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El Molino Afternoon 11 x 14 oil on board SOLD to a collector from Pasadena Strong sunlight streamed through the alley just south of the Pasadena Playhouse in the Playhouse District. I enjoy the feeling of painting on board. Although it lacks the “spring” of stretched canvas, the paint glides on smoothly and can be [...]
Flint Canyon Trail – Autumn – La Canada Flintridge 16 x 20 oil on canvas Celebrating five years of blogging SOLD Today marks 5 years of blogging from when I first opened an account on Live Journal. It’s been a lot of fun and I’ve enjoyed all the learning and friendships that have come out [...]
River Run (study) 5 x 7 oil Click the image to see it actual size. I did this study today to practice painting with a very limited palette and to make a plan for a larger painting . Want to guess what three colors I used? (Not including white.)
Santa Barbara Meadow (at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden) 12 x 16 oil on canvas Whenever we visit Santa Barbara, I try to make some time to visit their beautiful botanic garden which features native plants in natural settings. Last week my husband went to a seminar up in Santa Barbara and I tagged along [...]
Foothill Pines 6 x 8 oil on canvas • SOLD A gentle road winds through California’s Gold Rush Country, where the oaky foothills give way to the first pines of the Sierras. The morning fog lifts in a slight breeze to reveal the radiant hills of mid summer. A moment of pure tranquility! Email me [...]
Sunset Magic 12 x 16 oil on canvas – California impressionist landscape My latest larger sized landscape draws inspiration from the works of George Inness – a Hudson Valley painter who gradually evolved into an impressionistic style (even though he always rejected the term “impressionist” when it was applied to him.) I have been studying [...]
“Tuscan Flavor – Fennel and Mushroom” 6 in x 6 in Remember how I said I was watching more food network and less politics for the moment? As part of that trend, I’ve enjoyed shopping for some vegetables I don’t usually prepare, among them, fennel. This delicate vegetable and its companion mushroom called for a [...]
Tuscan Vineyard Sunset 6 x 8 oil on canvas SOLD Although this painting is sold, you can see more of my vineyard paintings here I am happy to paint on commission if you are interested in a vineyard sunset painting in any size. Click this link to write me. See more of my paintings on [...]
“Onion and Peppers” 5 x 7 oil on canvas After months of watching virtually nothing but election news on TV and radio, I decided that I am finding the whole thing too stress producing and have switched some of my viewing habits to Food Network. Yeah, I still keep tabs on what’s going on, but [...]
