Spring Flowers

6" x 12" x 1.5"

oil on wrap-around canvas

sold

Finally, it's here! Even though spring doesn't officially begin for another week, the bulbs are all blooming. I don't know which makes me happier - how pretty they are, their wonderful scent, or the promise of summer! 

This little piece is painted on all sides. It comes out from he wall 1.5 inches and needs no framing; it is ready to hang.

To see more of my work please visit my gallery page at The Daily Paintworks, visit my page at the Artists de Studio website, or find me on Facebook!  Thanks for looking!

Top of the Hill

16" x 20" oil on canvas

$295

Spring is in the air, though with our dry winter, the grasses are not really green this year. This is Shoreline Park in Mountain View, at the foot of Half Moon Bay.

This painting is framed in redwood lathe, ready to hang on the wall.

To see more of my work please visit my Gallery page at the Daily Paintworks - thanks for looking!

To purchase this painting, clink on the Paypal "Buy Now" button, or email me, at my email address to your left.

First Light

Washington, D.C.

9" x 12"   oil on canvas

 $75

The Virtual Paintout went to Washington DC this month to visit the Nation's capital! While many of the artists chose the parks or monuments, I wandered around the neighborhoods until I came upon Congress Heights. I found this quiet street just as the sun was coming up. (See it here.) It was peaceful and beautiful, and I knew I could capture it perfectly in bright fresh colors!

This piece is painted on all sides, you can frame it up, or you can hang it, just as it is.

To see more of my work, visit my Gallery page at The Daily Paintworks, or visit me on Facebook! Thanks for looking!

Bay Area Haze

9" x 12"  oil on canvas

 $75.

We don't get a lot of haze air in the San Francisco Bay Area in winter, but when we do it is kind of pretty to paint! Not so pretty to breathe of course. This area has gotten almost no rain in the past several months and it shows in the air - dusty, dry, and , well, full of color.  It's perfect weather for plein air painting - but we could really use some rain.

This piece is painted on all sides of the canvas. It can be framed up, or  hung  as  is. 

See more of my work - please visit my Gallery page at the Daily Paintworks, or at the Plein Air Artists, a website showing  all styles of plein air painting. There are also quite a few landscape painting pages on facebook - you can find me there!

Snake Pond,

Cape Cod 

Acrylic on canvas,  9" x 12"

gifted

The Virtual Paintout is visiting Cape Cod, Massachusetts this month - this is a painting challenge using Google Street View. I toured around  until I found this nice place  by this big pond. Then I thought about it for a while – how could I make this picture fun and just a little different....   Well, as you can see, it was a lot of fun and it is a bit different, certainly for me!  You can see where I painted by clicking here!

This painting was painted on all sides of the canvas. You can frame it or hang it just as it is.

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at The Daily Paintworks, or visit one of the other sites I show at - Artists de Studios, Facebook has several really nice art pages, Landscape Painters is just one of them!

Here for Now

9" x 12"  oil on canvas

$75.

This is another of the vanishing trees of Mountain View, where big development is running rampant. I didn't even see this tall, gangly tree until the old Tropicana Motel was torn down. There it was, standing solitary in the morning sun - a little island of nature in a sea of broken concrete. Those other trees (beside the big-box Western Appliance store, now gone) seemed to stand by, providing a little quiet company. These trees are are the last of many on these lots, and I wanted to document them before they are gone.

This painting was painted on all sides, it can be framed or hung  just as it is.

To see more of my work, you can visit my Gallery page at The Daily Paintworks, or find me on Facebook.

To purchase this painting, simply click on the Paypal "Buy Now" logo on your left. Thank you.

Happy New Year!!

Matilija Poppies'

8" x 10"  oil on canvas

$50.

Happy 2014!!!  Well, another year has come along!  With it, wishes for a great year - a year filled with good health and prosperity and an enduring sense of optimism!

These matilija poppies symbolize all that I hope this new year will bring - beauty and abundance, a sense of passion and excitement, a pleasure in everyday things.

Painted on all sides, this piece can be framed up, or hung just as it is.

To see more of my work, please visit my gallery page at The Daily Paintworks, my or Artists de Studio or see the collection of "Small Paintings" on facebook. Thanks for looking!

To purchase this painting you can email me, or simply click on the "Buy Now" Paypal link below. 

Venice at Night

9" x 12"  acrylic on canvas

 sold

Finally! Google maps recently added new sites to their street view, and The Virtual Paintout has at last visited La Serenissima!  Venice, it's not only serene, but beautiful! I can't say enough about the beauty of Venice, the sunrises and sunsets, but also how magical it is by moonlight!

To see more of my work, you can visit my Gallery page at The Daily Paintworks, my page at Artistes de Studio, or find me on Facebook.

Mystery Sunflowers

9" x 12"  oil on canvas

Daily Paintworks Auctions

starting bid: $65

I came across this glass vase of sunflowers while on a walk one morning. There they were,  just sitting in an empty driveway, and there they stayed for several days. What's the story here? I'm sure there is one... 

This painting is painted on all sides, so it can be framed, or hung just as it is.

To see more of my work, you can visit my Gallery page at The Daily Paintworks, or find me on Facebook.

Saying  Good-bye

11" x  14"   oil on canvas

 $75

Adieu to this nice tree. It, and the many trees behind the fence are slated for demolition. This is where a new apartment complex is going in and the tree-lined parking lot is on its way out. Sadly, this guy is in an especially bad place - a new turn lane is desperately needed here. So everybody can agree: it's a good tree in a bad place. It seemed important somehow to capture its likeness and to quietly celebrate its life. It's been here a long time.

This piece is painted on all sides of the canvas. It can be framed or hung as it is.

See more of my work - please visit my Gallery page at the Daily Paintworks, or at the Plein Air Artists, a website devoted exclusively to Plein-air paintings done by a variety of artists. 

To purchase this painting, email me, or simply click on the Paypal button below.