7/22/2025 – 9/2/2025
Three of my plein air paintings have been selected as part of the annual plein air painting show hosted by the Coastal Arts League Gallery at 300 Main Street in Downtown Half Moon Bay.
8″ x 10 (sold)
I painted this on a summer morning from a third floor terrace in Hermosa Beach, California. I was drawn to the glimpse of the sun hitting the coast beyond the palm trees and rooftops.
9″ x 12″ oil on linen panel
Glenwood pond in Scotts Valley is near the home of one of my favorite painter friends. A few of us gathered up on a beautiful day to paint there. The water lilies were in full bloom, an egret stood watch over passing ducks and teenage boys tried to catch fish. Pretty much perfect.
2026 – Art Bias, Juried Plein Air Painting Show
16″ x 20″ Oil on linen panel
In this piece I was interested in a coastal composition emphasizing the diagonals. I also hope to give the viewer a sense that their feet might just get wet.
Awarded …
2nd place, Artist of the Year, Los Gatos Art Association (2025)
Exhibited …
2026 – Coastal Arts League, Juried Painting Show
2025 – Los Gatos Art Association, Artist of the Year Event
2025 – Santa Cruz Art League, Statewide Landscape Show
7/17/2025 – 8/23/2025
I am delighted that my painting “Intertidal Morning” was selected to be part of the 94th Annual Statewide California Landscape Exhibit. It is particularly meaningful to me as the juror for the show is Kim Lordier, an artist I greatly admire. The show is sure to be full of gorgeous landscapes. If you’re in the area do check it out. The Santa Cruz Art League’s Gallery is located at 526 Broadway in Santa Cruz.
15″ x 15″ oil on linen panel
This piece developed from a watercolor sketch I did alongside Tenaya Creek on the way to Mirror Lake in Yosemite. Here, I’m striving to bring the viewer into the scene while capturing the movement and play of dappled light. There’s a particular atmosphere by a rushing stream rapid movement, varied colors and the play of dappled light.
11″ x 14″ oil on linen panel
In this piece, I am inviting childhood memories of time in the hotel swimming pool with entreeties from parents that it was long passed dinner time and time to dry off.
10″ x 8″ oil on linen panel
There was so much going as I was painting the pond at the Japanese Friendship Garden in San Jose that I had to decide what I was going to focus on. So … the heron, egret, koi and blooming waterlilies are left for another time as I gave my attention to the greens and golds in the water and the reflection of a sunshiny sky.
9″ x 12″ (sold)
These sandstone rock formations always remind me of creatures slithering into the sea. Here, I’ve painted them covered bright pink ice plant. I know this ice plant isn’t native. Still, I like having it in this spot more than the poison ivy that I have come to understand was here before it was introduced.
8″ x 10″ oil (sold)
I painted this back lit morning scene as the light was streaming through the arch. Capturing that glow was my main focus in this piece.
