Painting a Day - Antique Lamp
Monday, October 9th, 2006
“Lamp to My Feet”
5 1/2″ x 11 5/8″ Oil on gessoed hardboard
SOLD
This painting started as an experiment in trying to paint two surfaces which I find challenging - metal and glass.
Archive for October, 2006
Painting a Day - Capistrano Bougainvillea
Sunday, October 8th, 2006Original pastel. 8″ x 12″ on Canson paper
I’ve been wanting to portray this scene ever since I saw it earlier this year, but somehow I could never get the brilliance I wanted using watercolor. Pastel, on the other hand, gives me the opportunity to capture some of that fluorescent look.
Yesterday I spent the better part […]
Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary Railroad Trestle Pastel Painting
Friday, October 6th, 2006
9 x 12″ - pastel on Mi-Teintes paper
I plan on opening an ebay store in the next week or so, and this will likely go in it.
The Amtrak Surfliner goes up and down the Pacific coast through Santa Barbara and passes by the bird sanctuary near Montecito, the inspiration for this artwork.
I just don’t […]
Painting a Day - Sunflower fall
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006SOLD
Ah, the treasures of fall. First persimmons and now these. Fruit and flowers are in abundance everywhere I look and I want to paint them all. This little pastel is 4″ x 4″ and was so much fun to do - especially the velvety dark centers.
Painting a Day - Japanese persimmon
Monday, October 2nd, 2006
4″ x 4″ pastel on paper
SOLD
Last Sunday we went to our local farmers’ market and I picked up quite a few unusual fruits from specialized growers. This little fellow is called a Japanese persimmon - a Fuyu, to be more precise. Unlike many other persimmons, it is short and round and looks a little bit […]
Painting a Day - Country Roads
Sunday, October 1st, 2006
Original watercolor - 10.5″ x 7″ - available
Although much of Santa Barbara is cosmopolitan and sophisticated, there are some rural areas where abandoned roads still sprawl over undeveloped land in the foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains.
I wanted to climb over that little wire fence and see where the forgotten path would lead, but […]
