"Sunny Southern California" has been fickle this week. I mean we almost never get rain... we're in the middle of a terrible drought here with schedules for when and whether we can water our lawns and penalties for using too much. Besides that -- normally it is May gray and June gloom these few months. BUT yesterday it rained and there was thunder and lightening!! - Very strange for all of us in SoCal.

However, Sharon Weaver and Margie Murray and I had decided to go out plein air painting together and this was the day. Until early in the morning we were trying to decide whether it was worth it to drive out to the beach.

It was GLORIOUS!!! We ended up parking near Malibu Surfer's Beach. That was a treat ... so much fun to see all of the early morning surfers... all ages, shapes and sizes enjoying our beautiful gift of nature. We set up our easels and set out painting. What fun. Soon we were shedding our jackets and donning our hats.... The sun came out and the overcast melted away. It was clear and beautiful with a view all the way across the bay and across the ocean to Catalina!

Life is good. I even like my little 8" x 10" study. If you'd like it for your own, just drop me an email.

On our way home we went by Pepperdine to see the "On Location In Malibu Show" again. We picked some we all liked such as Calvin Liang's painting with its luscious brushwork and beautiful colors!! But there were so many others.