“Golden Hour In Santa Barbara”🎨
What is your favorite place to spend time at? For me, just about any beautiful place outdoors, especially when the light is picture perfect like this scene in Santa Barbara, CA.
Tag: outdoor life
A Forward View for 2021
I always love setting up a blank canvas to begin a new painting, along with the challenge and satisfaction each new project brings. Now that we are on Day 2 of 2021, I am looking forward to the wonderful new possibilities of this coming year… new moments shared with family and friends, new experiences and yes, the opportunity to be creative.
Looking back over last year, I am so glad to have had the opportunity to paint and be creative, as well as get together with close friends and family – even with this pandemic. I am appreciative of the many positive comments and support this blog has brought and I hope that all who read my blog and have seen my work are able to enjoy a happy “moment time”.
Here is a 9 painting sampling from 2020
No matter your location or hobby you enjoy, I pray 2021 brings you good health and happy times.
Cheers, Yolande
Changing Things Up
12” x 16” on watercolor paper
It’s been awhile since I have done mixed media and it was fun to work on this Saguaro Cactus using graphite pencil and watercolor.
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas filled with joy and are able to be with family and friends. 🎄
Down By The Seashore
12” x 18” oil on panel
A classic scene, children and the seashore. This painting represents the many years of weekly trips during the summer with my children to the beach in Southern California.
Figurative Work
Some scenes just make me smile. I have always loved the youthful honesty and energy of young children and although this scene was taken quite a few years back, the joy and happiness in my daughter’s face led me to finally get this painting done.🎨
Oil Paintings
Enjoying the beauty of the outdoors through art.
Available for purchase: oil paintings in various sizes…
Small Works In Oil
Small 6” x 6” and 5” x 7” oil paintings available for purchase.
A Forward View
9 Paintings of 2019
2019 was one of those “mixed bag” years of great joy to great sorrow, as well as everything in between.
One highlight of my year happened in the beginning of May. My painting, “Leaf On The Vine” was part of the Oil Painters of America National Exhibition which was a thrill and great honor to be part of. My husband and I, along with our two Boxers travelled to Utah to see the exhibition as well as Zion and Bryce National Parks. 
Sadly, a couple of weeks later, my mother passed away. She was 89, a woman of strong faith and was always committed to praying each day for family, friends, acquaintances and our Nation. In many ways she was a great example and encourager and I will always be thankful for her.
As we look back to the memories and accomplishments of 2019, I hope we can use what we have learned, having a forward view of the new year with hope in our hearts for each new day.
Foggy Morning In Ventura
This is a simple watercolor scene from a foggy morning walk around the beach area in Ventura, CA
Website for available paintings: yolandemcaleveyart.com
Summer of Oil Sketches
I have taken the opportunity these past months to get out of my comfort zone and “stretch” my artistic style with relatively quick oil sketches. These all need adjustments in some way but I have decided to keep them as is with notes to myself of the changes to be made since a few of these have the potential of becoming larger paintings.
