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Closer to Home

7/29/2018

This summer I made a few paintings closer to my home in Chula Vista. They are currently being shown as part of a local plein air show at the Bonita Valley Museum. Of course, I also went to La Jolla, partially to escape the midsummer heat.

"Otay Foothills"
Oil on canvas / 14 x 18 inches
Available

"LOMA VISTA"
OIL ON CANVAS / 14 X 18 INCHES
Private collection

"Terra Nova Eucs"
OIL ON CANVAS / 14 X 18 INCHES
AVAILABLE

"Calm at Children's Pool"
OIL ON panel / 11 x 14 INCHES
SOLD!

"CALifornia Brown"
OIL ON PANEL / 16 x 20 INCHES
SOLD!

"POINT LOBOS PINES"
OIL ON PANEL / 16 x 20 INCHES
SOLD!

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my endless summer

6/10/2018

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After 32 years of teaching in public high schools near the San Diego-Tijuana border, I have finally retired. It was a rewarding career and I will miss my students, but now I will be able to paint whenever I want. I am really looking forward to owning the time instead of owing it!

"Sunset Above scripps"
OIL ON CANVAS / 24 x 36 INCHES
sold!

"Coastal Eucalyptus"
OIL ON CANVAS / 11 x 14 INCHES
SOLD!

"goldfish point"
OIL ON CANVAS / 11 x 14 INCHES
sold!

"low tide at seal rock"
OIL ON CANVAS / 18 x 24 INCHES
SOLD!

"ShoreBreak #2"
OIL ON CANVAS / 16 X 20 INCHES
SOLD!

"wild coast"
OIL ON CANVAS / 16 X 20 INCHES
sold!

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A New impressionistic style

4/22/2018

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I have done some very loose, impressionistic paintings lately with lots of thickly applied paint and they seem to be popular, since they all sold out as soon as I showed them in public. One of them was a "collaboration" between me and my oldest son Troy, who also paints regularly in La Jolla. He started a view of Shell Beach and I finished it. We are titling our co-paintings "H2O" (Harman Squared Originals). This one is the first in the series.

"h2o #1"
OIL ON CANVAS / 16 x 20 INCHES
SOLD!

"SHOREBREAK #1"
OIL ON CANVAS / 18 X 24 INCHES
SOLD!

"shell beach"
OIL ON CANVAS / 18 x 24 INCHES
SOLD!

"The Rugged Coast"
OIL ON CANVAS / 18 X 24 INCHES
SOLD!

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Early Spring in Southern California

3/10/2018

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After a dry winter, the rains finally came to our region. I painted in Borrego Springs in late January, then stuck to La Jolla for the next couple of months. I also received a large commission from a local couple who already have two of my paintings. Looking forward to my retirement from teaching this summer. Then I can devote more time to creating and promoting my work.

"The Children's Pool"
Oil on canvas. 36 x 60 inches
SOLD!

"Nana's Bird"
OIL ON CANVAS. 16 x 20 INCHES
SOLD!

"The New cove shack"
OIL ON PANEL. 12 X 16 INCHES
SOLD!

"Path to the Sea"
OIL ON CANVAS. 11 x 14 INCHES
sold!

"SHELL BEACH Stairs"
OIL ON CANVAS. 9 x 12 INCHES
SOLD!

"Stormy weather"
OIL ON CANVAS. 9 X 12 INCHES
SOLD!

"Borrego Tamarisk"
OIL ON CANVAS. 9 X 12 INCHES
Private collection

"The Old cove shack"
OIL ON panel. 12 x 16 INCHES
SOLD!

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2018 (Here We Go)

1/7/2018

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"Pelican Point"
Oil on canvas / 18 x 24 inches
SOLD!

"Torrey Pines Beach"
OIL ON CANVAS / 16 x 20 INCHES
sold!

"Winter Aloes at the Cove"
OIL ON CANVAS / 30 x 40 INCHES
Sold!

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Autumn Update

10/31/2017

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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.