Ellis Creek Study

acrylic on canvasboard, 12" x 16"

This is a plein air study I did at my new favorite spot, Ellis Creek.  I plan to paint that particular scene again, as I am mesmerized by all the colors in the water.

Island Girl

acrylic on canvas, 16" x 12"

This was painted from a live model last weekend in a 2.5 hour session.  There were two models and I wish I could have painted both, but I ran out of time.  

Yunnan Rice Field

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

Shollenberger Reeds

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

A quick iPad study of one of my favorite local painting spots, Shollenberger Park.

Portrait No. 10

acrylic on canvasboard, 12" x 6"

This is the result of a 2-hour session, a portrait of a young Japanese-American woman.

Window Reflections

acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

Portrait No. 8

oil on canvas, 8" x 8"

Another portrait, the result of a 2.5-hour session, this time in oil.  As an exercise, I forced myself to do it entirely with a palette knife.  I used two knives to create this one.  The sitter was an exchange student from Beijing.

Cabin in the Cottonwoods

acrylic on canvas, 24" x 24"

Portrait No. 7

acrylic on masonite panel, 10" x 10"

Lola

oil on gesso board, 12" x 12"

More green and pink! I love the pairing of a hot pink with a cool green.  In fact, I love the pairings of all complementaries where one is hot and the other cool.

Springtime in Bathpool

acrylic on canvas, 24" x 18"

I seem to have spring on my mind a lot lately, and when I think of spring, I think of green and pink.  This painting is a scene alongside the River Lynher in a little piece of paradise called Bathpool, which is located in Cornwall.

Devon

oil on cradled birch panel, 11" x 14"

This was an exercise in painting material, something I've been doing a lot lately and loving.  Here I was playing with the abstract shapes made by the folds of satin, wondering how far I could push it.

Portrait No. 6

acrylic on hardboard panel, 16" x 12"

The result of another 3-hour portrait session. 

Putnam Plaza

iPad painting, 14" x 10"

Orange Vase with Daisies

iPad painting, 14" x 10"

Blood Brothers

acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

There were two little bulls, siblings, that I got to know a wee bit when they were kept in the corral attached to the art studio I had in Sonoma.  I added the third in this painting just to balance the composition.

Emily from Memory

acrylic on canvas, 8" x 6"

This past weekend I took a wonderful workshop taught by Peggi Kroll Roberts, with the focus on still life and figurative.  This little painting I completed from memory later on in my studio, as I had not taken a photo of the model during her sitting and only had a rudimentary sketch to work from.  She was a great model to work with; unfortunately, I could not remember how her hand was placed and so now it seems to be lost under the folds!  If and when I find that hand, I will update this post, but for now, time to move on.

Spring Hopes Eternal

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

Slurp!

oil on hardboard panel, 6" x 6"

Just for fun, this.

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!