Oak Hillside - 9 x 12 oil on panel
It’s been a busy week - painting in a variety of plein air locations for a number of different upcoming shows. Yesterday I was camped out in Descanso Gardens - up in the camellia forest. I roamed around through the various pathways until this […]

While I work on some large paintings, here’s a small watercolor sketch of a lion dog, also known as a foo dog. It is one of two guardians of the new Chinese garden, opening very soon at the Huntington Library and Gardens in San Marino. According to this article the one I drew is the […]

Camellia Blossom - 11 x 14 oil on canvas
Camellias bloom in Los Angeles anytime from November to spring, depending upon the species. These are the first in a botanical series which I’m starting work on. There was a certain learning curve as I worked to render the delicacy of the petals. I’m […]

“Blue Heron” - 5 x 7 watercolor on paper
SOLD
There’s an eBay activity going on right now Feb 1 - Feb 7 called SFA (Small Format Art.) The monthly theme is “bird” so I painted this and will put it up for auction tomorrow unless I get it done tonight, […]

“Autumn in the Canyon” - 12 x 16 oil on canvas
Sycamores thrive by a stream in a local golf course on a sunny fall day. Leaves tumble down with every passing breeze and drift away with the current. The stream goes into an underground channel which emerges downstream, but it’s not visible from this […]