oil on textured panel 11" by 14" plein air--Nice day this past Saturday with the fog just lifting to the top of the towers. Painted from the coastal walk at Land's End to the West of the Golden Gate Bridge on the San Francisco side. Lot's of people out walking and enjoying the views. I was painting with Laura Xu and my Saturday plein air group. Laura's painting was very nice and I hope she will post it here as well.

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Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on August 20, 2014 at 15:59
Thanks Steinunn. Stu
Comment by Steinunn Einarsdottir on August 20, 2014 at 4:48

A strong plein air painting Stu, I can feel the wind.

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on July 26, 2014 at 13:30
Thanks Olivia. It was the strong diagonal of the foreground foliage that caught my eye. The cypress trees are common along the Northern California Coast and they have almost horizontal long branches. I didn't notice that they were echoing the shapes on the bridge until you pointed it out. Thanks for noticing my value control because after a strong composition, a strong value structure is the best way to have a strong painting; I have been working real hard on that in my plein air work for about a year now, and I am delighted that it shows. Stu
Comment by Olivia O'Carra on July 26, 2014 at 6:31

Great control of value. I like the diagonal and the way crossbranches of  the tree echo the ladders of  the  bridge supports. 

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on July 23, 2014 at 17:00
Thanks Michael, Silvana, Ruby and Ann. Stu
Comment by Ann Turner on July 23, 2014 at 16:43

Nice soft light is painted so beautifully here

Comment by Ruby on July 23, 2014 at 5:52

beautiful work Stuart

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on July 22, 2014 at 13:51
Thanks Xiao. Color harmony is one of the big, big benefits of using a limited palette. The other big benefit is being able to mix and match almost any color. Stu
Comment by Xiao Li on July 22, 2014 at 12:25

Very nice plein air Stu. I like the color harmony you have here. 

Comment by Silvana M Albano on July 22, 2014 at 10:19

So nice Stu!

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