Redwood Way

acrylic on canvasboard, 10" x 20"

This began as a plein air painting of a scene I pass by every day on my way to the studio.  Naturally, I had to fiddle with it in the studio later, where I nearly killed it, but I gave it some CPR because I really like that barn in the mid-distance.  The scene is full of subject matter, so I will try this one again.

White Peonies

oil on canvas, 12" x 6"

Another in my white flower series, done with a palette knife.  Update, 5/26:  I thought the blue background was competing too much with the green bottle, so I changed it to a light gray.  To me, the bottle is more enhanced now.

Grazers

acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"

Working from a photo for this one, there was a monolithic, cliff-like effect I was getting from the background trees and so I just went with it.

Rodeo Beach

oil on canvas, 8" x 16"

This palette knife painting was done mostly on site, a spot that bears returning to. 

Darling Buds of May

oil on hardboard panel, 14" x 11"

Another palette knife oil painting, a bunch of peonies I got from Trader Joe's.  I used a brush for the Japanese symbol for spring on the vase and also my siggie.  I love peonies!

Follow the Lavender Road

oil on hardboard panel, 14" x 11"

Another palette knife painting.

Cottonwood Cluster

acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"

For some reason, the acrylic color of violet oxide does not translate well to digital media.  I used it to paint the background hills here, and tried every which way to get the color of those hills to read accurately online, to no avail.   A live viewing of this painting will show the hills to be less purple, more reddish, and slightly paler.  This problem seems to happen only with violet oxide, but it is one of my favorite mixing colors.  What to do, what to do.

Plum Tree

iPad painting, 10" x 14"