Tranquillity in Blue

This painting was done en plein air over a number of early December mornings.  The view was so gorgeous and peaceful and amazing that the painting almost painted itself.  15 x 28.5

Blackbird Ballad

Pam and I painted in the East Bay wetlands.  She faced one direction, and I faced another.  There were at times 10-20 blackbirds resting in the reeds.  They almost looked like notes on a sheet of music.  This painting was recently sold through the Valley Art Gallery.  10 X 14

Deer Visitors

This painting began as an abstract design with sumi ink on damp crinkled masa paper.   The hills and mountains emerged as colors were added.  The deer just seemed to fit in at the end.  This is another painting based on memories of Yosemite.  20" x 27"

Foliage and Flora

This painting, done using the Crinkle Technique, was based on memories of Yosemite Falls.  Our family has gone to Yosemite at least once or twice a year over the past 25 years or so.  From many different viewpoints in the Valley the majestic Falls can be seen through the foliage.  18-1/2" x 20".

Mount Diablo in January

The Jade Fon Plein Air Painters usually paint near my home in Walnut Creek in January.  This painting was done then and is now on exhibit at the Valley Art Gallery.  10" by 14"

Evening at Ghirardelli's

10" x 14"

Spring on Mt. Diablo

This is one of my favorite places to paint Mt. Diablo--from the Northgate Valley.
14" x 20"