Tag Archives: saratoga

Hakone Gardens

Hakone Gardens, Saratoga. Continue reading

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Downtown Saratoga

Drawing in Downtown Saratoga Continue reading

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Spring in California

Painting Mustard Fields Continue reading

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Saratoga Library in the spring

Saratoga in the Spring: Cherry Blossoms and Mustard Fields Continue reading

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FAQs: Line First or Paint First?

Line first or color? Continue reading

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Two flutists (and a tabla player)

Friday night we attended a lovely little concert at the Saratoga Foothill Club in a gorgeous hall designed by Julia Morgan. Ray Furuta and Prasad Bhandarkar played the Western flute and the Indian flute. Vikas accompanied Prasad on tabla. This first … Continue reading

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Mustard Fields

Saratoga, California. The mustard blooms are out! Continue reading

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One coffee shop, two views.

One coffee shop, two views. Continue reading

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Montavlo Art Center

Does this ever happen to you: You live someplace for years, think you know the place you live in pretty well, then you end up somewhere, not far from home, just by chance, and you wonder: how could I NOT … Continue reading

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Dappled light, Summer days

You know it’s summer when your yellow, gold and green paints run out before your Payne’s grey ( goodbye winter and spring!) Summer is lots of outdoor sketching, hikes and art shows. Sometimes I paint in the warm sunlight. And … Continue reading

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