Joined up yesterday with two painters on San Francisco Bay. Finished some sketches of moored sailboats with a view of the Golden Gate Bridge. When I was all set up to paint, the wind really started blowing. I turned around and moved next to a building for shelter and quickly painted one of the old structures at Fort Baker. This watercolor, (12X15) took about 30-45 min. to complete without a sketch. It was fun to see what can happen without sketching and just letting go with the paint.
At one time, the military owned some of the best real estate in San Francisco and along the bay. Fort Baker is in Sausalito and has been turned into a tourist destination with lodging in the old officer quarters and a fine restaurant. There are some dynamite views of the city and bay and it is a wonderful place to do plein air painting.
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