This has been a year of incredible change and inspiration. Much of that time has been devoted to both writing and painting. Here are some of the pieces I’ve done this year.
5×7 Oil Painting. Spent hours on this, which is oil painting on gesso panel on a masonite board.
Yosemite (watercolors and ink)
Delicate Arch (the inspiration for the finished watercolor & ink)
Delicate Arch (ink)
Delicate Arch (watercolours)
Delicate Arch (watercolour)
Delicate Arch (laid ink over the watercolors)
Delicate Arch (ink)
Delicate Arch (watercolor and ink)
Nightly prayers (watercolor)
Pike’s Place Market (watercolor)
Palm trees of Santa Monica. Inspired by 10th & California in Santa Monica, where a row of palm trees adorn both sides of the street (oils).
Sherwood Forest (oils)
The picture splits the screen into three, each part a stage of the painting before it was finished. Picture of finished painting below.
One of my three favourite pieces, this was done over the course of the entire week, spending about an hour at least (and a couple hours on the last day), adding layer upon layer of colour. The picture at the top of this post splits the screen into three, each part a stage of the painting before it was finished. (Not For Sale)
14×18 Acrylic Painting inspired by my many drives along the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH aka Hwy 1)
Inspired by my many drives along the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH aka Hwy 1) this year, this one specifically of Half Moon Bay (Not For Sale)
One of the best times I’ve ever had alone with my dog Taylor was spending the day at Point Reyes. Before the sun went down, we spent a few hours sitting off to the side, where Taylor chomped on his bone, and I painted this scene.
I always see mountains and lakes in my head when I close my eyes.
This was inspired by the view outside my balcony, looking out over the bay, just selecting parts of my view that I wanted to include in this oil painting. We haven’t had rains in a long time. And two days of grey really did a lot for our plants; and did a lot to inspire me with different colours – more grey and muted – than I normally do.
Mountains, trees, skies, water (and the TARDIS) inspire much of my paintings (oils)
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(black & white of oils)
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9×12 Oil Painting. “Cabo with Bunny & Bear” (Sold)
My homage to Debussy. I painted most of this with my eyes closed. (oils)
12×12 Acrylic Painting “The Dark Knight Goes Fishing”
9×12 Oil Painting. “The Bat Signal”
6×8 Oil Painting on Masonite Board. “The Dark Knight”
Batman
12×12 Acrylic Painting on a wooden surface, “Salmon Fishing with The Dark Knight”
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(oils on a masonite board.)
5×7 Oil Painting on a masonite board.
5×7 Oil Painting on a masonite board.
Rose (done with oils and palette knife)
Rose (done with oils and palette knife). This is actually two different paintings combined into one.
Experimenting with palette knives and dropping gobs of paint onto the canvas.
Experimenting with palette knives and dropping gobs of paint onto the canvas.
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