Saturday, January 31, 2009

Santa Ynez Valley

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"Central Coast Splendor" 12" x 24" Oil on Canvas I was able to paint this one Alla Prima yesterday despite all the fun o...
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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Santa Ynez Eucalyptus

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" Over the Valley" 9" X 12" I did a painting earlier and cropped some areas of the painting to post online. This paintin...
Friday, January 23, 2009

Ref As A Guide

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"Trail at the Bluffs" 12"x16" Oil on Canvas Covered Panel I started painting this scene months ago...summer I think. I ...
Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Santa Ynez Valley...A Meadow View

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This painting was sketched out last night in pencil on a piece of scrap paper. Not much of a sketch, merely the outline of what I had in my ...

Near Grass Mountain

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"Near Grass Mountain" 12" X 16" Oil on canvas Grass mountain is on the north side of our valley. I've driven to the ...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The Trail Gets Better

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One of my artist friends made a suggestion that something was missing from the foreground in the recent painting "A Winding Trail"...
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Monday, January 12, 2009

A Winding Trail

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I started this one late last night. I was working from my head and trying simply to do get better at them. It's a little too similar to ...
Friday, January 09, 2009

Foxen Canyon Evening

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Lately I've been getting better at blocking in of masses for areas in my paintings....ok, well I think Im getting better at it. I used t...
Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Mountain Grasses

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This scene is of the Figueroa Mountains on the northern side of our valley. These mountains are mostly grass covered with sporadic trees do...
Friday, December 19, 2008

Near Carpinteria Bluffs

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"Summer Field" 9" X 12" Oil on panel I started out doing a scene of a flowering field being farmed next to the bluffs i...
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Sunday, December 14, 2008

Chalk Hill Evening

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"Chalk Hill Evening" 12" X 16" If I walk to the end of my street....1 house away, this is the view in the evening on m...
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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Carpinteria Bluffs

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I went down to drop off work to be juried into a show in Carpinteria not long ago. While waiting for the jurying I decided to do a plein air...
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Sycamore Tree

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I'm still learning to paint sycamore trees. Here, I've concentrated on mainly the trunk area only because I was drawn to the dark sh...
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Monday, December 08, 2008

The Painting Continues...

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I had a great time at the California Art Club show this last saturday. Some really great friends of mine showed up and we all went to dinner...
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Saturday, November 29, 2008

At The Foothills

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Christmas is heading our way so I'm now trying to get as many paintings finished before the holiday arrives. Did this one today to work ...
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Sunday, November 23, 2008

Studio Tour Finis

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Well, the Studio Tour for 2008 is a done deal. Good presentation, sold 5 paintings and lots of good comments made. I am bushed! 2 days of m...
Friday, November 21, 2008

Foxen Canyon Plein Air

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A few shows ago I did this plein air painting. This summer was just horrible show wise which is why I didn't do many and this one was no...
Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Nocturne A La Plein Air

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I was wanting to get out and do another nocturne plein air before it gets to freezing at night where I live. I had just bought these small b...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Studio Tour Progress

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I've got an upcoming Artist Studio Tour put on by the Wildling Museum in Los Olivos. This is my second Studio Tour and I'm really lo...
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Monday, November 10, 2008

California Art Club Show

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I've just found out I have 2 paintings that were juried into the California Art Club show "Concertos In Color". This will be...
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