On Friday, Katie & I joined my friend Anne’s Plein Air group, Eat, Paint, Live, at Mother’s Beach in Long Beach. It was so nice to finally get outside again after all the rain we’ve had here in Southern California!

As per my usual, if there is a bridge, or other type of structure, I’ll want to paint it. It’s hard to get the depth, but I think that’s part of the challenge for me and at this point, I’m all about the progress over perfection. Just getting something down in the sketchbook is important and I think it’s really helping me.

It’s really hard to see the detail, but there’s a little shack to the bottom left of the bridge and canoes on the right side. Beyond the bridge is Los Alamitos Marina, and I just hinted at something there - I did not have time, nor inclination, to paint all the boats moored.

Amazingly, this was Katie’s first time working with watercolor and I was quite blown away! Girl has talent, and I hope she joins us more often!