Slick City at Sunset

oil on panel, 20" x 20"

This is an absracted cityscape that I worked on months ago, then paused.  Looking at it now, I'd say it's finished, or maybe it's just that I'm finished with it.  Either way, voila!

Abstracted Landscape of 10-27-2025

oil on canvas paper, 12" x 12"

A loose palette knife study to distract me from the urban scene I'm currently struggling with.

La La Land in the Light

 

oil on panel, 12" x 16"

This is a somewhat abstracted landscape of the LA skyline done mostly with palette knife.  

Running Late

oil on panel, 8" x 8"

Here's an improvisational piece in progress.  

In Transition

 

oil on panel, 8" x 8"

A mysterious little narrative piece I did recently.

Tokyo Rococo

oil on panel, 12" x 24"

This is a work in progress.  The challenge will be when to stop.  Updated 8/3/2025:  Now it's done.

Inner City Blues

oil on panel, 18" x 18"

This urban night scene might be done; I'm not sure yet.  I tried to keep it simple and focus on the depth of field in it.  These urban scenes are fun to do, so I'll be doing more of them.

Little House on the Prairie

oil on panel, 12" x 12"

An abstracted landscape that ended up more abstract than landscape.  Fine with me.

The Overpass

acrylic on canvas paper, 12" x 12"

This is an abstracted landscape sketch, an aerial view of a freeway I did way back in 2020 that I'm pulling out of the archives for possible inclusion in an upcoming exhibit in SF whose theme is Portraits of the City.  I thought it apropos to this theme, and on second viewing, I like it.  Sometimes, painting + time = pleasure.

Abstracted Landscape of 9-28-2024

oil on canvasboard, 8" x 10"
private collection

A palette knife abstracted landscape study which I did while having a nice phone conversation with a friend.  I should talk on the phone more often while painting.

Abstracted Landscape of 8-4-2024

 

oil on canvasboard, 8" x 8"

It is what it is.

Abstracted Landscape of 7-22-2024

oil on canvasboard, 8" x 10"

In the meantime, here's another quickie palette knife imaginary landscape ditty.

Abstracted Landscape of 6-23-2024

 

oil on canvasboard, 8" x 10"

A palette knife painting using wax medium but no hot air.  It seems whenever I reach for the gun, it's not there, so I proceed forth without.

Abstracted Landscape Study 4.5.2023

oil on canvas paper, 12" x 12"

Just a doodle based on a Peter Wileman painting, playing around with color and shape here.  I like the color combos and the overall composition.

Convergence

 

oil on panel, 12" x 12"
SOLD

Here's another attempt at a cityscape, this one of downtown San Francisco at night.  This type of urban one-point perspective scene is new to me and quite challenging, so it's a useful learning experience.

Abstracted Landscape Study 10.3.2022

oil on panel, 6" x 6"

Another quick little palette knife study of an imaginary landscape.

Abstracted Landscape Study 9.28.2022

 

oil on panel, 6" x 6"

Just a quick little palette knife study of a cloud system over a flat landscape.  I like the role the gray plays in this one.

Ely Road at Dusk

 

oil on aluminum panel, 6" x 6"

This little landscape painting is a loose interpretation of a view from Denman Ranch to a knoll that Ely Road cuts through.  I wanted to paint that pink sky I saw over Ely Road a while back, and I particularly like the color pairing of that light magenta sky with the neon light green in the foreground.  

Oasis

oil on panel, 6" x 6"

Here's a little ditty of an abstracted landscape, which perhaps speaks to my state of mind currently . . .

Abstracted Landscape Study 12-8-2021

acrylic on canvas paper, 12" x 12"

Here's another landscape ditty from my imagination, done with a palette knife.