Hill City Glare

oil on panel, 12" x 12"

This is a palette knife painting of a particularly enchanting view of San Francisco with the East Bay hills in the distance, based on a "drive-by shooting."  I got two shots from it, each slightly different.  I may paint the other scene at some point.  Updated 3/27:  I made a few minor tweaks to the foliage here and there.

Faces in the Crowd

 

oil on panel, 20" x 20"

This painting started out with a struggle because I had ordered the wrong panel for the job.  It slowed my process way down until I gave up wanting to control the thing and let it dictate my moves.  I'm happy with the result.  Wanting to go full-on abstract at some point.  

Marina

oil on canvas paper, 12" x 9"

This is a portrait study of an old friend of mine with whom I lost touch a number of years ago.  She was Russian and fluent in five languages.  We met in a French conversation class at the local college and took a fun trip to Hawaii together.  The reference photo for this portrait was taken in Hawaii.  Later, I attended her wedding to an Argentinian man on Kauai.  I hope she's doing well.  I suspect so.  She was brilliant!

The Jockey

oil on canvaspaper, 12" x 12"

I nicked the sitter for this portrait from the annals of the BBC production Portrait Artist of the Year.  I thought this jockey, Tony McCoy, had a very interesting face, which was made all the more intriguing by the twotone quality produced by the protective goggles he must wear.  It's a sport for the brave.

Spring Flowers in a Green Pot

 

oil on panel, 16" x 16"

I was in the right mood to paint this loose, spontaneous abstracted bouquet.  I get like this every year just before spring hits, and I may have another one in me before too long.  This was fun!