Mixed Breeds

oil on panel, 16" x 16"

This composition is for me a meditation on springtime.

On Fremont

oil on panel, 8" x 16"

I'm not sure if this is Fremont Street in San Francisco or not, but I've dubbed it as such for this little palette knife composition.  

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!