A California Winter

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

This is my impression of the countryside surrounding Petaluma in January this year.  I was painting outdoors yesterday and it felt like the middle of summer.  Bizarre!

Portrait No. 5

acrylic on canvas panel, 12" x 9"

Lately, I've been attending weekly 3-hour drop-in portrait sessions here in Petaluma, this being my 5th one.  I'm really enjoying the experience and hanging out with a good group of artists.  If this becomes a regular thing, I may start a separate blog devoted to portraits and figures.

The Green Window

iPad painting, 14" x 10"

Blue Nude

iPad painting, 14" x 10"

The Cliff's Edge at the Pelican

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

This was painted from a photo I had taken while staying at the Pelican Cottage just north of Gold Beach, Oregon, earlier this year.

City Scene

acrylic on canvas, 10" x 10"

This was an exercise in neutrals that didn't turn out as expected.  Because acrylics lean toward the center values when they dry, it's hard to get the subtle value shifts accurate.  I still like the effect, though, and might try a larger version of this one.

Winter Morning

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

Tibetan Mustard Field

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

Lynch Creek Scene

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

Pink Tulips

acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

Another flower painting, just fooling around with color here.

City Lake

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

Pino's Girl

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

Shollenberger Pond

acrylic on canvas panel, 8" x 16"

This is a studio redo of a plein air painting that never got off the ground, and I like it much better now.

Shollenberger Swans

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

This was done from memory, after a visit to Shollenberger Wetlands on a magical day of swan sightings.  I am left handed, but I did this one with my right hand while lying half asleep in bed on my left side.

A Rose Out of Water

oil on canvas panel, 6" x 12"

White Rose

oil on canvas, 8" x 8"

This is my first oil painting in a year of working almost exclusively with acrylics.  It's like starting over again, but I'll get the hang of it again.

Green Hills

acrylic on canvas, 20" x 20"

This is the third and final painting in a series of abstracted landscapes I'm calling Yellow-Red-Green.

Bouncie and Rose at RCA Beach

acrylic on canvas, 10" x 10"

A portrait of Rose and her extraordinary Katrina rescue dog Bouncie, who passed away in 2014.  I took the photo of this in too-dim light, so the image is not very good.  Will try to get a better one and update it soon.

F Street Cottage

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

Christa

iPad painting, 10" x 14"