Ely Road

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

The Swimming Hole

acrylic on canvas, 6" x 12"

A plein air sketch that I started tweaking in the studio, then stopped because it all started to go pear-shaped.  I couldn't remember how I mixed the colors that day by the pond, and once you start in with a slightly different palette, there's no end to the changes that ensue.  I liked some things about this effort sufficiently to want to preserve them.  So, I chalk this one up to a successful learning experience.  Onward!

Marcia's Pond

acrylic on masonite panel, 9" x 12"

This was started as a plein air on Marcia Burtt's beautiful property, but I ran out of time with it and so had to finish in the studio.

Limantour Beach

acrylic on canvas, 10" x 30"

This is an attempt at a seascape.  I battled with it mightily and perhaps should have stopped after the first session, as my paints had dried and I had to remix an approximation of the palette, which changed everything, of course.  Another challenge was presented by the yellow ochre ground on the canvas I had chosen.  I loved the yellow ground peeking through as the painting emerged, especially in the mid ground on the right.  This is not an accurate image of the painting, colorwise, and I may not be done with this one.  I need a break from it, though, and to come back with fresh eyes. 

Old Rancheria Road

acrylic on canvas, 11" x 14"

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Slugger

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

Dusty Spring Field

acrylic on canvas paper, 12" x 9"

Cho Oyu Study

oil on canvas panel, 8" x 8"

Another study of Cho Oyu, the mountain peak in the distance of the Himalayas of Nepal/Tibet.  

Spirit Rock, Early Morning

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

David

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

A little iPad portrait of David Hockney.

Roadside Attraction

acrylic on foamcore, 20" x 20"

This is a palette knife painting I did on foam core, just to see how it felt to paint on that surface.  I like it.

Setting Sun at Sowle Ranch

acrylic on canvas, 12" x 24"

This is a plein air sketch I did last weekend at Marcia Burtt's property in Southern California.  She is a fantastic artist, a gracious host, and a fountain of knowledge, which she shares generously.  I had a great time with her.

Chileno Valley Horses

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

Into the Mist

acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"

I used a recent iPad painting as reference for this one.  

Blastoff!

acrylic on hardboard panel, 16" x 12"

Abstract in Turquoise, Yellow, and White

acrylic on plywood, 36" x 36"

David's Flowers

iPad painting, 14" x 10"

Bolinas Lagoon, Low Tide

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

Springtime

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

Greg's Distant

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

After the Rain

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

View from Denman Studio

oil on panel, 6" x 6"

This is a quick little palette knife sketch of the view from my studio in Penngrove in the early morning.  I'll be doing a larger version of this scene at some point this summer.

Chileno Cow Crossing

acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"

Another cow painting, this one from a photo I took of a Holstein straddling the blonde road in Chileno Valley, where I once lived.

The Lost and Found

acrylic on hardboard panel, 14" x 18"

On the Way to Bathpool

acrylic on canvas, 20" x 20"

This is a palette knife painting of a scene somewhere in Devon, I vaguely recall, that whooshed by me on the train to Plymouth to see friends in Cornwall last year.

Blue Sky Lodge

iPad painting, 14" x 10"

Red Bell Pepper

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

Dream House

acrylic on hardboard panel, 20" x 20"

Crimson Hollyhocks

acrylic on hardboard panel, 12" x 12"

Crane Creek

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

Rivertown Rooftops

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

Rockettes of the Wild Wild West

acrylic on plywood, 24" x 24"

I took that iPad painting I did the other day, cropped it to a square format, then painted a large interpretation of that, as it seems I wasn't quite done with the subject matter.  

Poinsettia in Yellow Pot

iPad painting, 14" x 10"

Kitchen window in Sonoma at twilight, in December.

Spring Vineyard with Plum Trees

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

Pushing toward the abstract with this one.

Nude on Black Chair

iPad painting, 14" x 10"

Fading Beauty

acrylic on canvasboard, 14" x 11"

St. Mary's of Nicasio

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

An iPad sketch of the iconic and oft-painted church in the little hamlet known as Nicasio, in Marin County. 

Red Roses on Todd's Shelf

acrylic on mounted wood panel, 8" x 6"

This is my first still life in ages.  Now that I have a proper setup, thanks to my good friend and fellow artist Todd West, who built and installed two beautiful shelves in the art studio I'm renting, I will be doing more still life using flowers, such as these intensely fragrant roses that grow right outside the window.  Thank you, Todd!

On the Way to Gyantse

acrylic on canvas, 10" x 20"

This was painted from a photo I took as we were driving through the mountains from Shigatse to Gyantse, Tibet.

Shanghai Shimmer

acrylic on canvas, 20" x 20"

Another painting in my China series, and I feel yet another one coming on.  A work in progress, I'm not quite done with this one. 

Thanks for the Memory

acrylic on hardboard panel, 16" x 16"

I set a new record for myself with this one:  only 3 colors!  And another record:  it was done totally from memory.  I can't even tell you the type of flowering bush this was.  It was not a rose bush, that's all I know.

Davis Lane

acrylic on canvas, 10" x 20"

Another barn painting, this time on Davis Lane in Penngrove.  The two sheep were hunkered down against this beautiful barn, perhaps awaiting a storm.  The sheep, the gorgeous barn, the sunlight on the distant hills and that neon yellow mustard field in the mid-ground all begged to be painted!

Pink Rose

iPad painting, 14" x 10"

Nude Redhead

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

Pink Barn on Adobe Road

acrylic on plywood, 12" x 36"

This is painted from one of my "drive-by shootings," from the car as I was driving by this pink barn on Adobe Road in Petaluma.  I did an iPad painting of it in a different format earlier, and left the brown railing out of this one, which I may add later. 

Holstein

acrylic on plywood, 16" x 20"

I thought I would pay homage to the cow, since the art studio in which this was painted is, in actuality, a calf barn.  More to come, I hope.

Italian Cypresses on a Summer Afternoon

acrylic on canvas, 14" x 18"

Weimaraner

acrylic on hardboard panel, 12" x 12"

This was a quick sketch using a photo of a painting I found online of this dog.  I loved the perspective and, using the same limited palette I've been working with lately, bashed in the shapes over a dull orange ground, leaving bits of it poking through on the neck, mouth, and in the eyes.  I used a cool, pale blue wash for the background, which gave it a pink glow.  I quite like the effect.

Cherry Blossom Trees

acrylic on canvas, 14" x 18"

Leopard

iPad painting, 10" x 14"