A Prayer for Christine

acrylic on canvas panel, 9" x 12"

NFS

This was painted while my housemate and friend Christine was having breast reconstruction surgery after breast cancer.  It is going to live with her now, and I am very pleased.

BJ on Blue Bed

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

A little sketch of a beautiful and very tired feral cat who adopted us at Waldruhe Heights back in 2006.  BJ stood for Bonzo Junior, Roy's dog, and also Betty Jo, a dear friend of his.

Nicasio Reservoir

acrylic on canvasboard, 12" x 16"

This was done from a photo I took at a spot that was not amenable to onsite painting.

Guilin

acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"

Yet another painting in my China series.  I used a very limited palette of only 4 colors for this one, trying to create atmosphere and depth in the background.

Porch View, Rose and Tony's Place

acrylic on gessoboard, 12" x 12"

This is a plein air sketch I did the other day at Rose and Tony's house in rural Petaluma after a storm blew through the area.

Above the Fog at Dawn

acrylic on masonite panel, 16" x 20"

This was to be the underpainting of a scene looking down at Nicasio Valley on a cold, foggy morning, but I'm finished with it for now.