Update on the Colored Pencil Drawing.

I think I am going to call it done for now, save a few improvements in case I want to show it. It's 9 x 12 colored pencil on paper.

Pacific Beach Summer Sunset

This was a photo I took a few days ago near the Pacific Beach Pier. I had to crop some of the bottom out because some people walked into the shot.

You can see more description of it here:

Pacific Beach Sunset

Newest Work In Progress, Car Camping

This is my newest colored pencil drawing, it's 9 x 12 on paper. I used to go car camping about 15 years ago or so, with my Ford Granada.

Update on my Kitty Drawing

In case you didn't see it on Gather or Wetcanvas, here is an update to my colored pencil drawing that I am doing. I am going to put it aside for now. Yes, I know there's a lot of work that can still be done, but I want to move on to other things.

Kitty, WIP

I am actually working on this very slowly and don't know when it will be done. This is going to be a 9 x 12 colored pencil on Strathmore paper. I got the image from the Wetcanvas image library.

Colored Pencil 101

I so want to go to this, but I have to work during the exact time that this is going on. I want to join the Colored Pencil Society, but they have their meetings when I am at work. So, I will wait until I make enough money to quit my job. :)

Anyway, the San Diego Chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of America will be having a Colored Pencil workshop at the Serra Mesa Library on June 13, 2009 from 9:30 to 2PM. The materials fee is $10 and soft drinks and water is provided. However, please bring a lunch.

There will be door prizes!

They will be providing handouts for the lessons, but they also request that you be prepared and bring the following items:

Hand held or battery operated pencil sharpener.

A kneader eraser

An HB graphite pencil

And, the following Prismacolor pencils:

#922 Poppy Red
#925 Crimson Lake
#902 Crimson Lake
#903 True Blue
#907 Peacock Green
#994 Process Red
#938 White
#901 Indigo Blue
#996 Black Grape
#916 Canary Yellow
#937 Tuscan Red
#988 Marine Green
#1012 Jasmine (Yellow)

I'm not sure if the handouts and materials that they are handing out include drawing paper, but I would bet that they would.

The following stores will give a 10% discount if you bring in the flyer (you can get it at the library) or show a CPSA membership card:

Artist and Craftsman Supply
1911 San Diego Ave
(619)688-1911

Blick Art Materials
1844 India Street
(619)687-0055

The Library is located at 9005 Aero Drive across from Montgomery Field (zip code is 92123 for those looking it up on Mapquest, Yahoo or Google Maps).

If you need more information, contact:

Marji Huntington at marjih@earthlink.net

Or, Deb Gargula at CApencilpainter@cox.net

On the Hill Overlooking Santa Ysabel

I shot this photo last year from the hill that you have to climb when you are hiking the Santa Ysabel Preserve from Highway 79 on the west side.

Chimney Rock on the California Riding and Hiking Trail

I went hiking up (or rather down) the California Riding and Hiking trail last Sunday and took a few photos. This photo was taken high up above Grapevine Canyon not too far from Angelina and Stewart Springs.

Dos Cabezas Station

I walked about 5 miles from S-2 near the Border Patrol Checkpoint and came across this old station. This part of the railroad was destroyed in 1976 by Tropical Storm Kathleen. It's not too far from that famous trestle over Carrizo Gorge. I hope to get a shot of the trestle, soon.

Road to Anza-Borrego

Here is a photo looking north on S-2 towards the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park from Ocotillo.

I now have my own specific page over at Gather.

Hi everyone. I wanted to mention that I now have my own specific page over at Gather.com for all the content I post over there. I also have a feed to this blog, too. So, if you want, you can view my writings and photography over there.

All of Darlene L.'s Work

Carrizo Badlands Overlook

Here's a photo I took while at the Carrizo Badlands Overlook at the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

The Yuha Desert at Sunrise

I shot this yesterday just south of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park where the land is either BLM land or privately owned.

In the Desert This Morning

I went out to the desert this morning and took this photo of my car at the Carrizo Badlands Overlook in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Egret Fishing

Here is a photo I took at the Chula Vista Nature Center of an Egret Fishing. I have more photos of this guy that I might put up later.

Comments on my Blog

Hi everyone. I have decided that I will no longer allow comments on my blog for the time being. I always like the exchange of comments by a lot of different people and accept all views. But, the majority of the comments I have been asked to approve since I've started this blog have not been nice and are downright nasty at times for no reason. I may allow comments on this blog to open up again at a later date.

Thanks.

View of San Diego

Here is the view from on top of Cowles Mountain looking west towards Downtown San Diego and Mission Valley. I took this on 1/1/09 with my Canon 350D.

Another Cowles Mountain Photo

Here's another photo of people hiking up Cowles Mountain on New Years Day.

Hiking Up Cowles Mountain

Here is a photo I took on New Year's Day on Cowles Mountain. I took this once I reached the top. The view there is of Santee, Lakeside and you might be able to see Ramona, too. It was a little foggy that day.

Here is another shot of the Clark Valley area of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. This was about a mile or so past the dry lake bead. Those are the Santa Rosas there.