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| "Rocky Point" 20x20 oil on canvas $1400 |
Very grateful to be among the fine artists participating in the 33rd Annual Carmel Art Festival this year. It will all be happening in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California from May 15-17th 2026. Hope you can come out for this exciting art event! More information HERE
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| "Bloedel Cherry" 6x8 oil on panel $350 |
Grateful I was able to wander around the Bloedel Reserve last week and get one little plein air painting in. The cherry tree was at peak bloom so I had to try and capture it.
Bloedel has an art program where you can take workshops in painting and other stuff, or if you are an artist, apply for a residency program where you can stay on site and work in your discipline. It's pretty cool!
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| "Pond Lilies" 7x7 oil $500 |
When Maury was little I built a pond in the back yard for him to put fish and frogs in. We both really enjoyed it and now after starting his own life working and living in another town the pond still thrives with fish, occasional frogs and these pond lilies which bloom every summer.
I painted this on a smooth, gessoed panel, the kind I used to paint on all the time before I started using oil primed linen "Centurion" panels. They definately have a different feel when painting and produce a more smooth finish. Worked pretty good for this painting.
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| "Hollyhocks on Blue" 8x6 oil on panel $350 |
Another friendly reminder that I will be teaching a Still Life Workshop at the Black Barn Fine Art Studio coming up Saturday, April 25th from 10am-4pm. Get more info HERE
Hope you can join us! =]
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| "Sunlit Vase" 6x8 oil on panel, framed $500 |
Waiting for the weather to break I have been working from old photo reference in the studio. Over the years I have organized all my photos in files by category and then by year so it is easy to go back and look up flower photos, cow photos or specific regions for landscape or seascape, boats etc. These photos may lay dormant in my external hard drive for years and then I will get a whim to paint a series of something like flowers. If the weather is bad I can still work from my reference images.
Sometimes I will go back 10 years or more like in this case and paint a scene I have painted before. It's fun to compare how I approached the subject then and now.
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| Rhodies in Handle Vase watercolor 2012 From life |
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| "Garden Peonies" 8x6 oil on panel $350 |
Flowers are popping out all over right now! I'll be getting out as much as I can but for now I am working from old photo reference for some of these trying to build up an inventory for upcoming shows and workshops.
If you are interested in what art adventures I will be participating in this year check out my website HERE
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| "Blue Vase with Peonies" 8x6 oil |
My first workshop of 2026 is coming up fast! I will be teaching a Still Life workshop on Saturday , the 25th of April from 10am-4pm at the Black Barn Fine Art Studio in Kingston WA. I hope you can join us! Register on the Black Barn Fine Art Studio website HERE
