Green Green Green

This last month after our drought any shower or rain brings out the vivid greens in the bay woods and oaks in Marin County.The creeks and streams are moving again. Moss Bay Trees VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL My interest was around this group of trees. All the shades of green are what interested me. … More Green Green Green

Point Lobos

Oscillating VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL After the painting on Asilomar Beach the day before, I wanted to concentrate on the oscillating waves near Hidden Beach. I have painted in this area before. It is sometimes easier to paint from a photo than on location. To capture the the oscillating and rotary movement is a … More Point Lobos

Asilomar Drive

Asilomar Waves VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL Late in the afternoon with rain on the way. I liked the huge waves breaking over the rocks. It was the movement in the water that my eye kept focusing on. This buck was lying low in the Pacific Grove Golf Course across from where I was painting. … More Asilomar Drive

Multiplication

Start with One VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL I have posted this rabbit before. It lives in some Manzanita bushes near the house. I watched it graze in the early mornings and evenings. The early snow seemed to surprise it, as it tried to dig down to the grass level. I cut some apple branches … More Multiplication

Evolution

Aspens dropping all their foliage gave me new ideas for painting some of my favorite groves. These trees dropped their leaves about a month early. This is again out in Perazzo Meadows. Here is my start with acrylic paint Moving away from the landscape that first interested me. Snowy Night oil  18x36in HCH Sold

Hope Valley 2015

A trip with girlfriends in October inspired this diptych of Hope Valley, California. A favorite painting area of artists in the autumn.This year many of the trees normally in bright foliage had dropped their leaves due to the drought. I was surprised to find some groves still glowing. A few salmon were running up from … More Hope Valley 2015