“Remix Trees” 2021This painting was done en plein air and then I put a layer of pallette knife paint over it. I covered up the bright underpainting in the process which made the painting dull. I decided to bring the bright paint back by giving it my “dot treatment.” IContinue Reading
I started this painting en plein air at a park. I used many of the original lines to turn it into an otherworldly garden with orange hedges and purple plants. The painting will be hung in my home.Continue Reading
I finished my painting of an icon of the studios in Burbank, California – the Warner Brothers water Tower. It is on sale today for a couple more hours in Toluca Lake at the holiday open house.Continue Reading
Painting today with a plein air group at the San Fernando Mission! What a historical, iconic California landmark it is! I would go back just to explore the history on display.Continue Reading
Thank you all for visiting me and all of the other artists at the Harvest Festival today in Toluca Lake on Riverside Drive! It was fun, although it was unseasonably hot! If you missed us, we will be back 12/4/2021 in the same place selling our wares! Below is aContinue Reading
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
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
Plein air painting at the Deukmejian Nature Center.Continue Reading
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
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