Encinitas Tidalpool Reserve

6x8 oil, 9/10/11

 Morning in the Batiquitos Ecological Reserve

6x8 oil, 9/11/11

 Sonoma Beach Cliff Face

8x10 oil, 9/11/11

Painted on location in Carlsbad and Encinitas. It was so beautiful to be out there painting on the beach. Next time I'll throw in some birds and people to add a little life.

Barry Painting in Griffith Park

small oil sketch, 8/03/11

Yosemite 2011

 Yosemite Falls

8x10 oil, 7/31/11

 Rainy Morning at Half Dome

8x10 oil, 7/31/11

 Survivors of the Forest

8x10 oil, 7/29/11

Painted on location during an awesome trip to Yosemite.

I can't wait to go back!

Quick Sketch Figure Paintings

Various Quick Sketch Figure Paintings, 25 to 30 minute poses.
 Painted at Sam Clayberger's art studio in spring of 2011.

 Vasquez Rocks #1

8x10 oil, 4/17/11

Vasquez Rocks #2

6x8 oil, 4/17/11

I feel like I had a breakthrough with these!

Figure Painting

 16x20 oil on canvas
 

Some 3 hour paintings from Bill Perkins' figure painting class 

at the Concept Design Academy in early 2011.

Goauche Plein Air Painting

  Old Engine

  Sunlight In Griffith Park

Backlit Trees

Some lunchtime studies in goauche from feb & march 2011.

Catalina Island


  A Warm Afternoon Above Avalon Bay

8x10 oil, 2/06/11

  Morning Sun, Avalon Bay

6x8 oil, 2/07/11

 Descanso Beach
6x8 oil, 2/07/11

I painted these on location in Catalina as part of my birthday celebration.
It was such a beautiful weekend, I had a really good time!

View of Burbank, Griffith Park, and downtown Los Angeles 
from the Verdugo Mountains

This was a fun lunchtime outing as Barry and I found ourselves
hiking up the mountain for a good view.

 Last Light on the First Day

watercolor studies, 1/1/11

I went for a beautiful and vigorous hike to paint these 5 to 10 minute watercolor studies
 of the sunlit mountains above La Canada. What a great way to start off the New Year!

Wildwood Canyon Park, New Year's Eve

8x10 oil, 12/31/10

Figure Painting 2010

Rodeo Man

16 x 20, 2010

Relaxing by the Pool
16x20 oil

Feeling the Sun's Warmth
 9x12 oil

 Another Summer Day Fades Away
9x12 oil

These are from Bill Perkins' figure painting workshops in 2010.
Painted using water soluble oil paint on canvas board

Watercolor 2010

 

Early watercolor sketches from my 2010 lunchtime outings

with my painting buddies from work.

Ancil Hoffman Park, Carmichael, CA

 This is what happens when you try to paint a watercolor in the rain.

  Morning Fog in Eagle Rock #1

6x8 oil

  Morning Fog in Eagle Rock #2

6x8 oil

Bill Perkins' Color Theory Boot camp

 

 

These quick color studies are from Bill Perkins' Color Theory Boot Camp, June of 2010.

They're all oil on canvas board, 25 to 50 minutes per painting.

We did 5 to 6 paintings per day for 5 days in a row...what an awesome class!

Battered Rocks off Central California
16x20 oil pastel on canvas, 2007

 Claire's Backyard
 11x14 oil on canvas, 2001