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Autumn Update

10/31/2017

I am back at work as a high school art teacher, with Saturday mornings set aside for painting in La Jolla. I also made a trip to June Lake in the Eastern Sierras and made one painting -- but plan to do more soon.

"Goldfish Point (Again)"
Acrylic on canvas. 16 x 20 inches
SOLD!

"Shell Beach Shadows"
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. 16 X 20 INCHES
SOLD!

"sunset at the shores"
oil ON CANVAS. 16 X 20 INCHES
SOLD!

"laguna colors"
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. 12 x 16 INCHES
SOLD!

"Sierra lake study"
ACRYLIC ON panel. 12 x 16 INCHES
AVAILABLE

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Another August almost gone

8/23/2017

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I didn't get to paint as much as I usually do during my summer break, but I am pretty happy with the work I produced. And I am excited to be showing several recent pieces at a community gallery in the Bird Rock neighborhood of La Jolla.

"Umbrellas open at Children's pool"
Oil on canvas / 24 x 36 inches
SOLD!

"Windansea Morning"
oil on canvas / 12 x 16 inches
SOLD!

"Bird rock afternoon"
oil on canvas / 12 x 16 inches
Available

"August at the cove"
Oil on panel / 12 x 16 inches
SOLD!

"Quiet at the Casa"
Acrylic on canvas / 16 x 20 inches
SOLD!

"Wipeout cliffs"
Oil on panel / 11 x 14 inches
SOLD!

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Summer is on its way

5/27/2017

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"la jolla twilight"
oil on canvas. 36 x 60 INCHES
SOLD!
(print available)

"Above Scripps"
oil ON PANEL. 12 x 16 INCHES
SOLD!

"PELICANS OVER SOUTH CASA"
acrylic on panel. 18 x 24 inches
sold!

"shell beach shadows"
ACRYLIC ON PANEL. 18 X 24 INCHES
SOLD!

"central coast springtime"
ACRYLIC ON PANEL. 12 x 16 INCHES
SOLD!

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Spring in La Jolla

4/9/2017

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"OffShore Vista"
18 x 36 inches. Acrylic on Canvas
Available

"The color of Water"
18 x 24 inches. Acrylic on canvas
Available

"Shell Beach Shack"
11 x 14 inches. Acrylic on Canvas
SOLD!
(Print available)

"Heisler Park"
11 x 14 inches. Acrylic on Canvas
AVAILABLE

"Boomers Beach"
11 x 14 inches. Acrylic on Canvas
Available

"Beach Open"
12 x 16 inches" Acrylic on canvas
SOLD!
(Print available)

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Windansea Shack is Back

3/24/2017

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"SPRING TIDE at SHELL BEACH"
16 x 20 INCHES. ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
SOLD!

"SHACK AND SHADOWS"
12 x 16 INCHES. ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
AVAILABLE

"WINDANSEA SUNSET"
12 X 16 INCHES. ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
AVAILABLE

"SHORE BREAK AT WIPEOUT BEACH"
12 x 16 INCHES. ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
SOLD!

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Big Sur and more . . .

1/14/2017

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"Big Sur"
Oil on canvas. 24 x 36 inches
Available

"Cove Morning"
Oil on canvas. 18 x 24 inches
Available

"Laguna Vista"
Acrylic on panel. 18 x 24 inches
SOLD!

"Children's Pool"
Oil on panel. 12 x 16 inches
SOLD!

"Clearing at the cove"
oil on canvas. 30 x 40 inches
SOLD!

"Drink, surf, pLay"
acrylic on canvas. 18 x 24 inches
sold!

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Painting with Palette Knives!

9/10/2016

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In the last couple of weeks I made four impasto-style paintings. I used palette knives instead of brushes and applied the paint in thick layers, trying to avoid too much detail. It was a lot of fun and I plan to do more of them soon.

"The Way to Blacks"
Oil on canvas. 16 x 20 inches
SOLD!

"New Mexico Thunderstorm"
Oil on canvas. 18 x 24 inches
SOLD!

"Black Mesa"
Oil on canvas. 18 x 24 inches
SOLD!

"Lost on the High Road (Again)"
Oil on panel. 20 x 28 inches
Available

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Spring-Summer 2016

7/10/2016

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I have painted some commissions lately, one is a panoramic view of La Jolla Cove and the other is a couple on their wedding day in Seaport Village.

"Flaming Aloe Veras and Snoozing Sea Lions"
Oil on stretched canvas / 24 x 48 inches
SOLD!

"Dreena and Paul"
Oil on stretched canvas / 16 x 20 inches
SOLD!

"Back at Boomers"
Oil on panel / 12 x 16 inches
SOLD!

