The Road Home

9” x 12”  oil

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This month The Virtual Paintout is visiting Ecuador. Using the Google Street View, we artists draw of paint as if we were actually there.  I traveled up high in the mountains looking for a spot that really spoke to me. I found it here, where the tall trees made lacy patterns against the night sky. I could imagine someone driving through the night, seeing that house with the lights on and knowing they were almost home. (To see this spot yourself, click here.)

Detail:

This piece is painted on all sides of the canvas. It can be framed, but you could hang it up, just as it is.

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

Bright Flowers

oil on gallery-wrapped canvas

11 x 14 x 1.5

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Winter weather calls for some bright color to balance the grey out. I saw some flowers at the farmers market that were an incredible magenta pink, and thought it would be the perfect painting challenge - to match that color and compliment it. Inspiration comes from everywhere, the landscape, a still life set up, a brief encounter with something or someone, but also the imagination. Imagination is one of the wonderful conditions of being human.

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

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at the Daily Paintworks, or visit me on Facebook at one of the many pages dedicated to flower paintings and still lifes. Thanks for looking!

Delphiniums

30" x 36"   Oil on canvas

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Sometimes paintings find their way back to you. This painting went to a friend several years ago, and when she could no longer keep it, it was returned to me. I am most grateful, and wish to thank her. Being in my possession again, it is once again on the market. It is big - so big I had a hard time photographing it, hence the glare, sorry. It comes framed, a traditional wood frame, dark blue with silver highlights and a thin linen liner. 

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

Street Scene

9" x 12"  oil

Daily Paintworks $75

The Virtual Paintout is traveling in Istanbul this month. As you may know, the VP uses Google Street View as a reference to draw or paint in a designated location. Istanbul is one of the oldest cities in the world, often called the "Gateway to the East," a city rich in history and culture. It was hard to decide what to paint - new or old, monuments or neighborhoods. I wandered around near Hagia Sophia (the famous monument, church and mosque), and found this old neighborhood not too far away. I was captivated its liveliness, by the colors and laundry, by the way people were living their lives as they had for centuries, generation after generation. 

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

Autumn Woods

12" x 16"  oil on canvas

Daily Paintworks

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This is my tribute to the fall landscape, which has not actually happened here in drought-stricken California. I worked from a photograph taken in late summer at Stevens' Creek Park in Cupertino, and just let the image - and color - come out as it wanted.  I like it, I hope you do, too.

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

Leftovers

10" x 14"

oil on textured canvas

Daily Paintworks   $110

I went out to the garden to pick some flowers for a still life, but there was not much there. With the change in seasons and lingering drought, all I found were a few zinnias, dahlias, and some petunias. The leftovers, I guess. Still with this textured canvas and a bit of paint, they made a nice little painting.

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

Water-Buffalo Welcome

9" x 12"   oil on canvas

The Daily Paintworks   $75

The Virtual Paintout is traveling through the Philippines this month. Using Google Street View, we try and find a subject or scene to paint or draw that captures our enthusiasm. I traveled through Malasiqui, in the Ilocos Region, and found this friendly water buffalo standing by the side of this small farm. I found him to be most friendly and welcoming!

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

Our Neighbors’ House

9” x 12”  oil on canvas

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My neighbor saw me outside doing a bit of plein air,  and said how much he would love a painting of his house. I was intrigued by the simple elegance of his porch and how the light created those slanting angles on the slate and across the plants and shrubs, so the challenge was on. Hopefully, they will be pleased with this painting. (They are very nice neighbors.)

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

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!