12″ x 9″ (sold)
As I was setting my gear to paint this scene at Sue-Meg State Park (formerly Patrick Point), it was clear the weather was about to change. Blue sky to the right. A bank of clouds to the left. I noticed a gorgeous celadon color in the water and hung on to that as worked as rapidly as I could to capture the moment.
11″ x 14″ oil on linen panel
The gorgeous color of the backlit water drew me to this late morning scene in the harbor of Trinidad California. I painted this for the 2021 Humboldt Plein Air Paint Out and was delighted later to learn I received an award for “Best Representational Work.”
8″ x 10″ (sold)
This was painted from a spot tucked into a rock outcropping at Luffenholtz Beach Park in Humboldt County as the tide receded. At one point some fun loving Siberian Huskies arrived to chase each other in the sand (as they evaded their person). They reminded me of a long ago loved Husky who didn’t go into the surf either.
9″ x 12″ oil on linen panel
I painted this as part of the 2021 Humboldt Open Plein Air event at Table Bluff County Park. The Waloplh-Lighthouse trail moves between grassland and cypress trees as it finds the way to the ocean beyond.
10″ x 12″ watercolor
In this painting, I’ve explored the beauty that is to be found at the edge of a small bass pond. The same gentle water presents itself so differently as light transitions from sun to shade. Colors are amplified under the leafy canopy and washed out in the glare beyond.
16″ x 12″ watercolor
In this piece, I worked to capture the fall colors of backlit grapevines all in one go with the water color wet allowing colors freely mixing on the paper.
8″ x 10″ (private collection)
This piece was painted at the San Jose Friendship Japanese garden en plein air.
8″ x 10″ oil on linen panel
I painted this bay laurel tree on a day filled with sunshine and the laughter of kids at day camp in the Rancho San Antonio Open Space Park.
8″ x 9″ (private collection)
I had to move fast to capture the ephemeral nature of fog as it dissipates with the morning sun. This was painted at one of my favorite coastal spots in Half Moon Bay.
11″ x 14″ oil on linen panel
One of my favorite California coves on a day with calm seas and gentle breezes.
Exhibited …
2023 – Triton Museum of Art “Salon at the Triton”
2021 – Los Gatos Art Association “Artist of the Year Award” (1st place)
2021 – Santa Cruz Art Association “91st Annual Landscape Exhibition”
