8″ x 6″ (private collection)
There is a lovely Community Redwood Forest in Arcata that is easily accessible to the town yet a world away. As I painted this, I was attracted to the light as it made its way through the canopy and curled around the trunks of Redwoods and Douglas Fir trees … changing minute by minute as I tried to capture the sense of this special spot.
8″ x 10″ (sold)
This was painted from a spot tucked into a rock outcropping at Luffenholtz Beach Park in Humboldt County as the tide receded. At one point some fun loving Siberian Huskies arrived to chase each other in the sand (as they evaded their person). They reminded me of a long ago loved Husky who didn’t go into the surf either.
9″ x 12″ oil on linen panel
I painted this as part of a Humboldt Open Plein Air event at Table Bluff County Park. The Waloplh-Lighthouse trail moves between grassland and cypress trees as it finds the way to the ocean beyond.
10″ x 12″ watercolor
In this painting, I’ve explored the beauty that is to be found at the edge of a small bass pond. The same gentle water presents itself so differently as light transitions from sun to shade. Colors are amplified under the leafy canopy and washed out in the glare beyond.
16″ x 12″ watercolor
In this piece, I worked to capture the fall colors of backlit grapevines all in one go with the water color wet allowing colors freely mixing on the paper.
8″ x 10″ (private collection)
This piece was painted at the San Jose Friendship Japanese garden en plein air.
8″ x 9″ (private collection)
I had to move fast to capture the ephemeral nature of fog as it dissipates with the morning sun. This was painted at one of my favorite coastal spots in Half Moon Bay.
11″ x 14″ oil on linen panel
One of my favorite California coves on a day with calm seas and gentle breezes.
Exhibited …
2023 – Triton Museum of Art “Salon at the Triton”
2021 – Los Gatos Art Association “Artist of the Year Award” (1st place)
2021 – Santa Cruz Art Association “91st Annual Landscape Exhibition”
9″ x 12″ (sold)
Erosion along coastal California produces varied forms and reminds us of the passage of time. In this piece I leaned into the juxtaposition of warm and cool tones.
9″ x 12″ oil (sold)
I painted this goose and gosling from a photo I took at a local park. I love that this mother and babe were venturing out … albeit cautiously.
Exhibited …
2022 – Coastal Arts League “Kindred Spirits”
