“Canyon View” 16 x 20 oil on canvas
Towering deodar trees frame a hillside overlooking Chevy Chase Canyon in Glendale, California. There is a little park where Linda Vista meets Figueroa. if you hike down a trail out of the park, this is the view.
This is one of six paintings I’ll be bringing to […]

Oak Byway - 11.5″ x 9″ - pastel on paper
After working almost exclusively in oil for the past year (with a few sidetrips into watercolor,) I felt like taking out my pastels for a little experimentation. I’m going to be doing a larger pastel painting in the near future, so this is […]

“Green River” 9 x 12 watercolor
This was painted on 90 pound paper - lighter than my usual paper, and in a completely vertical position, which allowed for some interesting runs and drips for experimental purposes.

“Spring Thaw at a Mountain Lake” 11 x 14 watercolor
Although it may seem that I’ve been missing in action, I’ve been busily working on many deadlines for different shows, and now some of that is behind me. Other deadlines loom, but they’re at a manageable distance. I took a little time […]

“Hillside Dancers”
5 x 7 watercolor on paper
As spring approaches, the rain makes the colors all run together, wildly coursing down the hillside.
Thalo and gamboge, sap green and ochres … all rushing headlong in a vernal frenzy.

Eaton Canyon Trail
8 x 10 oil on canvasboard
A plein air adventure
Although I had a wonderful time enjoying the company of my art pal Wendee while painting out in nature, today, just about everything that could go wrong, did.
When we got to the location, I discovered that I had left my palette at home. I […]

“Farm Near Ojai” 9 x 12 oil on canvas on panel
Not far from Los Angeles with all its traffic and industry, there are rural communities where fruit and vegetables are grown for the metropolis. On the way to Ojai, northwest of LA, there are rich agricultural lands, some of which have been […]

Sycamores and Sand - 5 x 7 acrylic on canvas on board
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Colors are strongest at sunset and dawn. In this miniature painting of a winter sunrise, the dawn touches wildflowers and clinging sycamore leaves and makes them shimmer. The location is near Palm Springs in one of the canyons where water […]

Here’s the Daily Painters ad for May’s American Art Collector magazine -
My painting is the seascape in the upper right hand corner
I’m one of the juried artists at Daily Painters a collective of professional artists who paint and post daily. That particular 16 x 20 inch oil painting sold last year, but I have others […]

Tulip Magnolia - 7.25 x 7.25 inches - watercolor
The magnolias have arrived in all their glory. A procession of bloom should follow for a month or so, so I’m going to make the most of it while I can. In some parts of town the trees are in full bloom, while in […]