Long Time Companions

I still see the need to work on the hand in the middle and to soften some of the edges so this is still in progress. Watercolor version.

Long Time Companions (study)

This couple wandered up and down the beach. I thought they were cute. They always managed to hold hands.

Beach Warrior II

Another pose from the beach warrior.

Booty Dance (study)

This is a study done with Copic markers. I plan on doing a larger pastel and/or watercolor version. The performer was entertaining both the band and the audience.

Transformer I

On site painting another transformer.

Tree Buds

A tree in Pam's yard has these flowers. I love working with red.

Feeding the Birds

A 1997 abstract.

Point Reyes Country

More of Point Reyes dairy country.

Beach Warrior Watercolor

The watercolor version of beach warrior.

Bird on Wire

This is something a little different. From 1997.

Study Beach Warrior

This boy was very animated. He was doing kung fu in the sand and enjoying his shadow.

The first watercolor study. Fun little painting.

Study Rip Tide

Half Moon Bay in Northern California. As we walked down to the beach there was a sign that warned of rip tides. As a result and thankfully so parents/guardians held onto the toddlers. This is a 12 by 16 inch drawing utilizing copic markers.

Point Reyes Trilogy

This one is one of my Point Reyes dairy paintings.

Marina Sailboat

On the Monday before Memorial day lots of people were on the water with various modes of water transport. I caught this one with the brush as it flashed by

Transformer II

Even what we see above us is a painting. I liked the cloud formations around this piece of the power grid. Plien air.

Marina Boats

With this study my focus was simply on getting shapes right and to break the image down to abstraction.

Garden 2

Another painting from the garden.

Berkeley Marina II

This area is part of the Berkeley marina. While painting I saw lots of sailboats gliding by. For this one I focused on the scene without the boats. The park was filling up with memorial day celebrants. I painted this one from a picnic table by the bay. One sailboat capsized right in front of us. I caught the action on camera. The guys on the next table laughed because they thought their friends were the ones in the water.

Lone Tree

This one I started outside with the initial lines being made with Copic markers. I completed a value study on site and added the watercolor later at home. This is a scene across from the fishing pier in Pacifica, CA. That tree has always caught my eye,

Half Plein Air Pacifica

I did the initial outlines for this piece while on site with Copic Markers. Upon my return that night I added the watercolor. This is another image captured near the fishing pier in Pacifica, California. Instead of stopping at our favorite Princeton Seafood Company, we stopped at yet another favorite called the Flying Fish. I like their salads and seafood too. Dick Blick has this watercolor paper called Fluid. They have lots of different formats too. This pad was 8 by 16 inches.

Sky Flower

This is a tree in Pam's yard. I was laying back in the shade and saw these flowers hanging above me. I thought the long format was ideal for it. I also got a few shades darker as I was sitting in the sun while painting it.

Berkeley Marina (plein air)

I struggled with this painting from value study to painting. The scene was busy and I really wasn't very successful in narrowing my view. I just concentrated on getting the shapes not the overall boats. It was beautiful outside and I appreciated being out in it..

Garden 3

This flower is from Pam's garden. I spent about half the time painting the flowers in her yard and those surrounding it.