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In this coastal scene from Mendocino, I’ve focused on that quiet, fleeting moment when the morning sun begins to burn through the lingering fog. The air is fresh, the beach is hushed and rising tide is creeping closer. You might get your feet wet if you linger too long.

In this piece, I am feeling the wind and enjoying the repeating sail patterns.

Those of us who grew up in the Bay Area know how much it’s changed which makes us appreciate the rural spots that remain. This neighborhood is located in the Almaden section of San Jose. There is a sense of wide open spaces in this area that is enhanced by access to Santa Teresa County Park.

I painted this in early spring at Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve and enjoyed trying to catch the feeling of the dappled light.

I tried to capture the feeling of idleness when painting this in Pillar Point Harbor near Half Moon Bay. Commercial crab season delays help safe passage of whales as the timing of migration coincides with peak winter Dungeness season. Still, it also brings hardship to those who depend on the winter catch.

The last time I painted at the Clos LaChance Winery in San Martin, I didn’t focus on the vines. Instead, this piece is all about the sky and that beautiful oak tree.

While painting this plein air piece in Fiji, I was focused on the shifts in the yellows between the sunlit areas and shadow along with the reflections in the water. The name of the yellow boat is “Rush” though I never saw it move (aside from the action of the tide).

I painted this piece at Lake Almaden in San Jose a couple of days after returning from a trip to the South Pacific. I think I still had kind of a palm tree sensibility going on.