Gallery #1

Just a little painting, 12 x 12. This one is going to Nancy Dodds Gallery in Carmel. I hope to spend some time down there this winter to paint the coast. Oh man, if you have not been there it is a in the bucket kind of place. Such dramatic views. I will be teaching a workshop there this October (2012) let me know if you are interested.

This is a 20x24 painting of a vineyard you see on Silverado Trail in Napa Valley. I played with a few of the colors of the buildings to make it more fun for me and perhaps you too. This is also at Cohen Abee Gallery at 320 Geary in San Francisco. Such nice people there.

This is a 20 x24 painting that is at COHEN ABEE GALLERY at 320 Geary in Union Square area of San Francisco. I am setting the clock back just a bit to play with my palette again. For those who do not know what that means, artists have certain colors they use. I have played with many other artists colors, like Monet, Whistler, Solliday, Victor Higgins, so on. I am still very excited about Victor Higgins but it is so close to my palette you might not know the difference.

This view is near my house. I looked at it so many times and drew it and mulled it over. I painted it first very small just as it was, then painted it again the way I would like it to be then again but larger. This painting is the end result of this effort. I was thinking of how Victor Higgins would handle this. I am amazed by his work and play with his palette, it is very similar to what I think of as my palette. He uses a few different greens and blue. I used those greens in this painting. I hope to add what works for me and continue playing. This canvas is 16 x 20.

This was taken at Scene on the Strait Art show. I painted the vineyard with the bird again and changed the colors, size and composition. I truly enjoy seeing what I can do to a concept. This painting is 20 x 24. The one below is 16 x 20.