Point Reyes Barn

acrylic on canvas, 10" x 10"

This is a palette knife plein air painting I did the other day of a beautiful barn I spotted just outside the town of Point Reyes Station.

Portrait No. 15

acrylic on canvas, 12" x 9"

This was a one-hour effort, my second try after laboring for two hours over a full body painting of the model that ended up on the cutting room floor, so to speak.

Landscape of Leftovers

acrylic on hardboard panel, 9" x 12"

This is an abstracted landscape made up of leftover paint from my palette.  I kinda like it.

Petaluma Feed Mill

oil on canvas, 12" x 9"

This is a plein air painting I did a while back and forgot to post, a partial view of the feed mill appearing behind a row of what looks to be pine trees.

Portrait No. 14

acrylic on hardboard panel, 14" x 11"

The latest portrait, one of two I did that night.  The other was done in oil on metal, which I may post later.  This one I finished in the studio, as I only had 40 minutes left with the model.

Robert's Barn

acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

This was done half en plein air, half in the studio.  It took some doing to get the colors and values right on the distant hills.

Lakeville Lineup

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

This was a quick plein air sketch I did on my iPad of a series of eucalyptus trees along Lakeville highway I hope to paint live at some point, and hopefully when sheep are present, as they often are at this particular spot.

Trinidad Bay

oil on cradled hardboard panel, 9" x 12"

This was painted in the studio from a reference photo I had taken, since it was not possible to paint this particular scene on site, at least not that day.

Little Red Shed

oil on canvasboard, 10" x 8"

This is a little plein air study that turned out much more to my liking than I expected.  Another bucolic scene I pass on my way to the studio.

Reflections on a Barn

acrylic on canvas, 12" x 24"

This was done in the studio from a photo I had taken during my road trip through Oregon.  I loved the dappled light on the side of the barn created by the trees.

Denman Vines

acrylic on birch panel, 8" x 10"

This palette knife plein air painting I did on the property where I have my art studio.  It was one of those brilliant, sunny California days, where all the colors were at their most intense.

Portrait No. 13

acrylic on hardboard panel, 14" x 11"

Another portrait, trying something different with this one.

If Trees Could Talk

acrylic on canvas, 24" x 24"

Just for fun, working with a limited palette again.  I like the colors in this one.

Grants Pass Grove

acrylic on hardboard panel, 11" x 14"

This scene of black and white oaks was painted from the deck of the cottage I stayed in just outside of Grants Pass, Oregon the other day, where I passed through on my way through the state.