Color Boot Camp

I made an impulsive decision to go to California 3 weeks ago for a painting workshop...the teacher called it Color Boot Camp... and I agree. Never have I looked so hard to see, and then exaggerate the colors in wooden blocks - yes, blocks! After 2 days of block studies, we went out and did some plein air painting in beautiful Sonoma County. After a week in California sunshine, getting to know the town of Petaluma, I returned to the rather different weather in Vancouver, with a "new" color theory to incorporate into my painting and teaching. Now I look forward to returning to Mexico to see even more color in the little fishing village, La Manzanilla.