I interrupted Ripley’s morning nap (which occurred about an hour and a half after she woke up) to ask her to move to another dog bed where the light was better. Lucky thing I have such a cooperative model, who is willing to respond to my every command.

“Coat of Many Colors” - 7.5″ x 11″ watercolor on paper - Available
Out in the meadow that borders the northern part of the arroyo, there stood a willowy creature, pondering what she would wear. Shall it be the gold today? The yellow? The pale chartreuse? I’m done […]

“Power at Sunset” - 8 x 10 inches - oil on canvasboard
Last weekend we drove out to Palmdale on business and I rode along because I couldn’t resist the skies full of incredible clouds. On the way home, after the sun had already set, I saw a glowing building and asked my […]

“Two Old Poms” 5 x 7 oil painting on canvasboard - SOLD
When we were up in the Ojai area a week and a half ago, we drove by a cluster of bright yellow bushes, probably eight feet tall, that had bright red fruit on them. […]

“Euc in the Meadow” 9″ x 12″ - oil on canvasboard
This weekend we finally got some rain! I don’t know what was best - the drought-breaking storm that gave all our plants and trees a good long drink, or the wonderful storm clouds that scuttled around the mountains, including over […]

“Into the Morning” 8 x 10 oil on canvasboard
This last week I’ve been waking up dreaming of painting. Years ago, when I produced some shows on dreams for ABC’s 20/20, we learned from experts that ‘day residue’ forms a large part of the content of our dreams. So […]

“Rum Baba” - 8 in x 10 in - oil on gessoed hardboard
When I saw this rum baba at the Eagle Rock Bakery, it said “paint me.” But my husband said - no, no, it’s saying “eat me,” so I think that baba was probably bilingual.
At any rate, I […]

Windy Grove - 9 in x 12 in - Oil on canvasboard
As I mentioned yesterday, Sunday became a photo safari rather than a painting trip due to the strong winds we encountered as we drove through the Santa Clara River Valley. But we did find some very scenic places - little bits […]

“Citrus Valley” - 9 x 12 sketchbook study
Between holidays and business, this week’s paintings may consist of quickie sketches in my sketchbooks. This study, painted in my Raffine book, represents a part of the landscape we visited last Sunday during some high windstorms. The area is near Ojai - inland from […]

“Winter Sun” - oil on hardboard - 10 in x 8 in
I seldom paint snow because, well, we don’t have a lot of it in Southern California unless you go in search of it in the mountains. And that only lasts a short while unless it’s a particularly snowy year. […]