San Antonio - River Walk Cafe

acrylic on canvas, 18 x 18

We blew up a small area of a photo we took of the Riverwalk - I wanted to try something with more people in it. - Jill

San Antonio - Riverwalk 3

acrylic on canvas panel, 12x16

I just loved the Riverwalk in San Antonio, and this picture really captured it for me. I really enjoyed painting this one. - Jill

San Antonio - Riverwalk 2

acrylic on stretched canvas, 24x30

Another view of the Riverwalk - I'm the person in the red jacket in the picture. I painted some extra people and brighter colours to add interest to the picture. - Jill

San Antonio - Riverwalk 1

acrylic on stretched canvas, 24x30

This is the painting I did at Brian Simons' workshop in Sayward on Oct 23-24, 2010, from a picture we took on our holiday in Nov 2009. - Jill

San Antonio - La Villita

acrylic on stretched canvas, 24x30

After the workshop, Jill and I were eager to try the new techniques we learned. I chose this picture of the La Villita district of San Antonio - I wanted to experiment with the different textures in a cityscape. I had a really hard time getting the bright values bright enough, but at this point the painting was telling me to stop. - Chris