High Sierra Fall Color
(a ranch near Bishop, in the Owens Valley)
14 x 18 oil on canvas
SOLD
As I continue with my High Sierra fall series, this painting portrays a tranquil pasture land, which I’m pretty sure is named Round Valley. It’s near Bishop. The peaks may be Mt. Morgan and Mt. Abbot, […]

Cottonwoods
16 x 20″
Oil on canvas
SOLD
These beautiful strong cottonwoods were an irresistible subject. The painting was one of the ones I took to Descanso Gardens for our holiday show, through early January. I have replaced the two sold paintings (Heaven and Nature Sing and this one) with two others. No empty spaces on the walls.
I […]

Courtyard Wedding Reception, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 at the Huntington Langham Hotel
Original plein air painting, 9 x 12 oil on linen on board
SOLD
This past Saturday I had the pleasure of painting at the Huntington Langham Hotel in San Marino as a participant in an “artist in residence” program. I was […]

Brighter Tomorrows
20 x 24 inches - oil on canvas
Batiquitos Lagoon, near Carlsbad, California, San Diego County
SOLD
This is the largest oil painting I’ve painted so far, and I got a great deal of enjoyment from the process. I’ll likely be doing more larger size works, some in anticipation of my first solo show next […]

“Heaven and Nature Sing”
16 x 20 inches oil on canvas
SOLD
This is one of my favorite new paintings inspired by our High Sierra trip, and it represents a view of the Sierras in the afternoon, not far from Crowley Lake. In the afternoon, when a storm is in the air, the clouds […]

“Santa Barbara Glow” - near Cielito Rd - acrylic on 140# watercolor paper
7.5 x 11 inches
A portion of the proceeds of this painting will be donated to the Santa Barbara County Chapter of the Red Cross.
One of my artist friends and blog readers, Timaree, just reminded me in a previous comment […]

Morning on the Trail - Hall Canyon Oaks
Oil on hardboard panel
11 x 14 inches
This is a painting that I began last year, put aside and then worked on again recently with a fresh outlook. I think that all painters have paintings like these. Either we were too busy at the time working […]

Grazing in Paradise10″ x 8″ (25.4cm x 20.4cm)Oil on Canvas Panel$150 plus $4.95 shipping and handling in the USE-mail me for International shipping rates or other inquiries.

Here’s a small study while I’m working on some larger paintings based upon our trip up the Eastern Sierras. If I were a cow I’d think this was […]

Homeward Bound (Paso Robles)
12 x 16 oil on canvas
I painted this tranquil scene before (in a different size) and took it with me to the Pasadena Art Walk where it went home with a lovely woman. But I missed it so I decided to paint it again. I did not look […]

“As the Parade Passed By”
12 x 15 watercolor on paper
Yesterday I was very happy to learn that this painting has been juried into the upcoming California Art Club exhibition, “Concertos in Color” at the historic Blinn House in Pasadena. The opening reception will be December 7, from 5-7 pm and it is free to all […]