This one is a little plein air sketch I did this weekend. We drove back out to Russian River again, this time to pick up our son at music camp. The drive out there is beautiful, but boy, three and a half hours on the road is wearying to say the least, especially with a three year old in the back seat. So this time, we decided to stay the night nearby on the coast.
Driving fifteen or twenty minutes northward from Jenner, where Russian River meets the Pacific, on an extremely windy, vertigo-inducing cliff hugging Coast Hwy is a little place called Timber Cove, and it is nothing short of spectacular.
All along the Northern California coastline, there is not much in the way of civilization. You really feel like you are at mercy of this immense power that is nature. It's awe-inspiring and a little scary if you notice you're low on gas. But not this day. We made it safely to the Inn, warmed up by the fire, and had a (surprisingly) excellent meal, and got some much needed rest.
In the morning, I got up before my family and walked around the grounds, taking in the views from many angles. Thinking, this would be one awesome place to do a workshop! I think I already knew that I wanted to do this, and I was just going through the checklist of requirements for what makes a good workshop spot. This place met all of them, and then some. So hopefully it'll happen sooner rather than later - interested? Shoot me an email, and I will make sure you will hear about it first, before I announce it on my website!
So the morning was gray and cool in this marine fog, which was just fine by me - I enjoyed my solitary walk, and to top it off, I did a little sketch from atop a cliff. I guess this one isn't a "road trip" painting, but it was done on one. Not that it matters~
5 comments:
Boy, does this post bring back memories. I lived in Mendocino and used to hitchhike down to SF. I remember a laundry supply truck giving me a lift and we stopped at Timber Cove and its big tower. It's a wonderful coast, beautiful and beautiful sounding early in the morning. I can hear the waves now.
This is one gorgeous seascape, Terry. Just phenomenal and would draw me to this place in a heartbeat, if I could.
Thanks Autumn! I'll be going back there to paint some more, for sure.
BTW, I have some of the newest road paintings at Anne Loucks Gallery in Glencoe / Chicago now. If you're ever in the area, please check 'em out :-)
Yes, please put me on the list for a Timber Cove workshop, would be amazing.
Please let me know when you are teaching a workshop at this location! I came across your blog only recently from a link on one of Bill Cone's blog post, and spent three days reading it from the old postings of 2008. The rich information & breath-taking paintings kept me mesmerized, and I know besides a good painter, you are definitely also a good teacher -- from the way information is presented in your blog postings. Can't wait to take a workshop from you... Thanks!
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