Giacomini Wetlands, Summer 2017

oil on canvasboard, 6" x 8"

This little plein air palette knife study was done the other day in late afternoon at a pullout near the little town of Inverness, my second attempt at this scene, albeit a different time of year.

Point Reyes-Petaluma Road at Dusk

oil on hardboard panel, 6" x 6"

This was an interesting exercise.  I started this painting on an unprimed panel and when I paused and stepped back, I realized the color of the panel itself was well suited to the composition and so I left parts of it unpainted, particularly on the left side.

Millerton Point Grazer

acrylic on canvas, 10" x 20"

This painting was done from a photo I had taken at a pullout along Shoreline Highway, just north of Point Reyes.  It was either at or near Millerton Point, but I can't be sure.  I loved the halo of light violet behind the black cow provided by the distant hills.

Giacomini Wetlands

oil on canvasboard, 8" x 10"

This is an unretouched palette knife sketch (rare for me!) of a scene I've been wanting to paint for a long time.  I'm hoping to return to the scene for another go at it, a constantly changing colorama.  Update, 10/23:  I have replaced the unretouched image I had posted originally with the current one, having tweaked it here and there.

September Scene, Point Reyes

iPad painting, 14" x 10"

It was so hot in Petaluma yesterday, I grabbed the pups and drove to Point Reyes, where it was 13 degrees cooler.  This sketch was a real quickie, less than 10 minutes, executed while we all sat in comfort on a bench in the shade as I gazed at this scene.

Pierce Point Cypresses

acrylic on canvas, 30" x 15"

I painted this sketch from a photo because I loved the shape of these trees with their pale trunks and wanted to see blue and yellow together, another color pairing favorite of mine.  

Giacomini Wetlands

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

A marshy area near Point Reyes, with a view of Black Mountain.