Red Trees

 

A view near my home in the East Bay Hills.  This painting is currently on exhibit in the Valley Art Gallery, Walnut Creek.

San Francisco Hilltop

 

This scene is typical of the beautiful, foggy views seen in San Francisco.  This painting is currently on exhibit in the Valley Art Gallery in Walnut Creek.

Spring Morning on Mt. Diablo

This painting of Mt. Diablo was juried into the Slopes of Diablo 2022 exhibit at Valley Art Gallery, which runs through June 25, 2022.  

Juried into the Valley Art Gallery

 Half Dome from Glacier Point, 9.5" by 12.5"

 Mt. Diablo Valley, 14.5: by 21.5"

Sonoma Valley Vineyard, 11 by 15.5"

Spring Rain on Mount Diablo

Juried into the "Slopes of Diablo 2015" show in the Valley Art Gallery, Walnut Creek, by juror Randall Sexton.  13.5" x 20.5" Exhibition Dates:  May 9th - June 13, 2015, 1660 Botelho Drive, Suite 110, Walnut Creek, CA 94598.

This painting was done almost completely en plein air near the Northgate High School in Walnut Creek.  "Natural substances, obeying their own laws, create beautiful things."  This is a statement made by Cheng-Khee Chee in a class I took from him many years ago.  When painting in watercolor, I try to remember this statement and try to place the paint and water on the surface of the paper in such a way that they can move freely to create beautiful things.  The rocks, land, water, trees, and clouds were the inspiration.  They were also natural substances obeying their own laws and creating beautiful things.

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

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"