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I painted this late winter as the pansies were first showing up. At this time of year, their emergence brings a smile and feeling of optimism.

I painted this as part of an outing with the California Art Club to Cotoni Coast Dairy Open Space Park near Davenport. It was my first time painting in this newly opened park. So delighted to be out painting in the winter sunshine.

This piece began as a plein air painting that was later finished in the studio.

I began this just outside Mariposa and when I brought it home I felt the painting needed something so I added cows.

I was struck by these two California Blue Oaks and their sympathetically arranged branches and painted them as if caught in a dance … perhaps a slow and sensuous bolero.

Sometimes the criteria for a perfect place for a plein air painting is a spot that is protected from the rain. I painted this under a portico. Of course, the sun came out just as I was wrapping up.

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.

I painted this while enjoying short painting trip down the coast with a friend. In this scene, I was drawn to the rocks that can be seen below the water’s surface at the base of this coastal bluff.

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.