Oils

This was painted on-site in Point Lobos. While I worked away, I was amused by the antics of seabirds and sightseers shivering while taking photos at this well known spot on a very chilly July day.

I remember the beauty of driving along the 17 Mile Drive in the backseat of my parent’s car. These days, it’s a favorite painting destination. Usually I focus on the rocky shore. This time I took in the view of the bay with the white beach house set amongst dark coastal cypress.

The surf was wild on the day I painted this near the lighthouse on West Cliff Drive. While painting this, I was thinking of the rhythm of the repeating curving shapes leading to a result that differs somewhat from my most typical painting style.

I painted this to catch the feeling of a gorgeous rhododendron garden at a private residence in the Santa Cruz mountains.

This view of China Cove in beautiful Point Lobos draws out attention to a couple walking on the beach below. In my take, I’m mesmerized by the green jewel-like colors of the shallow water as the light bounces off of the sand.

In Northern California we don’t have snow to signal the arrival of the winter holiday season but we do have Dungeness crab. In this piece, I am celebrating crab season at Half Moon Bay’s Pillar Point Harbor. I love all of the activity and the way the sun as it lowers hits the crab bins. The boat on the right is the Miss Moriah which I’ve already painted several times.

Exhibited

2026 – Coastal Arts League, Members Show

San Jose has a lovely municipal rose garden. Each time I paint there it is a delight to choose a vantage point.

The combination of mountains and sea int he Greek Peloponnese is just gorgeous. I painted this piece focusing on the activity in a small harbor near Kyparissi while enjoying pre-dinner cocktails with friends on the terrace of our rented apartment. What great memories.

I loved everything about painting the rocks above and below the water during my stay at Kavo Kortia. In this piece, I was trying to catch the colors of the sea just beyond the rocky pool in the foreground and the many colors of the rocks in it.

I painted this before joining my friends for a swim. I knew there were sheep in the brush up the hill from the apartment we’d rented. On this afternoon, they were guided to the bluffs over the water where they served as groundskeepers.