Usually the Amtrak Station is full of students and workers going to the Bay Area. But now it sits almost empty, just a few people on and off.
Available for purchase on my website at Daily Paintworks.
Amtrak Station, 2020
Yolo Art & Ag Paintings
I was able to produce three paintings from my visits to the ranches and farms that were part of the Art & Ag Projects. The virtual Art Farm Gala is scheduled on Saturday, October 12 from 6:30 to 8 pm. One of these or maybe two will be up for bid during this time. There will be a video event with music and presentations.
“Sketching Around Davis” Book
I had been sketching with a sketching group that meets in Davis since 2013. The group organized by Pete Scully met every month at various locations throughout Davis. Sometimes on campus, sometimes in downtown, sometimes out in the park, sometimes at the farmers market on Saturdays. I was inspired to carry a sketchbook everywhere and to sketch on my own – at restaurants, parks and Nugget where I would stop and have a smoothie after my exercise class. (Such pleasant memories before the pandemic).
Most of these sketches are done in pen and ink with watercolor. I use a TWSBI fountain pen filled with Noodlers Ink. Typically I would sketch in a bound sketchbook mostly like a Moleskine and occasionally in a Stillman and Birn. I started out in a pocket size sketchbook, 3 1/2 x 5 inches and moved up to 5 1/2 x 8.
After many months of putting this book together, it is now available for purchase on Blurb.
I want to thank my husband, Alan, for proofreading, who caught every little detail to make this a better book.
Ole Black Dog
Just finished for Pets Lifeline Sonoma.
Gracie
Another pet portrait for Pets Lifeline Sonoma.
Muffet
I had started to volunteer my service as an artist to the Pets Lifeline of Sonoma. Pet owners submit a favorite photo of their pets and a donation of $20 to have their pet portrait done by a random artist. I thought this would be a great way to improve my watercolor painting.
La Finca Restaurant
Oil painting of a restaurant in Woodland called “La Finca Restaurant”. A colorful building of pink and turquoise colors with the blossoms of pink flowers right alongside it.
Available for purchase in my Etsy Shop, Paintings by Marlene.
The Last Nectarine and Cherries
Available for purchase on Etsy.
CR25 Ranch in Esparto CA
I am back to participating at the Yolo Arts & Ag Project. It’s a project sponsored by Yolo Arts where artists/photographers are invited to private farms/ranch to captured the California landscape in paintings or photography. Every time I go and visit a farm I am captivated by the vast landscape and the faraway mountain ranges.
