Late Spring at the Annex

16" x 20" oil on canvas

framed, 19.5" x 23.5" 

 $295.

In late spring, the almond trees have finished blooming, time has moved on. The grasses are growing long and drying out but everything still has that feeling of being fresh and green.

I love painting here at this small part of Cuesta Park - called the Annex - because it still has a feeling of wildness and space. Once an old orchard, now a bit of open space, it is a reminder of how things "naturally" are.

This piece has been exhibited, so it is framed - in wood, with a painted boarder, ready to hang. Here's how it looks:

If you would like to bid on it, or see more of my work, please visit my Gallery at The Daily Paintworks.

  

The Quiet of the Night

9.5" x 13"  oil on board

sold

This piece is very similar to another, "Waiting Up". It is a commission, but not a copy (I do not do copies, as such). I agreed to paint it again, because the theme is one I know from experience. It is about how quiet and still the night is while you wait for someone important to come home, long after the rest of the world has gone to sleep. 

I have many more paintings on my Gallery page at The Daily Paintworks, I hope you will visit there.

A Very Nice Neighborhood

Gdansk, Poland

9.5" x 13" oil on board
$75 

The Virtual Paintout - a challenge where we paint from the Google street view at a specific location - was in Gdansk, Poland this month. I chose to paint this attractive little neighborhood which has both history and charm. It seems like a nice place to live, with its beautiful old buildings and lovely park areas.

You can purchase this painting by clicking on the "Buy Now" (Paypal) logo on your upper left. To see more of my work, please click on my Gallery page at the Daily Paintorks. Thanks for looking!

A Walk Along the Trail

16" x 20"  oil on board

$150.

Spring has finally arrived, and what glorious weather to take a hike in... but of course you could stop and paint!

You can see more of my work by visiting my Gallery at The Daily Paintworks.

To purchase this painting, simply click on the Paypal logo on your left. It is framed in redwood lath and ready to hang, as seen below.

Spring Irises

8" x 10"  oil on canvas

sold

The purple irises are blooming in my back yard.  It seems like a gift to have such beautiful flowers that I can pick and bring into the studio to paint!


This piece is painted on all sides - it can be framed, or hung as is.

Please visit my Gallery at The Daily Paintworks to see more of my paintings. Thank you.

Summer in the Garden

15" x 30"  oil on canvas
gifted

The sunflowers are blooming, the tomatoes are ripe, the zinnias are bursting out all over - and all at once! It actually happens!

Well no, my garden does not look like this yet, but I am waiting for the day that it does. It will, I'm sure!
 

You can buy this piece directly from me by going to my gallery page at the Daily Paintworks. See more of my work in my Gallery or bid on other pieces at the The Daily Paintworks Auction by clinking on the logo on the upper left. Thank you for looking!

The Half-Blue House

(St. Petersburg, Russia)

13" x 9.5" oil on board

$75.

The Virtual Paintout went to St. Petersburg Russia this month, and though there were many wonderful sites to see and places I really would have liked to paint, I came back again and again to this quiet neighborhood. Why? I guess because it seems like a really nice street to live on. Lovely old houses, big yards, lots of gardens and trees. My kind of place. If you'd like to see it yourself, click here!

You can buy this painting through me ($40, click the Paypal logo on your left, or through the Daily Paintwork website. I hope you will visit my Gallery there to see more of my work. Thanks!

Almond Trees in Bloom

Almond Trees in Bloom

Cuesta Park Annex

11" x 14"  oil on canvas

sold

 The almond blossoms have once again put on a great show at Cuesta Park Annex. Even though it's been said before, we worry that this will be the last year we have such a lovely display. The city would like to "change" this undeveloped piece of land and make it "better". Put in a basin, in case there's ever a flood, build paths and tear down trees, etc. Progress.

Those of us who spend time there understand this is a beautiful place that should be valued, protected, and left as is.

This piece is available from the Daily Paintworks, or may be purchased directly from me. I hope you will visit my Gallery at The Daily Paintworks. Thank you for looking.

Hilltowns of Elba

oil on board

9.5" x 13" 

$75.

The Virtual Paintout went to Elba this month. Elba is an island off the coast of Tuscany best known for "hosting" Napoleon during his first exile. I wanted to paint something that captured Italy's unique qualities - the lush vegetation, the walled towns on so many hill tops, the old and the new side by side.


This painting can be seen along with my other works at my Gallery at The Daily Paintworks. It can be purchased there, or bought directly through me by clicking the "Paypal" logo on the sidebar.  Thank you for stopping to look.

Waiting Up

13" x 9.5"  oil on board

Daily Paintworks Auctions

sold

If you know or love anyone who works late into the night, you will understand what this painting is about. Of course, it might tell a different story to other people...

This "nocturnal" piece has a "floating frame" attachment, and can be hung as is, or framed if you like.