Ruined Trees
2021-11-08
This is a work in progress that I started en plein air with a pallette knife. I think I am going to add a “dot” layer on top.Continue Reading
Final Deukmajian Nature Center painting
2021-10-22
I did some final touch-ups to the painting I started of the grassy patch at the Deukmajian Wilderness Center. To push it to the back more, I added a blue glaze to the distant mountain. I also cleaned up the black lines to separate the shapes. Finally, the color ofContinue Reading
Deukmejian Nature Center
2021-10-14
Plein air painting at the Deukmejian Nature Center.Continue Reading
Car Show Painting
2021-10-10
I used some reference photos to finish this painting. I’m not an expert on cars and in the end I realized I had changed the model of the main car. The trim and the brake lights are different from my location photo. Darn.Continue Reading
Lake Balboa
2021-10-01
The bones of this painting I did en plein air at Lake Balboa in Encino, California. I painted with a new plein air group and we had some ‘incidents’ from the pigeons in the trees. I always carry heavy duty towels and pink brush cleaner for times like those. IContinue Reading
Olive Building
2021-09-19
I finished the painting of a building at Olive Park in Burbank. I do not know the official name of it. I originally started this en plein air and completed it using my cloisonnist style with some impressionism in the background.Continue Reading
Montrose Car Show Plein Air
2021-09-05
The Montrose Car Show today happened to be on the hottest day this month so far (100°F) so I was lucky to find a somewhat shady spot by the road to paint. I used my spray bottle often to keep the acrylic paint from drying. Two hours and the resultContinue Reading
Detail of a Sycamore Tree
2021-08-31
I painted this on a 12″ square canvas en plein air in about an hour and a half. The sun was already behind a hill when I started and there was hardly any light left at all when I finished. Even though it was painted quickly and alla prima, IContinue Reading
Plein Air Late Summer
2021-08-29
Painting today at Olive Park in Burbank. This is an old venue but a new subject. I do not know what they use this building for.Continue Reading
Plein Air at the Park
2021-07-25
It was a humid, overcast evening, great for painting. Even if I paint the same park over and over each time I use a slightly different technique.Continue Reading