'FIGURE STUDY 12'

This study was done in two sessions with the model. She enjoyed the opulent purple sari surrounding her.

Oil on canvas

12" X 18"

FIGURE STUDY 11

Just completed this figure study last week. The young artist/model has an affinity for Mucha and Art Nouveau which she embodies in her poses.

Oil on masonite

11" X 14"

ELLEN AS BLUE BOY

Happy 50th Birthday to Ellen Degeneres, January 26,2008

8"X10"

Oil on Canvas

'WE ATE THE ECLAIR'

I bought an eclair and some take-out Chinese dinner. I was going to paint the eclair the next day, but we ate it, so I painted the fortune cookie instead. My friend offered me some little plastic critters for models. I liked the snake.

Oil on primed maple

5"X 7"

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VIEW FROM BENICIA

I painted this view of the hills across the Carquinez Strait in Benicia on a recent Sunday morning.

11" X 14"

Oil on canvas mounted on masonite

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EGRET AT MILLER/KNOX PARK

I'm still trying to get better at painting en plein aire. I worked on site for a few hours and completed the painting with some digital shots back in the studio. The egret came and posed for awhile. Using an empty slide jacket for a view finder is helping me to better frame the composition.

9" X 12"

Oil on canvas

'RECLINING FIGURE/RED'


Oil on primed 1/2" wood panel

'CARQUINEZ BRIDGE FROM MARE ISLAND'


This view of the Carquinez Bridge with Mount Diablo is seen from the South side of Mare Island, a former Military base. There are astounding views of Marin, Contra Costa and Napa counties from one vantage point. I attended my first 'paint-out' there this weekend with a plein-aire group from Benicia. I loved it, although I am still finding my way with landscape painting.

Oil on canvas

14" X 18"

'SOLVEIG IN KIMONO'

Oil on board

11" X 14"

PAIR

Oil on maple

5"X 7"

BODEGA BAY II

Another view from the Inn in Bodega Bay. The land forms a practically enclosed bay in which pelicans, ducks, sea gulls, and seals frolic. We also discovered a wonderful little gallery that was showing the paintings of 1950's Disney animator, Joshua Meador. http://www.BBHGallery.com

Oil on maple

6"X6"

BODEGA BAY

This is the view from an inn in Bodega Bay on the Sonoma County coast of California that we like to get away to.

Oil on maple

5"X 7"

ROCOCCO LEAF

I came across this leaf on a walk in Golden Gate Park on Sunday morning. I placed it in my little chiaroscuro set up to see how the light plays on its crackly surface and through its transparent greens and golds.

Oil on canvas

5" X 7"

'PAMPAS GRASS'

There was a row of tall pampas grass swaying in the breeze along the Bay Trail. I brought one home to paint this still life in the alla prima (all at once) method. I needed a change from painting in layers.

Oil on Canvas

5"X7"

'LITTLE PUMPKIN'

I brought this little pumpkin home from El Cerrito Natural Grocery and set it on the table in place of the cone shell to see how Rembrandt's chiaroscuro lighting effect would work on it's surface.

6" X6"

Oil on maple

THE WHITE JACKET

This is a figure study of Stephanie in her white leather jacket. This was a one session pose, so I painted it in browns, blacks, and whites on a gray ground.

Oil on primed masonite

11" X 11" (had to clip the left side to fit on scanner)

'CONE SHELL, AFTER REMBRANDT'

I recognized this in a shell shop, from a Rembrandt etching, and so brought it home to make a painting. With a copy of the Rembrandt etching to look at, I was able to approximate the angle of light and shadow. I learned how the light was set up to glance off of the top edge of the shell while showing the swirl side in half-light, but most of the shell was actually in darkness. His etching reversed the cone and swirl direction, but the signature was added to read correctly. Rembrandt's etching- http://www.rijksmuseum.nl

Oil on Maple
5"X 7"

"SAWOOEI NAPKIN"

This artfully folded napkin is from Sawooei Thai Cuisine, my favorite El Cerrito restaurant. My painter's radar noticed these beauties on the purple tablecloths, so I asked to borrow one to add to my take-out!

Oil on maple
6" X 6"

'JAZZ ROSE'

I was listening to 'morning cup of jazz' on the FM, while painting this pink rose from the garden. I found myself immersed in the rose's world of edges, turns and transparent light.

6" X 6'

Oil on maple

JUDITH WITH WINE

Oil on masonite panel

In this painting I was concentrating on the overall composition, so that the figure is not isolated or extracted from her surroundings.



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