Beach Walkers

11″ x 14″ oil on linen panel

This view of China Cove in beautiful Point Lobos draws out attention to a couple walking on the beach below. In my take, I’m mesmerized by the green jewel-like colors of the shallow water as the light bounces off of the sand.

Crab Season, Pillar Point

14″ x 18″ oil on linen panel

In Northern California we don’t have snow to signal the arrival of the winter holiday season but we do have Dungeness crab. In this piece, I am celebrating crab season at Half Moon Bay’s Pillar Point Harbor. I love the way the sun as it lowers hits the crab bins along with all the activity as boats head in and out and unload their catch. The boat on the right is the Miss Moriah which I’ve already painted several times.

View From Kavo Kortia

8″ x 10″ (private collection)

The combination of mountains and sea int he Greek Peloponnese is just gorgeous. I painted this piece of the activity in a small harbor near Kyparissi while enjoying pre-dinner cocktails with friends on the terrace of our rented apartment. What great memories.

Kyparissi Rocks

6″ x 8″ oil on linen panel

I loved everything about painting the rocks above and below the water during my stay at Kavo Kortia. In this piece, I was trying to catch the colors of the sea just beyond the rocky pool in the foreground and the many colors of the rocks in it.

Kyparissi Sheep

6″ x 8″ (private collection)

I painted this before joining my friends for a swim. I knew there were sheep in the brush up the hill from the apartment we’d rented. On this afternoon, they were guided to the bluffs over the water where they served as groundskeepers.

Pocket Beach – Cavo Kortia

8″ x 10″ (private collection)

I enjoyed painting this little beach while in Greece. This was the spot from which my friends and I entered the calm water to swim, paddle-board and kayak. There were lovely sandy beaches nearby. Still I love the charm of this small rocky beach.

Beyond Devil’s Slide

30″ x 24″ oil on linen panel

The viewer is on the edge with the beauty of the Pacific Ocean just beyond unstable cliffs. I’m drawn to the mix of emotions that creep up cliffside.

Exhibited …

2024 – Allied Artists West Group Show “Colors of Summer”

Pillar Point Morning

11″ x 14″ oil on linen panel

Each time I paint at the harbor in Princeton By The Sea it reveals a different character. On the spring morning I painted this, conditions were calm with sunshine that came and went. Here, I’ve captured the sunshine.