I had been out on a long day painting, when on the way home I came across this expansive view. I pulled over feeling exhausted, but the view was some inspiring (and it kept geting better as the sun was going down) that it gave me a second wind and the energy to setup and paint - and I'm so glad I did.
This is oil on linen mounted on board (gatorboard). I'm making it available unframed.
This house has the most amazing garden. Two years ago I passed this spot and made a mental note to return to paint the scene. I tried to get back that year, but I was too late. The blooming season is relatively short, and when I passed this spot this year I immediately went back to my studio, grabbed my gear and returned to paint knowing just how hard it is to get the timing right.
I picked this unusual long format (8x20 inches) to get the feel of the long narrow garden along the side of the properly. This gives the piece a very unique quality.
This is oil on linen mounted on board (gatorboard). I'm making it avaialble unframed.
I painted this lovely little piece on a quite day after a big storm. The ocean was calm, and the glare off the waves caught my attention.
This is oil on linen mounted on board (gatorboard). It is being made available unframed.
I painted this piece in the morning along the Santa Barbara coast. The ocean was calm and soothing on this particular morning, with a beautiful quality to the light.
This is oil on linen mounted on board (gatorboard). It is be being made available unframed.
This beautiful little painting is an oil painted on a inch-and-half think wooden block. It is framed in a white floater frame with a black interior.
This is oil on linen mounted on board (gatorboard).
I was drawn to this scene with the combination of both stillness, movement and reflections in the water. This is a scene near my home in Palo Alto, CA.
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I painted this piece after getting up at 4am to drive in the dark to be at this location for sunrise.
I arrived on site and discovered that I had failed to pack my easel, but it was just so beautiful that I rigged together a setup with parts I happened to have with me and I my efforts were rewarded with this beautiful.
I titled "Central Coast Signature" because this piece captures a number of the unique elements found only on the California central coast.
Big breakers on the coast always makes for an exciting day of painting. The challenge of trying to capture the constant movement and variety never gets old.
This is a plein air piece done in oil on linen mounted on a cradled mastonite panel.
