Hills of Nicasio

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

This plein air sketch was done the day before yesterday after the latest storm broke, leaving some neon green hillsides in its wake.

Nicasio Poplars

oil on canvas board, 9" x 12"

A plein air study done the other day in the little Marin town of Nicasio, a very popular location for plein air painters, mostly known for the picturesque church nestled against a hillside.  I've painted the church before, but turned my attention this time to a southern view featuring some beautiful glowing poplars. 

From the Cheese Factory, Western View

oil on canvas panel, 8" x 10"

My first plein air sketch in a while, working with a palette knife.

Nicasio Cow

oil on masonite panel, 6" x 12"

This was done on site a few months ago and somehow never got posted, so here it is.  

Nicasio Reservoir II

oil on canvas, 10" x 30"

I painted this in the studio with a palette knife working from a reference photo and memory.  I loved the pinkish hills in the background and the mottling of rocks and bushes in the foreground hills.  The water was flat and still that day.

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.

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.

Old Rancheria Road

acrylic on canvas, 11" x 14"

sold

St. Mary's of Nicasio

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

An iPad sketch of the iconic and oft-painted church in the little hamlet known as Nicasio, in Marin County. 

Fog at Gospel Flat Farm

oil on wood panel, 8" x 10"

sold

The result of a late afternoon spent at Gospel Flat Farm in Bolinas through Art on the Farm, I came at the tail end of a glorious weather day.