Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Palos Verde Mustard

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" Palos Verde Mustard" 9"x12" Last year I went to Portuguese Bend to paint mustard. Had a great time seeing painter frie...
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Monday, April 20, 2009

Azusa Canyon Morning

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"Azusa Canyon Morning" 12"x16" I think with most artists there is a love for light and it's effects on color. Natur...
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Foxen Canyon Mustard

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"Foxen Canyon Mustard" 12"x16" Spring has arrived and the wildflowers are growing throughout the hillsides of the Centr...
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Azusa Canyon Wash

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This scene was painted from a reference photo taken Easter morning. Azusa canyon is a short drive from where I grew up in Pasadena. I've...
Monday, April 06, 2009

In The Figueroas

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I took my daughter up to the Figueroa mountains last week to get some ref photos of the wildflowers and managed to get some good late aftern...
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Friday, March 27, 2009

Gallery In The Vines

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North of where I live is a place called Edna Valley near San Luis Obispo. It is here that I have my work carried by Gallery In The Vines. I...
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Tonal Visitation

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"Alisos Canyon Sunset" 12" X 16" Oil on masonite panel I had this reference photo of a sunset and decided to try paint...
Monday, March 23, 2009

Spring Show

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The Artist Guild of the Santa Ynez Valley had a show in Los Olivos this last Saturday. I was one of 3 artists who were going to paint plein ...
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Monday, March 16, 2009

Valley Poppies

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Another scene painted to work on shadow and distance. This is no particular area around here but working from imagination. I'm sure this...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

The Same Scene

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I painted this scene once before this last summer I think. I wanted to give it another try to work more on the shadowed areas of this scene....
Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Sisquoc...and clearing haze

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"Haze Clearing Near Sisquoc" 15" x 30" To be honest, the small town of Sisquoc is about a couple of miles down the road...
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Sunday, February 22, 2009

Coast Guard Project

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I'm a member of the Coast Guard Art Program ,COGAP, and each year submit work for consideration for the Coast Guard art collection. Jury...
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Friday, February 13, 2009

Mojave Desert

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I decided to paint a desert scene since I really like the desert and don't get to see it as often as I wish. In Pasadena a drive to the ...
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Monday, February 09, 2009

Storm Clearing Santa Ynez

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Did this painting to practice my cloud work. I love the clouds we get here in the valley and Winter brings spectacular clouds for reference ...
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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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