"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

"South Fork American River" Plein Air

6" x 8" Oil on Raymar Plein Air panel. Painted two weeks ago just off Hwy 49 on a rare winter day that was full of sun! This is gold country and there was no lack of gold panners about. The river was running fast, and loud, during this painting.

"Provence Study"

5" x 7" oil on canvas panel. Quick study of a Provence lavender and wheat field. I've been out painting quite a bit, but haven't had much time to post.

"Winter Pears"

6" x 6" oil on board. I did at least 5 different pear paintings during a very cold winter day. This one was a favorite.

"Quiet Pond"

Winter pond plein air painting. 6" x 8" oil on Raymar plein air panel. I did this painting in 9x12 as well. I'm working on my photograph skills still. This came out (at least) a poor second to the real painting.

"Diablo - Before Storm"

Top painting I did indoors a couple of days after the Plein air study below. The small painting was just before a big storm blew in. I was holding onto the easel with a free hand half the time I was painting this. 6" x 8" oils on Blick canvas panels.

"West Maui" Watercolor

West Maui Watercolor painted en plein air today (Sunday) from the Kihei Boat ramp. 4" x 7" on 140lb Arches. The whales are just starting to arrive!

"Blackwood Canyon Meadow"

Meadow west of Lake Tahoe was in full bloom this past July. 8" x 10" oil on Raymar Plein air panel.



8" x 10" oil on panel - unframed original oil
$250 + $10 Shipping and Handling

"Towards Mt. Tamalpais"

From the slopes of Mt. Diablo pointing west towards Mt Tam in the distance. This is a plein air study in atmospheric distance. 6" x 8" Oil on Raymar plein air panel.

"Green Vase With Lime"

Oil on Masonite board. 8" x 6" (20cm x 15cm). Palette knife technique. Old green vase and lime that turned into a study of two different greens (warm and cool). Did this still life painting on one of the nicest early Autumn days I can remember.

Summer Pond

Painting of Heather Farms Pond in Walnut Creek on a summer morning. 6" x 8" oil on plein air panel.


6" x 8" oil on panel - unframed original oil
$175 + $10 Shipping and Handling

"Ward Creek Afternoon" - Lake Tahoe

Cool summer afternoon painting on Ward Creek. This creek is fed by the slopes off the south side of the Alpine Meadows resort. This is a 8" x 10" oil on Plein air panel.

Mt. Diablo Evening Studies

Two 5" x 7" oil on canvas panel studies of Mt. Diablo on a late summer's last light.

"New Season"

"New Season"  - 6" x 8" oil on Plein Air Panel. I really like these panels from Raymar. I use both the smooth and medium canvas panels. This one was just varnished.