6” x 6” oil on panel
This popular view spot is near the El Portal entrance to Yosemite Valley. It seems like I’ve stopped here a zillion times. Each time the scene uniquely reflects the season, time of day and movement of the Merced River and the mood of this beautiful place.
7/3/2026 – 9/21/2026
I love that my painting “Sailing Lessons” has been selected for inclusion in California Art Club’s Traditional Fine Art Competition and online exhibition. The show presents a range of vignettes of American life to celebrate America’s 250th birthday and California at 175.
Look for this show and others on the California Art Club’s website.
30″ x 24″ oil on linen panel
In this piece, I’m seeking to convey the feeling of unsteady unpredictability along with the beauty as the tide comes in on the rocky shores of Bonny Doon, CA.
11″ x 14″ oil on linen panel
There is a bustle of activity on the docks as a group of new sailors prepare to learn the ropes.
9″ x 12″ oil on linen panel
I painted this a couple of years ago from Moonstone Beach in Westhaven California. As I began the painting the fog was lifting so I raced to catch the veil it cast over the distant trees before the sun took over. The sunshine lasted for about 20 minutes. After that, the fog came back in full force. So … this painting is really about the moments in-between and catching a sense of peace even as things constantly change.
12″ x 12″ oil on linen panel
This piece began as a plein air painting on a day that started with clouds and ended up full of sunshine. In finishing up the painting, I decided to lean into the sunshine. Once I did that, I felt the need to add beach goers which I did in the studio.
11″ x 14″ oil on linen panel
I began this just outside of Mariposa and was focused on the layers of hills slowly emerging from morning haze. When I brought it home. I felt the painting needed something so I added cows. There were cows checking us out while we were painting so it seemed to be an apt choice.
16″ x 12″ oil on linen panel
I wasn’t sure I was going to make it to Yosemite on this painting trip. There were torrents of rain driving up to Mariposa and a big road closure between there and the El Portal entrance to the park. My painting buddie and I decided that we would watch the weather and if it was favorable we’d get an early start for the Yosemite entrance on the Fish Camp side. It added an hour to the trip since we were in Mariposa but we were rewarded with a magically sunny spring day that I will remember always.
9″ x 12″ oil on linel panel
The thing I most wanted to paint on this trip was branches of blooming dogwood in Yosemite and I got my wish. I found these dogwoods blooming next to Tenaya Creek on the lower creekside trail on the way to Mirror Lake. My painting spot was uncomfortably rocky and still I was in heaven.
10″ x 8″ oil on linen panel
I was a bit intimidated by the idea of painting a plein air nocturne on main street in Mariposa. While I was out of my comfort zone, it was fun painting this small slice of the town through the glowing window of the Gypsy Queens Hat Shop.
