

The Grapes of Wrath

©Carolyn Carradine Art

                                                                  Monterey Wharf

"In the hour of pearl - the interval between day and night when time stops and examines itself"

The Grapes of Wrath

©Carolyn Carradine Art

                                                                         Ploughed

                             "And the tractors turning the multiple furrows in the vacant land"

                                                                The Grapes of Wrath
                                                             ©Carolyn Carradine Art

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 August 2014

Caitlyn's 32nd birthday, wow how is that possible??

We went out to do our best in 2 hours to give Monet a run for his money fueled with Mateus  Rose ( who remembers that?  ...hint, the bottle becomes a candle stick after drained) and cheese, with acrylic paint.  I have to give B. Collins Studio on Pico a big shout out.  It was great fun and Beverly is the best.  We are waiting for her Halloween Bayou painting for another evening out.  "Like" her on Facebook, she is starting out and doing a wonderful job!!




Chris and I spent a glorious day driving to Morro Bay, had a great seafood lunch (well I had seafood and he had steak as usual) We painted the rock from the pier and then drove home.
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As an experiment with black canvas I did two small (8"X10") paintings copied from a couple friend's © photos

"The Farmer has left the Barn"
This photo was taken the morning after my friend's father, a lifelong farmer had passed away.

This was a wonderful photo taken in Africa by another friend.  I love giraffes and found this photograph magical

King Gillette Ranch with Chris

Franklin Canyon

End of June 2014

Painted all weekend  absolutely gorgeous weather and beautiful parks

Carolyn Carradine Art ©