Pt Lobos - Grey Day In Carmel

Spent a long weekend in Carmel and took many good reference photographs and was able to paint a few oil sketches.

6" x 8" Oil on Canvas panel.$130.00 shipped within the US.

Old Vine - John Muir Vineyard In Martinez

This is a painting from a location sketch at the John Muir house vineyard. I have done several of these 6" x 6" paintings from different old vines in this field. This is a early spring, before budding, that captures the character of the vine best!

6" x 6" oil on  Panel. $130.00 shipping included!

Thank you!!!

"Mustard Field In Sonoma"

The northern town of Petaluma is full of fields with Mustard, and other wildflowers, during the late Winter and early Spring months. I did many on-site paintings and sketches of fields and barns this year in the region.

12" x 9" (30.5 x 22.8 cm) Oil on Archival Canvas Panel. $495.00.

Please contact me at  m_bidstrup@yahoo.com if you are interested in this painting.

Briones Footpath - Spring Plein Air

Painted on a Spring morning leading into the Briones regional park.

8" x 10" Oil on Raymar Plein Air panel. Framed in Gold and Black. Available for sale or rent at Walnut Creek's "Valley Art Gallery": http://www.valleyartgallery.org/home.htm

Flyway Festival "Best of Show"!

Good news this week as my marsh painting "Quiet Marsh" received "Best of Show" this year at the 2013 Flyway festival. (http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Mare-Island-Flyway-Festival-is-for-the-birds-4265718.php) I entered the three paintings shown here this year. Great fun!

6"x8" Oil on Panel. (Painting on right with gold frame)

Still Life Plein Air

Painted outdoors in a courtyard on a grey day in the early afternoon. (This has now been signed.)

10" x 8" Oil on canvas mounted on board. $395.00 unframed. Shipping included.

Mt. Diablo Winter Study

Cold, windy day from Hidden lakes region of Martinez looking toward Mt. Diablo. Palette knife used on this small painting.  This one is "featured" on the California Plein Air Painters site this week: http://californiapleinair.ning.com/photo/photo/listFeatured?xg_source=msg_feat_photo

Just finished a 9" x 12" on archival canvas panel from this study and on site sketches.

6" x 8" (15x20cm) Oil on Raymar Plein Air panel. $255.00 shipping included. Unframed.

Provence Etude 2

French oil painting study using brushes rather than the palette knife. This painting is now signed. I can provide several framing options. A larger (12" x 16") painting has been completed based on this study.

8" x 6" (20 x 15cm) Oil on canvas panel. $175 Unframed.

Blackwood Canyon - Lake Tahoe

More a study of greys and neutrals. Barry John Raybould (http://www.bjrgallery.com/) is really good, in my opinion, of using greys effectively.

This was a plein air painting on a afternoon with fairly flat light on a late summer day this year. I see some areas that could have used a few "value" adjustments, but I left it alone when I got back the cabin and I'm happy that I did.

8" x 6" Oil on Raymar plein air panel. NFS.

Autumn Marsh Study

Marsh Study in the Fall season. I have done quite a few marsh paintings this Fall. This one was painted with a combination of palette knifes and traditional brushwork.

6" x 8" - Oil on Canvas panel. $225 - Unframed.

Maui Morning

West Mountain Maui in the morning from the town of Kihei. Palette knife technique.

6" x 8" (20x15cm) Raymar plein air panel. $225.00 Unframed.

Suisun Valley Vineyard - Plein Air

Suisun valley vineyard on a mid-summer morning. Looking west towards the coastal range.

6" x 8" (15x20cm) Oil on Canvas Panel. $175.00 unframed. Shipping included.

Mendocino Coast Plein Air

Painted south of the town of Mendocino (Van Damme Beach) on a cool foggy morning.

8" x 10" Oil on Raymar Plein Air Panel

John Muir's Carriage House and Vineyard

Painted plein air in the Fall at the John Muir home in Martinez.

8" x 10" Oil on Raymar Panel. $395.00 Shipping included. Unframed.

Starbucks Small Showing!

Showing 4 small recent paintings!

Great location at Center and Pine Street in Martinez!
Starbucks
502 Center Ave
Martinez, CA 94553

Goose Meadows - Truckee

Meadow along the Truckee River between Truckee and Lake Tahoe.  I have done several paintings from this site in various formats.

6" x 8" (15x20cm) Oil on canvas panel.
Available: $225 Shipping included.

Joy's Boatyard At Benicia - Sunset

Painted in Benicia just of 1st Street at Sunset in late Spring. This painting spot is right around the corner from the Benicia Plein air Gallery.

8" x 6" (20x15cm) Oil on Panel. $200.00 Shipping included.

Georgeown California - Light Rain

Painted Plein air in a light rain under a barn overhang. Late Fall. This location drops off severely into the middle fork of the American River.

Oil 8"x6" Raymar Panel

Haze On The Delta

Plein air painting on a hazy morning on the way to Rio Vista.

6" x 8" Oil on Raymar plein air panel.

Tugboat Station - Benicia

Cold day painting made for very quick work.

6" x 8" Oil on Raymar Panel. Framed in a very nice gold Frame