14″ x 11″ oil on linen panel
There are a few moments on early fall mornings when the first rays of the sun illuminate the lighthouse at Pigeon Point. The fog lifts and it just glows. As I painted this on location, I gave all my attention to that effect and to the way the glow carried as a reflection on the ocean’s surface. I deliberately kept the vegetation on the foreground bluff loose to ensure the distant glow was the star of the show.
Exhibited …
2024 – Coastal Arts League “Iconic California”
11″ x 14″ oil on linen panel
While painting on a glassy calm morning, I was attracted to the way the dark rowboat in the foreground interacted with the lighter muted colors of the assembled white fiberglass boats.
8″ x 10″ (private collection)
This painting of Villa Montalvo’s Italianate garden captures the temple on an autumn morning. The orange quince in the foreground seemed to be lit from the inside. I enjoyed its loose structure as a contrast to the temple’s vertical columns.
9″ x 12″ oil on linen panel
What fun painting this plein air piece in the Harbour Village Marina in Kralendijk Bonaire. The unwashed ochre building are such a nice foil for the Caribbean blues.
8″ x 10″ oil on linen panel
I painted this on location at the Kralendijk Harbor on Bonaire. I had to work fast to try to catch the oranges and blush tones in the clouds at dawn. Once the sun rose just a bit above the clouds they dispersed.
8″ x 10″ (private collection)
I painted this dive boat from the Harbour Village Resort on while I was vacationing in Bonaire. I really enjoyed the way the blues of the water played off of the orange tones of the cluster of hotel buildings in the background.
A gentleman and his family who was also visiting saw me as I was painting. This piece was their favorite from the my time in Bonaire. I have since varnished and framed “Harbour Queen” and sent it to its new home in the Netherlands. What a great memory for their family and for me.
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.
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”
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.
