Hair of the Mermaid

Oil 20"x30"

Summer Favorites

Surfing

Sunning

Sailing

Masts Close-up

from Harbor Island Boat House restaurant window

(Wouldn't you just like to get the big black one out of the way? Why didn't I? It was so there, and could not be denied!)

SEE?

On my Balcony

little fountain and stuff

First Taste!

my apricot

...all gone!

my apricots

dwarf apricot tree from Costco last summer-first bloom

A Rubbing from Concrete

It's poetic!
Summer Begins with a Rubbing from Concrete.

Father's Day Memorial

Celebrating my Father's youthful handsomeness

Bill and Charlie

and...
his lifelong athletic ability.  Here he's receiving the over 65 Senior Men's Golf Championship trophy in 1954 from Bill Kellogg, then manager of the La Jolla Beach and Tennis club.

   Charles R. Hemp
       1884-1967

Painting in Old Town Today

some Idyllwild - in the real :

Misty Mountains

Alpenglow

Tidbits...

...from a lovely weekend at a friend's cabin in Idyllwild

pine needles by day

endless vistas

candles by night

by the creek

Sketching at Seaforth Today

Why do I always like them better like this?

I'm trying new sketching techniques from "Realistic Abstracts" book.  My first venture alone on my new Port-O-Trike with basket in back for paint stuff.  The front wheel folds inward so it fits in my CRV.  Every woman I saw 50+ said she wants one!  Oh, the places I'll go....

digital doodle

thoughts

Pelicans - a Digital Drawing

the wind in June...

is either too late or too soon!