Breath of Springtime
11 x 14 oil on plein air panel
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Eucalyptus and Goldfields flowers growing in fields in the Western foothills of the Sierra, southeast of Visalia. Spring brings intense color to the rolling hills that form the western slope of the Sierra Nevada. Other flowers, like poppies and “popcorn” […]

Walker Basin Creek
12 x 16
oil on canvas

Last summer we spent several pleasant days with other California Art Club artists at the Rankin Ranch in the Southern Sierra in Kern County. This oil painting was inspired by that trip. The hills are used for grazing by the range cattle owned by the ranch. This small stream […]

“Reflections of springtime”
18 x 24 oil painting on canvas
Hahamongna Park, (Arroyo Seco)
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Winter rains leave seasonal ponds that eventually evaporate - but while they are present they provide a beautiful mirrored surface on a […]

Arroyo Moonrise
18 x 24 oil on canvas
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The moon serenely rises over a pond in the Arroyo Seco, San Gabriel Valley, CA. I intentionally kept this within a limited color range to capture the […]

Eaton Canyon Afternoon Walk
8 x 10 inches
oil on canvas plein air panel
SOLD
A springtime walk through the trails of Eaton Canyon, in the greater Pasadena/Altadena area in Southern California.
The wildflower daisy bushes are in bloom in the cool, but warming weather.

Homeward Bound
12 x 16″
California impressionist oil painting
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A quiet country road winds through the fields, pastures and vineyards of Paso Robles. What beautiful sights lie just around the bend?

“Montana de Oro Cliffs”
12 x 16 oil on linen panel
California Central Coast oil painting
This plein air painting was started on location on a sunny day on California’s Central Coast. But before long - those distant soft clouds came closer and closer, then let loose with a powerful cloudburst. The light changed so completely I was […]

Yosemite Valley
(Wowona Tunnel view)
12 x 16 California impressionist oil painting on canvas
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Iconic of California’s Sierra Range, the Yosemite valley is a treasure for all Californians. This painting […]

“Along the Lighted Path”
11 x 14 oil painting on linen panel
• SOLD to a new collector from San Francisco
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From the shelter of an old oak tree, one sees light on the trail […]

“Fall at Convict Lake”
12 x 16
oil on canvas
Convict Lake is one of the most accessible High Sierra lakes - and in the fall, when the aspens turn color, it’s especially captivating. Some day I’ll spend the whole day there, just watching the light play across the faces of the granite mountains, as the clouds slowly […]