Old Oak at the Annex
Cuesta Park Annex

14" x 18"  oil on canvas

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This is an older piece, which I have placed up for auction. When I painted it, the future of this park (in Mountain View, seemed to be in question, with many of the trees - like this one- slated for removal. Through much effort on the part of the community, plans were changed and the annex (a "wild" part of a big city park) has been left as it is. It is a wonderful little piece of the California landscape left just as it is.

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at the Daily Paintworks. Thanks for looking!

Highway 211, Utah

9”x 12”   oil

The Daily Paintworks 

$75

This month, the Virtual Paintout has gone to Utah. Using Google Street View, we travel around looking for something to paint or draw. I found this quiet route through the mountains in Southern Utah which had the red, rocky mountains, contrasting with the lush greenery from nearby Indian Creek. It seemed a great place to stop and paint awhile, virtually speaking! This seemed like a good subject for some pallet knife painting, and so I did! It is thick with impasto paint!

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at the Daily Paintworks. Thanks for looking!

Etude

8” x10”  oil

The Daily Paintworks 

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An etude is a short musical piece for the practice of technique. Etude also means study, and that is what this piece is. It’s a study for painting roses (a lifelong effort) and a painting of a study, perhaps. It’s also a study for a larger painting, still in the works. It’s also a still-life painting, but then so many still-lifes are actually studies.

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

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at the Daily Paintworks. Thanks for looking!

The Sunflower Plot

Willowgate Community Garden 

9" x 12"  oil on board
Daily Paintworks
sold

Summer always brings out the best in each gardener's efforts at the community garden. While many people grow a variety of things in their plots, others grow a lot of just a few things. This plot seems given to sunflowers, zinnias and the remains of some artichokes.  They all fit together nicely, and begged to be painted; it was hot, but a real pleasure to stand there and paint them. This piece was started out in the garden but finished in the studio - when I went back to paint, most of the flowers had been cut down!

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery at The Daily Paintworks. Thanks for looking!

The Wild Woods

Monterey, California

9" x 12"   oil

The Daily Paintworks 

$75

The Virtual Paintout has gone to the Monterey Peninsula to do some drawing and painting. Using Google Street View, we select a scene that appeals to us and try and capture it - via the magic of the internet and our artistic efforts!

I love the Virtual Paintout because it gives me a chance to experiment with different styles and colors,  to paint pieces I might normally never think to do. While I doubt very much I would stand in this little woods and paint this scene like I have here, it was fun to try it, and play around a bit! (You can see what it really looks like by clinking on the link here.)

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

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at the Daily Paintworks. Thanks for looking!

Blue Moon

9” x 12” oil

 Daily Paintworks 

 $75  

I went out to get the laundry and this is what I saw. Evening was coming on, there was a kind of mauve and violet light all around, and the moon - a blue moon - was rising up in the evening sky. The sun had not set yet, but the sky was overcast and cloudy, sort of a gentle ocher color. The moon, huge, luminous and grand, was a magical and mystical presence up in the evening sky.  It was unexpected so early, but very welcome and oh so beautiful!

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

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at the Daily Paintworks. Thanks for looking!

Sunflower Season

10" x 20'   oil

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It’s sunflower season again, and you’ll see sunflowers everywhere, in books and posters, coffee mugs and paintings - not to mention in most every garden. Such bright and happy flowers, we just can’t get enough of them!

This piece is painted on gallery-wrapped canvas,  it is quite deep - 1.5", and painted on all sides. No need to frame it. It hangs against the wall just as it is, comes with a wire, and is ready to go.

This is an older painting repainted. It's from a couple of years ago, and I was not happy with it then, so probably 65% is new.  If it looks slightly familiar, that's why!

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at the Daily Paintworks, or visit me at Artistes de Studio, a site dedicated to studio work. Thanks for looking!

Southwest Sunrise

9” x 12” oil 

The Daily Paintworks   $75

The Virtual Paintout is an art challenge, where one uses Google Street View in a pre-chosen destination to depict people and places there. And it is a challenge - to find one scene out of so many that interest you - using the unwieldy new google street view - but fun none the less. This month we are in Sante Fe, New Mexico. I chose this scene because I like how the early morning sun raked across the land, casting shadows onto that house with those blue window frames. I could imagine myself standing out there painting it.

This piece is painted on all side of the canvas,  it can be framed or hung up just as it is.

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at the Daily Paintworks, or visit me at Artistes de Studio, a site dedicated to studio work. Thanks for looking!

Not-So-Still Life 

18” x 24” 1.5”

  Daily Paintworks  $400

This piece is more than a still life set up, it's an exploration of shapes, color and textures. It is also bigger than the usual ones, which gave me room to try different things - slathering on with mounds of paint, wielding knives, brushes and scrapers. To say that it was an exercise in fun, or a journey of discovery seems redundant, but it was fun, and for every decision I made, every color I put down, I had to sacrifice other ideas and color choices. I think this is often what painting can be about, and why I love it so much! 

 

(some close-ups)

This piece is painted on gallery-wrapped canvas, and because it is quite deep, the painting goes around on all sides. No need to frame it (but of course you could), it hangs flush against the wall.

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

Red Geraniums

8” x 8” x 1.5  oil on canvas

sold

Geraniums must be the most commonplace of flowers, they are everywhere. People rarely take notice of them, while still appreciating them for their color and durability. What with this ongoing drought in California, they are one of few flowers still blooming, which is what made me take note of them! I’ve had them blooming by my back door for ages, and finally realized how nice they would be in a painting. 

This piece is painted on all sides of a gallery-wrapped canvas.  No need to frame it (but of course you could), it hangs flush against the wall.

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at the Daily Paintworks, or visit me at Artistes de Studio, a site dedicated to studio work. Thanks for looking!