Indian Summer Dusk, West of Petaluma

oil on panel, 8" x 16"

This painting of the hills of West Sonoma County near Petaluma was done from a photo I took in the early evening on my drive home from work recently.  I love the pink and orange hues in it, as I was trying to conveying the warm glow emanating from those velvety hills.  I never get tired of this view.

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.