The end of a hot day

This is a small painting of the white adobe building of Mission San Antonio de Padua during the CAC paint-out event last summer - I was mesmerized by the tranquil scene when I was strolling to the back of the Mission building to find something different. And this is the Aha moment. In this painting I was still focusing on the composition and color harmony, and tried to capture the peaceful moment of the hot summer day.

Play

The little boy was playing by the waterfront in the hot summer day. He was looking for something, so focused that he even didn't notice that I was taking a picture of him.

Tired

Another try of painting the figure in the nature setting.

Eggplants

Purple is my favorite color and I love the deep purple color of the eggplants. It's quite satisfying to paint a simple still life in early Saturday morning.

Red and Blue

This is a traditional still life setting. I found it quite interesting when I added a few blueberries in the setting as I could use the red and blue colors left from painting the apples and mug for the blueberries (and the tulip).

BTW, I have registered the Silicon Valley Open Studio 2011, and will be showing my paintings to the public in the first and third weekend in May. From now till May, I will be painting more :)

Half Moon Bay

We went to Half Moon Bay to paint seacape, instead we bumped into this beautiful and tranquil mustard field. It is absolutely a paradise.