BOO

Something spooky for the upcoming hallowed ween.

Revisit Water Play 3

I worked with a plein air trading card image for this piece.

Foggy Birthday Watercolor

I used the plein air sketch for this watercolor. The sketch was completed onsite in oils.

Little City Revisited

I have painted this scene before. I enlarged an earlier painting to meet the decorative needs of a client.

Another Fireman Asleep

One to the refinery firemen on the trip back to Texas.

Hillside Vineyard

On the way up to Fort Bragg I was painting scenes as they passed by. I'm sure this is a combination of about 5 miles worth of landscape.

Can't Sit Long

I noticed this passenger early in the flight. He would stand up for about 10 minutes and sit back down for a while before standing again. He probably had a back problem. His face was interesting so I did a quick sketch.

Pam's Garden 2

Painted earlier this year in Pam's garden.

Getting Discovery

This lawyer was reviewing our file in court.

Texas Bound Passenger

I liked painting her ornate glasses. She woke up just as I finished painting her.

Oakland Bound Passenger

This was a fellow passenger en route to Oakland, California. He fell asleep and of course I painted him. ACEO trading cards and a watercolor travel set are great ways to sharpen ones skills and kill some time during a flight.

California Pasture

We were exploring the bay portion of the Point Reyes National Seashore and came upon this beautiful scene. Of course I had to take numerous photos. This is the first attempt at painting this image.

A Tree Section

I like looking up and into a tree. Its fun to watch how the branches interact.

Part of The Pier

Another painting done on my birthday at China Camp State Park.

Into The Fog Studio Version

Reading blogs is one of my favorite things to do. That is how I found out about the new Shizen pastel paper. I am already a fan of their watercolor paper. I used the plein air image below as inspiration.

Firecracker And Treat

As you know I did a lot of sketches of this little one. I painted this from memory and sketches when we got back to the house.

Sunset Over Ocean

This is my impression of the sun setting over the ocean on September 2. I was standing on the balcony of our hotel room.

On The Way

I like to exercise my brain by painting the landscape as it flashes by in a car. I take a mental picture and paint it on an ACEO trading card ground. I then explore that mental snapshot in larger watercolors, pastels, oil and graphite drawings.

Inspired by Fog

I was searching for a painting to show to a client yesterday and came upon yet another painting of this tree from a few years back. This is this years version with it surrounded by fog. I was experimenting with the new Arches paper for oil paints.

Relic At China Camp

For my birthday Pam took me over to China Camp State Park to paint. This was the warm up painting for the day.

Tammy My Sister

Tammie had worked a long day but still came by to hang out with me and the family. We try to always enjoy one another.

Jug Handle Panoramic

Pam gave be a gift card from Dick Blick's for my birthday. I have to go by that store each visit. I bought two panoramic watercolor blocks and some square format watercolor blocks for this trips paintings.

Hope

This is a quick drawing of my brothers wife Hope. She did me the honor of posing for me during my last visit to Commerce, Texas.