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PoOl Morning
Oil on panel / 8 x 10 inches
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Cove MORNING
OIL ON PANEL / 8 X 10 INCHES
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"September Shadows"
12 x 18 inches
Oil on panel
SOLD!

"Afternoon at Wipeout Beach"
9 x 12 inches
Oil on panel
Private collection

"Overlooking Children's Pool"
11 x 14 inches
Oil on panel.
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"Quiet at the Cove"
12 x 16 inches
Oil on canvas.
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Unstable Cliffs above South Casa

4/3/2013

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I have spent the last month or so painting on the cliffs above South Casa beach. It is a great view overlooking the beach and the rocky cliffs stretching south towards Wipeout Beach. I made and sold several plein air paintings there but when I went again last weekend there was yellow police tape across the space where I had been painting and a newly planted sign from the City of San Diego: Warning – UNSTABLE CLIFFS! Stay back!!!

"Aloes Blooming at South Casa"
Oil on canvas. 12 x 18 inches
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"Morning Shadows at South Casa"
Oil on gesso board. 12 x 16 inches
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"California Brown"
Oil on gesso board. 12 x 16 inches
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"Sea Lavender in Bloom"
Oil on panel. 12 x 16 inches
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Oils Outside

2/23/2013

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I have been taking my oil paints outside lately. I find they are easier to work with than I thought, despite the problem of thinners and long drying times. Here are a couple of recent attempts at plein air oils.

"Winter Aloes at the Wedding Bowl"
Oil on board. 12 x 16 inches
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"Shadows at Boomers"
Oil on board. 12 x 16 inches
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"Blue Shadows at Wipeout Beach"
Oil on board. 12 x 16 inches
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"Shell Beach Overlook"
Oil on panel. 11 x 14 inches
SOLD!

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Winter at the Beach

1/25/2013

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Good weather in Southern California this January has provided brilliant light and great painting opportunities. i am working more in oil and trying to change up my color palette.

"The Lonely Bench"
Acrylic on canvas. 12 x 16 inches
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"January Light"
Oil on board. 8 x 10 inches
Private Collection

"Cool Cliff Shade"
Oil on board. 11 x 14 inches
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"Early January at Wipeout Beach"
Oil on canvas. 12 x 16 inches
SOLD!

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August outside . . .

8/8/2012

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"Shell Beach Shack"
Acrylic on canvas. 12 x 16 inches
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"Sunning Seals"
Acrylic on canvas. 12 x 16 inches
SOLD!

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June 27th, 2012

6/27/2012

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"Sea Lavender Above Wipeout Beach"
Acrylic on canvas. 12 x 16 inches
SOLD!!!

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From Torrey Pines to the Cove

5/8/2012

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Here are some of my latest plein air efforts.

"La Jolla from Yaqui Point"
Acrylic on canvas. 12 x 16 inches
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"Morning Shadows at the Cove"
Acrylic on canvas. 12 x 16 inches
Available: inquire at dirkh@att.net

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Spring 2012: More La Jolla seascapes

4/19/2012

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I have spent the last 3-4 months painting in La Jolla. I feel like my seascapes are growing in quality as I learn the lessons of the ever-changing oceanic light. I get a lot of positive feedback from the passing art lovers and occasionally I even sell a painting as soon as it dries! Not a bad way to spend a Saturday . . .