This location is in the southern part of MacKerricher State Park, California, very near the town of Fort Bragg.
I’ve been to this beach many times, and it’s rare to see other people. It’s a wonderful place to meditate and connect with yourself. You probably won’t have cell phone reception here, which is perfect for taking a break from devices. Listen to the waves and birds, and feel the Earth’s vibration with deep breaths. You might just find the answers you’re looking for.
I painted this in oil.
It was cold and windy.
This painting made me feel nice and warm with good energy.
What do you feel?
I painted a Winesong Box this year.
Winesong is the annual event for Benefiting the Mendocino Coast Healthcare Foundation:Â https://winesong.org/
This box is well made. I love the grain of the wood, so I designed the image to show wood in my painting.
I’m very satisfied with this design and painting.
Very good energy from waves in the morning light.
I put a small sea shell and shadow in the open space.
What do you think?
They are going to put bottled wine in this box and do auction during the event.
One day I worked at Northcoast Artists Gallery from 11am.
I was able to leave the gallery 4:17pm, earlier than usual, which I was happy about.
I drove down south to get on Hwy 128.
Oh no, the road was closed because the Novaro River had been flooded. It was not a rainy day!?
I didn’t want to go back to Mendocino to get on the Comptche Ukiah Road to get to Hwy 128.
It was close to sunset. I thought it would be nice to enjoy sunset along Hwy1 where I didn’t travel for years.
The sun peeking through Big clouds was beautiful, and I enjoyed the pinkish sky of this scene.
Soon it got dark and heavy fog rolled in, making it hard to drive on a road I didn’t know well.
It was pitch dark, not many cars were driving. I followed the road not expecting such a sharp u-turn, it was shocking.
I was anxious of missing the Bodega Bay turn to get Santa Rosa or Petaluma, not wanting to go all the way to SF.
It was a such slow drive in the heavy fog and the pitch dark of a winter evening that I couldn’t figure out where I was, only that I was on Hwy 1. My navigator didn’t have reception.
I saw cars in a State Park entrance parking lot. I drove in and asked how to get Santa Rosa, finding via Petaluma was a better way to get home to Sonoma.
I got Trader Joe’s, Petaluma before they closed, to shop there. After that no fog, everything normal, smooth driving to get home. Happy ending😊.
This location is looking at Mendocino village from the North, Russian Gulch State Park Side.
I painted this image on 6†x 6†in oil, (1120. Peeking Mendocino Headlands).
While painting, I wanted it bigger in watercolor.
I came up with this watercolor is 29″x 13.5â€.
I stop at this location to watch ocean and whirlpools.
Breathing deeply, watching whirlpools is a great meditation.
I finished morning meditation with nice breathing on bed, the sun is on my face now.
I will get up and start a bright day😊❤️.
You too, have a wonderful day❤️😊.
When I was painting “1121. Sunset behind the Veil†(oil painting, 6†x 6â€), I waned to paint the scene bigger, in watercolor.
So I painted this, “1126. The Colorful Ending†(watercolor painting, 14″x 21â€).
I feel so good when I paint on a bigger surface.
My way of painting watercolor takes much more time than in oil.
During painting, I’m not sure what I‘m thinking, just in the zone. I feel fabulous. When something distracts me, I temporarily lose creativity.
I started a morning routine,
waking up around 5 a.m.,
having a glass water (not coffee),
meditation in bed,
taking a shower, then Yoga.
having a breakfast,
cycling to play tennis, or going for a walk in a huge vineyard.
Then, I start my day’s work.
Afterwards I focus easily, feeling positive energy until bed time.
It helps the quality of each day.
Like this painting, when I go to bed, a French blue vail shrouds my soul. I look forward to tomorrow’s beautiful light.
