Saturday, December 16, 2006

Plein Air 2

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I'm always dreaming of painting outdoors. I can't think of anything more fun than to simply choose to go somewhere and sit down and ...
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Trying Underpainting

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"Hilltop Sunset" 5"x7" Oil on Canvas This image was my attempt using an underpainting, or tinted ground, under your brus...

A Beach Scene

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"Jalama Bluffs" 8"x10" Oil on Canvas If you are an artist you have to sooner or later learn to paint the things near whe...
Thursday, December 07, 2006

And the award goes to......

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You know, I've been entering shows in my local artist guild gallery every month for over a year and never won an award...for anything. I...
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Thursday, November 30, 2006

Vineyard House Commission

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Vineyard House Portrait 12" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Remember I have been going to art shows??? Well, this is a painting d...

California High Desert

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"The Ditch, Hesperia" This is an image near Hesperia, California in the high desert. The scene is nothing more than a ditch caused...
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The San Gabriels

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Storm Clearing the San Gabriels A painting I did after learning clouds on smaller 5"x7" 's. I wanted to incorporate those less...
Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Santa Ynez Sunrise

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Here is a painting done froma photo taken while driving early one morning after a storm had passed close to where I live. Those are the Sant...
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The Elverhoj Show

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Well, just finished up with the Artist Reception at the Elverhoj Museum in Solvang. It went really well despite a low number of people showi...
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Monday, October 16, 2006

Another Art Fair

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Art Show or Art Fair...they are about the same. I've now done 3 shows with another larger show coming up. So far, I'd describe shows...
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Tuesday, October 10, 2006

The Rogue River

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This painting is from a recent trip to Grants Pass in Oregon. While there we stopped along the Rogue River at various parts since it runs ri...
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Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Best of the Best

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" Cachuma Morning" 12"x16" Oil on Canvas I say Best of the Best not because I am describing one of my pieces but naming ...
Monday, October 02, 2006

3 Pieces juried in at Elverhoj Museum Show....

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Me again....I entered 1 pen & ink drawing and 2 oil paintings this morning at the Elverhoj Museum of History and Art , (pronounced Elver...
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Sunday, October 01, 2006

A WIP

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I'm going to post this recent painting as a quick work-in-progress, or WIP. This will show anyone a little on how I paint some of my wor...
Friday, September 29, 2006

The New Show Booth

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Speaking of showing....to do it you need a booth, tent, E-Zup or Canopy...depending on what you want to call it. We, Linda and I, just recen...
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Thursday, September 28, 2006

!!!! Upcoming Shows 9-28-2006

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This year and last year I started showing my work in various galleries through the 3 Artist Guilds that I presently belong to. These are sho...
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Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Eucalyptus in Evening

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Eucalyptus in Evening 9" X 12" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas These majestic eucalyptus trees are everywhere in California it seems. ...

Palms At Stow

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"Palms At Stow" 11" X 14" Pen & Ink, Stippling Doing landscapes in pen & ink is for only the dedicated....which...

Wulff Windmill

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"Wulff Windmill" 11" X 14" Pen & Ink, Stippling This is a windmill used to drive a polishing gizmo that a man named...
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My Favorite Painting...(so far)

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"First Poppies" 5" x 7" Oil on Canvas You start each painting all charged up and thinking this will be your best becau...