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 - SOLD!

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. SOLD!!!

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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

Plein Air Maui - Kealia Pond

Plein air painting just outside of Kihei on the Kealia Pond. I did this 6" x 8" on Raymar panel and then did a 14" x 18" of it when I got back to California.

"Lake Tahoe - Summer Morning"

Painted on a summer morning into a glare from Sunnyside (west shore) looking east towards the Nevada shore. The clouds were building already by 10:00am.

6" x 8" Oil on Raymar panel

"Still Life Study" Homage Piece

Still Life that was painted very loosely. I've been painting quite a bit lately going back and forth between using a palette knife and brush technique.

6" x 8" Oil on Board

"Dixon Barn With Crows"

Now in late summer many of the fields have been cut hence the crows are out in abundance. I'm trying out some new palette knifes this week. I seem to be hard on the equipment. I painted another version of this on a larger format.

6" x 8" (15x20cm) Oil on Canvas panel. $165.00. Unframed.

"Martis Valley - Lake Tahoe"

Leaving Truckee heading to Lake Tahoe there's a meadow with views towards the west I've always enjoyed. I have done several oils and watercolors from this location.

5" x 7" original oil on Canvas panel

"Pleasant Hill Farm" - Plein air

Painted in the late afternoon at this great little farm in the middle of suburbia. I've painted here a few times, but never from this view.

6" x 8" on a Raymar Feather Lite panel.

"West Maui Impression"

Looking from Kihei to West Maui. There's so much color in those slopes in the mornings.

5" x 7" Original Oil on canvas panel.

"Berkeley Hills"

Foggy late spring day looking up the hills in Tilden park Berkeley. This is from a group of paintings I did from attending this years Bay Area Plein Air workshop with Bryan Mark Taylor. Good fun!

6" x 8" (15x20cm) Oil on Blick canvas panel. $225.00 unframed.

"Shoreline Summer Day"

Impressionistic view of our waterfront looking toward the town of Benicia. Palette knife technique. I did a 8"x10" with the Benicia Plein Air Group as well. I'll post that one as well.

5" x 7" (13x18cm) Oil on board. Original Painting.

"Pt. Lobos Fog"

A beautiful day looking toward Pt. Lobos from just outside of the village of Carmel. A typical day with fog coming back in the mid-afternoon.

8" x 10" Oil on Raymar Plein Air Panel

Sunflowers - A Study

This was done using a palette knife with lots of thick texture. I've spent a few days painting several different Sunflower compositions. Good fun!

6" x 6" oil on board - unframed original oil
$125 + $10 Shipping and Handling