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 […]

Yesterday evening my husband and I went to the Huntington Gardens to see the members opening of a photography exhibit and I discovered when we got there, to my dismay, that I had left my camera at home. We arrived at the event at 5:30 - “golden hour”- and the light was fantastic. Upon leaving, […]

“Into the Sunset” 9 x 12 inches oil on canvas
You know how all those old movies used to have great scenes where the hero and heroine strolled off into the sunset together? Well this is my idea of one of those kinds of sunsets. Technicolor, over the top, romantic, sentimental and, for Southern […]

Oak in the Meadow 12 x 16 inch oil on canvas
Late afternoon light streams across a meadow dotted with oak trees. The glow reminded me of a long ago time in a peaceful place.
In real life, the place is the Santa Monica Mountains - a meadow not far from Malibu Creek […]

“May at Malibu Creek”
11 x 14 pastel on board
This week has been another week of preparation for a show - this Sunday, June 1 at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. So I haven’t had a lot of extra time for painting but I will try to make up for it, soon.
This is another […]

“Laguna Sunset (at Crescent Cove)” - 16 x 20 oil on canvas
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 called Crescent Cove or perhaps Crescent Bay in Laguna Beach. I’ve seen people refer to it […]

Arroyo Pond - 11″ x 14″ oil on canvas - Click to enlarge

Under Autumn Skies - 11″ x 14″ oil on canvas - Click to enlarge
New California Art Club Show
See more of my arroyo seco paintings here.
Yesterday I got official notification that these two paintings have been accepted into […]

Sycamores and Sand - 5 x 7 acrylic on canvas on board
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Colors are strongest at sunset and dawn. In this miniature painting of a winter sunrise, the dawn touches wildflowers and clinging sycamore leaves and makes them shimmer. The location is near Palm Springs in one of the canyons where water […]

“Autumn in the Canyon” - 12 x 16 oil on canvas
Sycamores thrive by a stream in a local golf course on a sunny fall day. Leaves tumble down with every passing breeze and drift away with the current. The stream goes into an underground channel which emerges downstream, but it’s not visible from this […]

Arroyo Pond - 12 x 16 oil on canvas
When the rains come, a part of the upper Arroyo Seco (in Hahmongna Park) can fill up with water, creating a seasonal pond. Here’s how it looked on one overcast day in early spring. I’m wondering what the current rainstorm will bring (this was […]