10in x 13in, watercolor on paper, Private Collection This watercolor was painted as a tip of the hat to the old masters of the Italian Renaissance, a time when artists decorated tin-glazed pottery with historical and legendary scenes and stories. This style of painting gradually evolved through the centuries into a decorative luxury market in Italy and England. Majolica pottery …
8in x 10in, pastel on board The atmospheric condition of sunset at day’s end creates deep blue, purple, green and black hues on rolling hills in and out of crevices and mounds. The sun dropping behind the mountain produces a sky of saturated chroma almost too intense to watch. When the two planes touch, an intriguing ridge in silhouette appears. …
11in x 14in, pastel on paper, Private Collection The rolling hills along Highway 46 in route to Paso Robles, California, are akin to the rolling green, velvety hills of Ireland, at least during the rainy season. It is a particularly wet region of land in the winter bringing dense fog and pouring rain day after day. This passageway from the …
15in x 23in, aguamedia on paper Paint and wait, paint and wait…patience in waiting and allowing a wash to puddle and dry is a technique called varnishing. This technique is of great help to the painter because the layering of color creates depth of color with the added bonus of creating drama at the same time. Along the west coast …
11in x 14in, pastel on board, Private Collection Eucalyptus tree rows and strawberry fields give Oxnard, California its unique character and beauty. The harvester’s work is back breaking beginning each day before dawn to pick the harvest and primp the fields. The often foggy mornings in the fields are peaceful and elegantly quiet. The tiny white blossoms bring intensely sweet, …
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15 in x 17in, watercolor on paper, Private Collection Part of an iron and rose series this painting came from a simple idea; what would happen if I painted the rigidity of iron with a single rose in a pitcher? Always in pursuit of interesting props for the studio I came upon this Italian made pitcher in a thrift store. …
22in x 30in, watercolor on paper Aspen trees grow best in direct light, not shade, thriving in clonal colonies located high in the mountains. These radiant trees quake in the wind; a lovely and peaceful sound. In the autumn, their soft white bark provides a striking contrast as the leaves turn varying bright shades of peach, yellow, gold, and light …
8in x 10in, pastel on board First comes the observation and then the response. The ocean is alive with intense oranges and deep grays during one of its most lively times of the day; sunset. A winter sky gives opportunity to view another dramatic dimension to what many think of as a monotone body of water. Reflections and changes in …
15in x 22in, watercolor on paper Going back to the Spanish land grants, Bien Nacido Vineyard is home to some of the finest grapes in the Santa Maria region of the central California coast. There are grown the varietals of chardonnay, pinot noir, and Syrah grapes.The terroir gives these grape varietals their unique flavor and aroma. Many vineyards purchase grapes …