Estero Americano

oil on wood panel, 6" x 12"

This was a plein air painting I did recently at one of my favorite new spots in west Sonoma County that got reworked a bit in the studio.  It was done on a pre-gessoed wood panel with a primed canvas texture that had quite a bit of tooth to it.  I have a few more of these panels that I will gesso again before using to see if I can smooth out some of that tooth.  This spot is a treasure trove for an outdoor painter, and I will return to it again.

Key Creek and Beyond

oil on hardboard panel, 12" x 12"

Another plein air palette knife painting, done from a pullout on Shoreline Highway near the town of Tomales, and a very colorful spot.

Preston Point

oil on canvasboard, 8" x 10"

This plein air palette knife sketch was done on a somewhat overcast day, yesterday, on a pullout along a stretch of the Shoreline Highway between the town of Tomales and Marshall, with Key Creek in the foreground.