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“Laguna Sunset (at Crescent Cove)” – 16 x 20 oil on canvas SOLD Although this painting is sold, I have others. Click this link to write me. This is another of the paintings I’ve taken to the Huntington for the Art Matters event this Friday night, Saturday and Sunday. The inspiration was the small beach [...]
Pink Magnolia – Huntington Gardens 16 x 20 oil on canvas This is another new painting I’m taking to the Huntington for Art Matters (see yesterday’s post for information on the event this coming weekend. In the spring, the Huntington magnolias are a sight to behold. Their delicacy reminds me of the inside of pink [...]
“White Magnolias” 16 x 20 oil on canvas SOLD at the Art Matters show The moment I saw these beauties at the Huntington Gardens and Library, I just knew that I had to paint them. They were luminous in the morning light – exactly the kind of subject matter that excites me. This will be [...]
“We Two” – (La Canada Flintridge Trail) – 12 x 16 oil on canvas UPDATE … I took the painting to the show today (Saturday) and was happy to find out that it won Best in Show. So I think I made a good decision to choose this one to enter. Like the study that [...]
“Poppy Paradise” 8 x 10 oil on canvas SOLD Yes, this plein-air style painting is for sale. And for a very good cause. It will be delivered tomorrow to the Make a Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles for their 15th annual wine tasting and auction at the Barker Hangar, Santa Monica Airport on Saturday, [...]
“Malibu Creek Afternoon” 16 x 20 oil on canvas SOLD See more of my Malibu paintings here A few weeks ago we had the pleasure of visiting Malibu Creek State Park, deep in the heart of the Santa Monica Mountains. While our children were growing up we made many visits to ponds and hiking trails [...]
“Return to the Poppy Patch” 9 x 12 watercolor SOLD It’s another walk around the Arlington street poppy garden, but this time in a more decorative, somewhat abstract mood. I abandoned any attempt to be realistic and considered the landscape as a decorative tapestry, with different colors and textures woven through. With some modifications, this [...]
“Sandstone Peak” 12 x 16 oil on canvas Here’s the result of last Saturday’s paintout, with a very nice group of painters who specialize in the Santa Monica Mountains area. This location is at Circle X Ranch, high in the mountains above Malibu, actually a little closer to Ventura, just north of “County Line.” We [...]
“Poppy Garden” – approx 9 x 12 watercolor Tuesday afternoon I had the opportunity to join my friend Wendee for some sketching and painting in a nearby garden that is filled with billows of California poppies. Do you detect a seasonal theme here? I didn’t have time for a big painting but I wanted to [...]
“Poppy Fields Forever” 9 x 12 oil on board SOLD, but I have more wildflower paintings at See more here All over Southern California the golden poppies are in bloom. In the Antelope Valley, in Pasadena, and even a few in my yard.
