Lakeville Lineup

oil on canvasboard, 6" x 12"

Another palette knife painting, this piece was started en plein air the other day under a brilliant blue sky.  I got only about two-thirds done before I had to pack my gear and leave the scene.  It was finished later in the studio with the help of a reference photo I had taken, using a limited palette of cad yellow light, cad yellow medium, napthol red, and ultramarine blue, plus white.

Eucalyptus Stumps

iPad painting, 14" x 10"

A ten-minute sketch done while walking the dogs.  I love the various subtle colors to be found in eucalyptus trunks.

Dogtown Eucs

iPad painting, 14" x 10"

I was on my way to Bolinas the other day and got stuck in a road construction delay, so I whipped out my iPad and painted the scene to my left.  It made the time go by lickety-split!

Old Eucalyptus Branches

iPad painting, 14" x 11"

This digital sketch was done on the east side of Petaluma, looking east, with the ridge of Sonoma Mountain in the distance.

Old Eucalyptus

iPad painting, 14" x 10"

I've been wanting to paint this big old eucalyptus tree opposite the property where my art studio is for a while.  It is grand in scale and it is there every day, begging for my attention.  Probably why I keep putting it off.  I'll get to it this summer.