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”
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.
5/25/2024 – 9/8/2024
My painting Summer Evening Sail is part of the statewide salon style 2D art competition and exhibit at the Triton Museum of Art located at Santa Clara University. I very much appreciate that the Triton Museum is hosting the show. My thanks also goes to Aly Gould (Executive Director, Pacific Art League) who juried this year’s show.
The Triton Museum of Art is located at 1505 Warburton Avenue in Santa Clara. Museum hours are Tuesday through Sunday from 11:00 to 4:30.
14″ x 11″ oil on linen panel
A summer day filled with laughter and happy chatter under red umbrellas in an old district in Geneva, Switzerland.
Exhibited …
2024 – Allied Artists West Group Show “Colors of Summer”
11″ x 14″ oil on linen panel
Garrapata is one of my favorite places to paint. This time I wanted to give attention to a small beach nestled in a cove. The tide was just right to allow a sandy patch to be seen through the water to reflect beautiful greens in the sunshine.
20″ x 16″ oil on linen panel
I was mesmerized by these native California Palms and their big skirts when hiking in Indian Canyons near Palm Springs. In this piece, I am striving to create that sense of distance while retaining the feeling of being enveloped by the palms.
8″ x 10″ oil on linen panel
I spotted this California native Western Redbud tree in full bloom on a bright sunny spring day at a park in San Jose. It was fun to try to catch the light airy feel of the tree and and the contrast between the reddish purple blooms and the all of the spring greens in the scene.
8″ x 10″ oil on linen panel
I painted this in San Jose’s Alum Rock Park along Penitencia Creek. My challenge was to try to catch the movement of the water and the interplay with the rocks.
9″ x 12″ (private collection)
This is the first time I’ve painted the Freida B, a lovely Sausalito based schooner but I’m guessing it’s not the last. She’s captured here sailing towards San Francisco in front of Angel Island as the chill of the morning dissipates and with it the characteristic fog of the bay.
11″ x 14″(private collection)
Pacific Grove is one of my absolute favorite places to take in the fresh air, listen to the surf and paint. Here, in addition to catching the waves, I was drawn to the subtle tones of the shoreline’s shallows.
