Well here we are back at Malibu Creek on yet another foggy Friday morning. I was really trying to capture the feeling of the morning not necessarily trying to do an accurate portrait. I guess you could say I was looking for a little more poetry in the painting. This is 11" x 14" oil painting on an linen panel

Third Bridge at Malibu Lagoon

This was my second time at Malibu Lagoon and there are so many great areas to paint. I decide to do this view as my Friday morning demo with my landscape class. I was trying to explain about the importance of simple composition, shape and value. This little fellow was painted on a 8"x 10" canvas panel.

Malibu Creek Morning

I teach a landscape painting class for Kline Academy every Friday morning somewhere in the Los Angeles area. This oil painting, a 12" x 16" on linen panel, was painted as a demo for my class. 80% of this painting was done on location the rest was finished at home.Generally folks don't like painting on foggy or overcast days but this place was exceptional.