“Earth Rainbow”
(Western Sierra Wildflower Oil Painting)
9 x 12 inches
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When morning light touches the wildflower strewn meadows of the Western foothills of the Sierra, the poppies and lupines seem to light up from within - the blue violets and golden yellows competing for the sun’s attention. In the distance […]

Canadian Wedding
18 x 24 oil on canvas
A custom commissioned painting
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This was perhaps one of the most complex wedding paintings I’ve done. Rather than painting live on location as I usually do, I was approached by a charming bride who asked if I could paint a […]

“Clivia - Kaffir Lily”
10 x 8″ oil painting on hardboard
Botanical painting - Descanso Gardens
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Clivias, also known as bush lily, glow with bright orange colors through thickets of dark green strapping foliage. These secondary colors (orange and purple) make a nice contrast to each other. Painting this was […]

Sierra Daybreak
6 x 12 inches
Oil on canvas laid on panel
Light peeks over the rim of the White Mountains to the east of Owens Valley, at the base of the Sierras. If you turned and looked westward, you would see Mt. Tom, almost touched by alpenglow. It was cold and clear that November morning. Thankfully […]

“The Canyon Calls”
(Eaton Canyon, Pasadena/Altadena area)
9 x 12 inches oil painting on canvas
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Nourished by the waters gushing out of the San Gabriel Mountains, Eaton Canyon explodes into delirious bloom - the wild mustard in shades of yellow and purple duking it out with penstemon and purple nightshade. With […]

“Golden Hills of Springtime”
6 x 8 oil painting study
on linen panel
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The foothills of the Sierra, when the weather is right, are draped in magical hues of gold, green, violet, white and orange. Amazingly, all at once. This living tapestry extends throughout the range, creating an almost mystical impression. […]

“Fields of Peace”
11 x 14 inches oil painting on canvas
Central Coast California, near Los Osos
(San Luis Obispo County)
In late spring, the ranch land near San Luis Obispo starts to turn from green to a dusky brown. Here and there the dried remains of earlier grasses take on hues of violet and umber. Coastal scrub plants […]

“Gentle Springtime”
11 x 14 oil painting on hardboard panel
Eaton Canyon, near Pasadena, California
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I started this plein air painting a few years ago and got distracted with other things and didn’t finish it up. Now that it’s almost springtime again, it seemed like a good time to revisit it and complete […]

“Garden at the Ranch”
11 x 14 oil on linen panel
San Luis Obispo Central California Coast area
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I’m still catching up on posting a year’s worth of plein air paintings that […]

“Can Spring Be Far Away?”
8 x 10 plein air oil painting on linen panel
San Gabriel Mountains, California native plants
Near La Canada Flintridge
These days the sycamores are beginning to show a little color. (Those trees in the background with white trunks.)
The buckwheat is putting on green growth (the shrubby bushes in the foreground) and the […]