Mendocino, February 20, 2011

I arrived back in Mendocino around 9 on Friday night.  Tired of driving, but glad to be back.  Saturday morning, I took a walk down my street.  At the end of the street was this house.  I'll paint this and several other pieces from this morning's walk.  It was an incredibly beautiful morning.

See the white house in the center?  That's the house seen above.  That song from My Fair Lady kept running through my brain as I walked along..... "I have often walked down this street before..."

Ed Pillsbury's house

on Kelly Street... I was shooting "slices of the sea" from between houses

on this walk.  My new theme.  Think I'll do a series of these. 

Mendocino Keyhole, one of my favorite spots.  Very close to home.

Just a little farther along Heeser Drive around the headlands

is this view of the Cabrillo Point lighthouse.  See it on the horizon?

The water was SO CLEAN and fresh-looking.  Beautiful.

Back home, I finally unwrapped my paintings from my great adventure.  Here's the only large piece from the cliff overlooking the Santa Cruz Boardwalk (not shown on the right because I didn't paint it) at the San Lorenzo River mouth, and the wharf.  This painting is either 16x20 or 18x24, will need some finishing touches before it gets framed.

The left piece on the floor is from Loughlin, NV petroglyph walk; the one on the right is West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz.

two from Calico... the wagon, and over there leaning on the wall is a little building with hillside and a pepperwood tree.  All these pieces need finishing touches after their journey with me!  Hahaha!

Here are 4 from Sedona

and from the left, Wilder Ranch, SF, Mexican Hat and China Camp (San Rafael)

These 3 in on the window ledge are Sedona's Oak Creek canyon the left and center pieces and the old church door from Tubac on the right. A total of 23 paintings, and probably 6 pen/ink/watercolor sketches!  Pretty productive for 33 days on the road!

It feels great to be home.  I have a new attitude... I'm happy, relaxed, calm, dedicated to my painting, and project-oriented.  I have a job to do... and on my first day back, I sold 2 (older) paintings!!!!!

Last night I attended a production of the Mendocino Film Festival, and saw several short pieces that were very good, and mostly very amusing.  The best part about going to this film presentation was seeing many of my friends there.  Everybody was "You're BACK!!!" and there were lots of great hugs and laughter!  Fun Fun Fun!