Artists come from everywhere to capture the sights that usually only locals are able to enjoy on a regular basis. Local artists can often be seen by the waterfronts, painting not only the beautiful coastline the peninsula has to offer, but the colorful marine life. Many, as I did, belong to the San Pedro Art Association as a way to display their work.
This acrylic painting done on 30" x 40" hardboard captures the coastline and cliffs just below Portuguese Bend and is one of my favorites.
As kids we used to hike through those hills from the other side and I can still feel the warm summer sun and the glistening of the ocean.
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Shown here is a pen and ink I composed of the village, from the ocean view, for the Ports O'Call brochure back in 1992 or 1993. You may recognize at the top of each of my pages. My son, Shane, made that logo for me, adding color to the otherwise black and white drawing.
It was great to while away the day with people of like mind, enjoying the same things and wishing only to show those interested our version of the sights seen many times before.
This time though, the beauty ,in all its essence, of those points of interest came to life on canvas, and the personality of the artist shown through.
I made alot of great friends there and miss them to this day, some gone for a time, some gone forever, but surely never forgotten.
People would come in to Micci's Art N' Music sometimes just to see her. She will be missed terribly by all of us, but especially by Micci. She was his pride and joy. Click here to view my customized canvas collection.
These paintings, all done in watercolor,were painted around the same time period I was with the association. "Malaga Cove" and the "Palos Verdes Golf Course" are well-visited spots on the other side of the peninsula and the Hawaiian girl was more of a theme of beach, palm trees, and sun.
I had an artist friend named Al, whose niche was lighthouse paintings. His watercolor paintings were wonderful. Being a lighthouse enthusiast, it was the only subject he painted and he loved doing them! We both belonged to the San Pedro Art Association and displayed our work together and, in keeping to an artist's "code of honor", I primarily painted other subjects.
I did paint this acrylic of Angels Gate Lighthouse in 1993 about the time our art shows were coming to an end.
Over the years I have painted almost any subject imaginable, so only a few are displayed here. To view more of my work, visit my online gallery at ArtisticExpressionbyLinda.imagekind.com
