8″ x 6″ (private collection)
In this piece, I’m capturing a cypress as it clings to the absolute edge a cliff at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve. This is a magical area just north of Half Moon Bay with amazing coastal vistas, a moody cypress forest, tide-pools and a beach where seals hang out and pups are born.
I have long appreciated the La Playa Hotel in Carmel for its historic feel, beautiful gardens, swimming pool and ocean views. I love it even more now with three of my small paintings hanging in the entry salons.
My paintings “Standing Watch “ and “What Remains” are in the reception foyer. “Pocket Cove” hangs alongside an Alice Weil still life in the fireplace lobby area.
The paintings were acquired as part of a $15 million hotel wide renovation lead by the Post Company. The beautiful renovation respects the historic nature of the hotel and delivers an elegant calm. The project was recently profiled in New York Times’ T Magazine.
The property began as the stone home of painter Chris Jorgensen in Carmel’s early days becoming a hotel 101 years ago.
11/17/2023 – 3/9/2024
My painting “Coming and Going” will be part of the biennial juried exhibit referred to as the Greater Bay Area Open. A reception for the Show will take place on Thursday November 16 from 5-7 pm. The show will be up through Saturday March 9, 2024 at the New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU).
NUMU is located at 106 E. Main Street in Los Gatos. They are open Friday – Sunday from 10am – 4pm. (408) 354-2645. If you’re in the area, check out the show and consider stopping by Gallery 24 as well. I show my paintings at this lovely gallery which is also in downtown Los Gatos at 24 Santa Cruz Avenue.
8″ x 10″ oil on linen panel
The path along the bluff of the Fitzgerald Marine Preserve offers gorgeous views. I painted this piece to the sounds of the surf on a typical Moss Beach Day twixt fog and sun.
Exhibited …
2022 – Coastal Art League “Annual Juried Painting Show”
This trip was with my mom. Our main plan was to swim, snorkel and enjoy the tropical sunshine. A bonus for me has been to paint at the adjacent harbor as well as near the beach.
Bonaire is a delightful island in the Leeward Antilles and just 50 miles off the coast of Venezuela.
8″ x 10″ oil on linen panel
I painted this surrounded by cows at Harvey Bear Park in San Martin. It’s a great spot with broad views of our local foothills.
10″ x 8″ oil on linen panel
The last time I painted at the Clos LaChance Winery in San Martin, I didn’t focus on the vines. Instead, this piece is all about the sky and that beautiful oak tree.
8” x 10” oil on panel
The Polynesian Voyaging Society organized a 2800 sailing expedition in 2023 that included 45 ports starting in Alaska and ending up in Southern California. In this scene, the Polynesian sailing vaka as passing under the Golden Gate Bridge heading south to the next stop, Pillar Point.
6″ x 12″ (private collection)
I’m drawn to the colors and sounds of the surf. This spot is in Moss Beach.
12″ x 24″ oil on linen panel
Summer evenings offer no assurance of warmth on San Francisco Bay which is often overcast and cold this time of year. In this piece I’ve captured the San Francisco Sea Scouts out sailing on a balmy evening near Alcatraz.