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Spring has Sprung in Southern California

3/31/2016

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"Aloes Blooming at the Cove"
Acrylic on canvas / 12 x 16 inches
SOLD!
(print available)

"Spring Bloom in Laguna Beach"
Oil on panel / 12 x 16 inches
SOLD!

"Girl and Gull"
Oil on canvas / 24 x 30 inches
SOLD!

"Pelicans at Children's Pool"
Oil on panel / 18 x 24 inches
SOLD!

"View from above Scripps Pier"
Oil on panel / 12 x 16 inches
SOLD!

"Shell Beach Shack in Early Light"
Oil on panel / 12 x 16 inches
SOLD!

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Fall-Winter 2015-16

1/13/2016

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I completed several paintings this fall, including a view of the century-old California Tower in Balboa Park. I was walking across the Laurel Street Bridge in the early morning just as the sun came out from behind clouds and sent the dramatic shadows of the eucalyptus trees sweeping across the road ahead of me. I feel like it is one of my best works to date and a sign that I am still growing as a painter.

"California Tower, 2015"
Oil on panel. 18 x 24 inches
Available

"Seabirds at Goldfish Point"
Oil on panel. 18 x 24 inches
SOLD!

"California Poppies and Lupine"
Oil on panel. 12 x 18 inches
Available

"Hills of Gold"
Oil on panel. 18 x 36 inches
SOLD!

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"Goldfish Point (Again)"Acrylic on canvas. 16 x 20 inchesSOLD!

"Shell Beach Shadows"ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. 16 X 20 INCHESSOLD!

"sunset at the shores"oil ON CANVAS. 16 X 20 INCHESSOLD!

"laguna colors"ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. 12 x 16 INCHESSOLD!

"Sierra lake study"ACRYLIC ON panel. 12 x 16 INCHESAVAILABLE

"Umbrellas open at Children's pool"Oil on canvas / 24 x 36 inchesSOLD!

"Windansea Morning"oil on canvas / 12 x 16 inchesSOLD!

"Bird rock afternoon"oil on canvas / 12 x 16 inchesAvailable

"August at the cove"Oil on panel / 12 x 16 inchesSOLD!

"Quiet at the Casa"Acrylic on canvas / 16 x 20 inchesSOLD!

"Wipeout cliffs"Oil on panel / 11 x 14 inchesSOLD!

"la jolla twilight"oil on canvas. 36 x 60 INCHESSOLD!(print available)

"Above Scripps"oil ON PANEL. 12 x 16 INCHESSOLD!

"PELICANS OVER SOUTH CASA"acrylic on panel. 18 x 24 inchessold!

"shell beach shadows"ACRYLIC ON PANEL. 18 X 24 INCHESSOLD!

"central coast springtime"ACRYLIC ON PANEL. 12 x 16 INCHESSOLD!

"OffShore Vista"18 x 36 inches. Acrylic on Canvas​Available

"The color of Water"18 x 24 inches. Acrylic on canvas​Available

"Shell Beach Shack"11 x 14 inches. Acrylic on CanvasSOLD!(Print available)

"Heisler Park"11 x 14 inches. Acrylic on CanvasAVAILABLE

"Boomers Beach"11 x 14 inches. Acrylic on CanvasAvailable

"Beach Open"12 x 16 inches" Acrylic on canvasSOLD!(Print available)

"Big Sur"Oil on canvas. 24 x 36 inches​Available

"Cove Morning"Oil on canvas. 18 x 24 inches​Available

"Laguna Vista"Acrylic on panel. 18 x 24 inches​SOLD!

"Children's Pool"Oil on panel. 12 x 16 inchesSOLD!

"Clearing at the cove"oil on canvas. 30 x 40 inches​SOLD!

"Drink, surf, pLay"acrylic on canvas. 18 x 24 inches​sold!

"The Way to Blacks"Oil on canvas. 16 x 20 inchesSOLD!

"New Mexico Thunderstorm"Oil on canvas. 18 x 24 inches​SOLD!

"Black Mesa"Oil on canvas. 18 x 24 inchesSOLD!

"Lost on the High Road (Again)"Oil on panel. 20 x 28 inchesAvailable

"Flaming Aloe Veras and Snoozing Sea Lions"Oil on stretched canvas / 24 x 48 inchesSOLD!

"Dreena and Paul"Oil on stretched canvas / 16 x 20 inchesSOLD!

"Back at Boomers"Oil on panel / 12 x 16 inchesSOLD!

"Aloes Blooming at the Cove"Acrylic on canvas / 12 x 16 inchesSOLD!(print available)

​"Spring Bloom in Laguna Beach"Oil on panel / 12 x 16 inchesSOLD!

"Girl and Gull"Oil on canvas / 24 x 30 inchesSOLD!

