Friday, May 29, 2009

Figueroa Mountain Hillside

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"Figueroa Mountains Hillside" 9"x 12" Oil on canvas covered panel Just finished this one up that I had painted to work ...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Mustard Painting

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"A Peaceful Afternoon" 8" X 10" Oil on masonite panel Every year the mustard comes to California and blooms along the h...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

The Carrizo Plain

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Wanting to make good use of my reference photos taken up at the Carrizo Plain I decided to paint another scene from there. This one has more...
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Monday, May 11, 2009

Santa Maria Sunset

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"Santa Maria Sunset" 12" X 16" Oil on canvas covered panel Alla Prima work is so fun when it goes right. I started this...
Saturday, May 09, 2009

Caliente Mountains

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There are 2 mountain ranges that border the Carrizo Plain, the Temblor Range and the Caliente Range. This scene is looking towards the Calie...
Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Carrizo Plain...again

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"On The Carrizo Plain" 12" x 16" Oil on canvas covered panel I decided to do yet another painting of the Carrizo Plain....
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Sunday, May 03, 2009

Carrizo Plain...in Bloom

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I took some good reference photos on my recent journey to the Carrizo Plain. The Carrizo Plain is located west of the town of Taft which is ...
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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