“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
SOLD
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
SOLD
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 […]

“Sailing Home” - 16 x 20 - oil on canvas - SOLD
This is the next in my marine series - and I am discovering new things with each one that I do. This time my objective was to experiment with some atmospheric effects. Unlike the previous painting, the palette […]

“Radiant Sea” - oil on canvas - 16 x 20 inches
I think this is my one of my favorite paintings that I’ve done this year … and it’s headed for Descanso Gardens’ Christmas Show starting this Friday, December 7, along with Desert Sunrise and two other new paintings yet to be posted here. […]

Tuscan Sunset - 5″ x 7″ oil -
I like to paint sunsets. At that time of day the colors can be stronger and the lengthening shadows add interest to the composition. This is romanticized impression of a scene in Tuscany.
I am busily getting ready for the Montrose Artwalk this […]

“Sunset Oaks” 12 x 16 oil on canvas
This studio painting, based upon plein air references is a companion piece to Evening Glory (sold) which can be seen in the sidebar to the left. Painting “oaky goodness” as my husband and I refer to it, is one of my favorite […]