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“Good Morning, La Canada” 9″ x 12″ oil on canvas on board For more information about this painting, please write In our small town, the streets aren’t usually this deserted in the morning, but during the holidays and early weekend mornings there’s definitely less traffic. I decided to leave out the random cars for the [...]
Lake Casitas Sunset 16 x 20 oil on canvas Available For more information about this painting, please write One of the best bass fishing spots in California, so I’ve been told, is Lake Casitas in Ojai, not far from the Pacific Ocean and Carpinteria. The lake is formed by Casitas Dam and offers year round [...]
California’s Rolling Hills 9 x 12 oil on canvas panel Available I can’t count the times we’ve driven back and forth through California’s beautiful hills, decorated with stands of live oak trees. When we were first married we took many photo trips up and down the coastline, and these canyons and byways around Monterey were [...]
Cottonwood Dawn (near Bishop, California) 16 x 20 oil on canvas SOLD Ths painting is sold but I have others of the Sierras in the fall. Write me. Although the leaves are now fallen and scattered by the wind, the eastern Sierras still call me and evoke memories of golden glory. I understand that snow [...]
Carpinteria Bluffs Sunset 16″ x 16″ oil on canvas SOLD This is one of the paintings inspired by our recent trip to Carpinteria, on California’s central coast. The late afternoon marine layer had come in, shrouding the Channel Islands in a misty glow that reminded me of those tales of Arthurian Avalon. The sky colors [...]
Poppies and Mandarins 14 x 18 oil on canvas Painted from life The brilliant but delicate iceland poppies form a backdrop for the mandarin oranges. Or perhaps they were tangerines or clementines. I can never be sure about citrus. There is some glare on this painting because it’s soaking wet, but I hope it conveys [...]
Pomegranates and sunflowers 11 x 14 oil on canvas I was interviewed yesterday on Creative Liberty, a wonderful blog about living creatively. Liz Massey, the blog owner and a creative coach asked me some good questions for her “In the Studio” series, and I enjoyed the opportunity to talk about my work flow, staying “unblocked” [...]
“California Sycamore – Tranquility” 18″ x 18″ SOLD (commission) This is the matching painting which pairs with the California Live Oak which I posted yesterday. Together, the two frame the dining room door of gentle lady who commissioned their creation. There is always some serendipity with painting. You never know exactly what is going to [...]
“Strength” 18 x 18 ink and ink wash on paper SOLD (commission) This painting was done as a commission for a client and I have posted it here to show an example of my work. Please do not use it without my permission. It is protected by copyright and is not “free” to use as [...]
Autumn Morning, Bishop 12 x 16 oil on linen on panel SOLD The High Sierras rise in the background over a wildflower meadow in Bishop, California. Dawn light touches the peaks and the Owens Valley as well. On Friday Dec, 5, I’ll be gallery sitting (and probably painting) at Descanso Gardens Art Gallery from 10 [...]
