Figure Sketches in Watercolor

These quick figure studies in watercolor are from Bob Kato's costumed drawing sessions at
DisneyToon Studios back in 2012 or 2013. These were a lot of fun to do, 
but I sure went through a lot of watercolor paper.

Ophelia

 9"x12" oil on canvas

 Alternate book cover for the "The Incantation of Ophelia" by Rikki Fortune

 Enough is Enough

digital/Photoshop

This is my take on Japan's ongoing "scientific" whaling. They find every loophole in the system to justify their continued whaling program and outright disregard the international laws against whaling, even in protected waters. They just need to stop slaughtering these intelligent and majestic creatures.

Ice

From Bad to Worse

digital/Photoshop

Era of the Great Dithering

digital/Photoshop

Ice Moon

digital/Photoshop

Flowers

Painting from a watercolor class with Ron Pekar

Digital Paintings

 Red

digital/Photoshop

The Bride

digital/Painter

 Mantis Noir

digital/Painter

Painting from my Imagination

Spirit of a Landscape

16x20, oil on canvas

Imaginary Landscape

6x8, oil on canvas

With these two I'm trying to paint more freely and confidently as an expression of my soul.

 I want to capture the spirit of an idea, concept or subject.

Goleta Beach and Santa Barbara

Goleta Beach

10 x 14, oil

 Sunset at Goleta Beach

6 x 8, oil

View From the Cliff

9 x 12, oil

Reflections

12 x 16, oil

These are from another plein-air painting trip to Santa Barbara in September 2013. 

Some of these got an additional coating of sand as gusts of wind would suddenly kick up.

Yosemite 2013

A Young Sequoia & Friends

9x12, oil

 

A Bright Afternoon View of Half Dome

10x14, oil

In the Valley Near the Ahwahnee

8x10, oil

 Merced River Below North Dome

8x10, oil

 Mariposa Colors

8x10, oil

 The Sequoias

12x16, oil

In July of 2013 I went on an amazing painting vacation to Yosemite National Park 
with my family. I'm so grateful they let me go off on my own to paint. 
It was so incredibleand inspirational to be there hiking and driving around 
taking pictures and scouting great views to paint. 
These paintings were all done on location, in "plein air."

The Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, CA
11x14 oil, 2012

 Malibu Creek in July

11 x 14 oil

Palos Verdes from Seascape Trail

11 x 14 oil

These two paintings were done only two days apart in July of 2012 with a temperature difference of about 40 degrees. I was quite thankful for the cooler day.

Life Drawings 2012

Charcoal, white conte and some pastels on colored Canson paper from 
Bob Kato's Drawing Club at DTS, 2012.

These are some costumed figure drawings from 2003 done with a marker pen. I recently merged the drawings digitally onto handmade parchment paper stained with coffee and tea to give the pirates an aged antique look.

 

The Stony Steps

8x10 oil

Santa Barbara Painting Trip 2012

Looking Down on Arroyo Beach, Santa Barbara

8x10 oil

 Douglas Family Preserve - Coastal Bluffs

8x10 oil

 

Shadowy Path

6x8 oil

 Santa Ynez River

10x14 oil

Lake Cachuma Inlet

8x10 oil

 Mossy Tree by the Old Coast Hwy

6x8 oil

 Refugio State Beach

6x8 oil

Winding Path

8x10 oil

 Fade To Night - Los Carneros Park

watercolor



These are from an awesome trip in and around Santa Barbara in April of 2012.

I found some amazing locations for painting. Must go back!