"Pelicans at Children's Pool"Oil on panel / 18 x 24 inchesSOLD!

"View from above Scripps Pier"Oil on panel / 12 x 16 inchesSOLD!

"Shell Beach Shack in Early Light"Oil on panel / 12 x 16 inchesSOLD!

"California Tower, 2015"Oil on panel. 18 x 24 inches​Available

"Seabirds at Goldfish Point"Oil on panel. 18 x 24 inchesSOLD!

"California Poppies and Lupine"Oil on panel. 12 x 18 inches​Available

"Hills of Gold"Oil on panel. 18 x 36 inches​SOLD!

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"Goldfish Point (Again)"
Acrylic on canvas. 16 x 20 inches
SOLD!

"Shell Beach Shadows"
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. 16 X 20 INCHES
SOLD!

"sunset at the shores"
oil ON CANVAS. 16 X 20 INCHES
SOLD!

"laguna colors"
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. 12 x 16 INCHES
SOLD!

"Sierra lake study"
ACRYLIC ON panel. 12 x 16 INCHES
AVAILABLE

"Umbrellas open at Children's pool"
Oil on canvas / 24 x 36 inches
SOLD!

"Windansea Morning"
oil on canvas / 12 x 16 inches
SOLD!

"Bird rock afternoon"
oil on canvas / 12 x 16 inches
Available

"August at the cove"
Oil on panel / 12 x 16 inches
SOLD!

"Quiet at the Casa"
Acrylic on canvas / 16 x 20 inches
SOLD!

"Wipeout cliffs"
Oil on panel / 11 x 14 inches
SOLD!

"la jolla twilight"
oil on canvas. 36 x 60 INCHES
SOLD!
(print available)

"Above Scripps"
oil ON PANEL. 12 x 16 INCHES
SOLD!

"PELICANS OVER SOUTH CASA"
acrylic on panel. 18 x 24 inches
sold!

"shell beach shadows"
ACRYLIC ON PANEL. 18 X 24 INCHES
SOLD!

"central coast springtime"
ACRYLIC ON PANEL. 12 x 16 INCHES
SOLD!

"OffShore Vista"
18 x 36 inches. Acrylic on Canvas
Available

"The color of Water"
18 x 24 inches. Acrylic on canvas
Available

"Shell Beach Shack"
11 x 14 inches. Acrylic on Canvas
SOLD!
(Print available)

"Heisler Park"
11 x 14 inches. Acrylic on Canvas
AVAILABLE

"Boomers Beach"
11 x 14 inches. Acrylic on Canvas
Available

"Beach Open"
12 x 16 inches" Acrylic on canvas
SOLD!
(Print available)

"Big Sur"
Oil on canvas. 24 x 36 inches
Available

"Cove Morning"
Oil on canvas. 18 x 24 inches
Available

"Laguna Vista"
Acrylic on panel. 18 x 24 inches
SOLD!

"Children's Pool"
Oil on panel. 12 x 16 inches
SOLD!

"Clearing at the cove"
oil on canvas. 30 x 40 inches
SOLD!

"Drink, surf, pLay"
acrylic on canvas. 18 x 24 inches
sold!

"The Way to Blacks"
Oil on canvas. 16 x 20 inches
SOLD!

"New Mexico Thunderstorm"
Oil on canvas. 18 x 24 inches
SOLD!

"Black Mesa"
Oil on canvas. 18 x 24 inches
SOLD!

"Lost on the High Road (Again)"
Oil on panel. 20 x 28 inches
Available

"Flaming Aloe Veras and Snoozing Sea Lions"
Oil on stretched canvas / 24 x 48 inches
SOLD!

"Dreena and Paul"
Oil on stretched canvas / 16 x 20 inches
SOLD!

"Back at Boomers"
Oil on panel / 12 x 16 inches
SOLD!

"Aloes Blooming at the Cove"
Acrylic on canvas / 12 x 16 inches
SOLD!
(print available)

"Spring Bloom in Laguna Beach"
Oil on panel / 12 x 16 inches
SOLD!

"Girl and Gull"
Oil on canvas / 24 x 30 inches
SOLD!

"Pelicans at Children's Pool"
Oil on panel / 18 x 24 inches
SOLD!

"View from above Scripps Pier"
Oil on panel / 12 x 16 inches
SOLD!

"Shell Beach Shack in Early Light"
Oil on panel / 12 x 16 inches
SOLD!

"California Tower, 2015"
Oil on panel. 18 x 24 inches
Available

"Seabirds at Goldfish Point"
Oil on panel. 18 x 24 inches
SOLD!

"California Poppies and Lupine"
Oil on panel. 12 x 18 inches
Available

"Hills of Gold"
Oil on panel. 18 x 36 inches
SOLD!

New Work