Archive for September, 2009
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
I had to cancel my 2nd day at the Celebrating Eagle Rock Beautiful show. So I won’t be there today, after all. I’m sorry if you had planned a Sunday visit to see my work or to watch me painting.
The heat was 100 degrees and I started feeling the effects of heat exhaustion. […]
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Friday, September 25th, 2009
Sierra Madre Wistaria
5 x 7 inches, acrylic
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Sierra Madre is home of the world’s largest wistaria vine. I’ve visited the phenomenon several times when it’s in bloom in the spring, and the color and scent are breathtakng.
This painting is one of 30 San Gabriel Valley paintings that I’ll be […]
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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Before the Race
12 x 16 inches
acrylic on panel
I don’t paint in acrylic too often and I’m thinking that I have overlooked a very versatile medium. I painted this scene recently of the Santa Anita racetrack in Arcadia because I needed another painting for a show featuring the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and the […]
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Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Hillside Bouquet
9 x 12 oil
SOLD
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On a central coast hillside, California poppies and lupines make a dazzling display. I started working on this painting over the weekend at the Redondo Beach pier art show. Thanks to everyone who came out, it was a […]
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Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Descanso Lily Pond
9 x 12
oil on canvas - plein air painting, Sept. 2009
I can’t believe that in all the time I’ve been painting Descanso Gardens that I haven’t painted this lily pond which is near the front gate. There used to be two sculptural fishes that formed a fountain, but I have been told that […]
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
A Vineyard in Tuscany
5 x 7 acrylic on hardboard
SOLD
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I’ve painted this motif before and, in fact, the original painting, which sold earlier this year, has been licensed for use on a wine label. So, I thought it might be time to revisit the theme, a favorite one of […]
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