"Lime Kiln Lighthouse" San Juan Island, lighthouse oil painting

I have painted this lighthouse many times. Last summer I spent several days in the San Juan Islands plein air painting.......I grabbed this photo out of the archives for a little warm up study . It was done on linen rag paper, a fun surface to work on but the paper really absorbs the paint at first.
 The weather is finally getting nicer, so I will be going out to paint soon.....Can't wait!
12x9 oil on linen paper.

"City Bus" Seattle city scenes, urban oil painting

I am posting this painting mainly to get some input on what folks think about it....I haven't decided yet if it is finished. It is often a struggle for me to know when a painting is completed. I have made mistakes and ruined paintings by overworking them before....on the other hand I have given paintings the spark that takes them over the edge of mediocrity by going in one more time with another layer of paint....I like this paining a lot and don't want to lose it....yet I also don't want to wimp out and miss the opportunity to achieve a really great work......The artists dilemma!
24x24 oil on canvas sold

"Capturing Post Alley" Seattle city scenes, urban oil painting

I keep coming back to this alley in Seattle...On the left is the famous "Gum Wall"......decades of chewing gum stuck to the brick wall , on the right, the Alibi Room....It is an easy short cut if your coming from the ferry and walking up to the Pike Place market.

"Midnight Coffee" Seattle city scenes, urban oil painting,

Folks in Seattle love their coffee!  They drink it all day .....even in the middle of the night....I'm back to painting city scenes. Enjoy! .....with a cup of coffee!  Lets see....Starbucks or Tulleys or Seattle's Best or..................=]


9x12 oil on canvas  sold

"The Hansville Truck" truck oil painting, Hansville, Washington

I love painting old trucks!.....I have painted this one before(here)....It sits like a sculpture by the store in Hansville...For those of you who are not from around here, there is only one store in Hansville.....Right across from the church...For a long time Hansville has been the same sleepy little northwest town ...it's claim to fame, the Point no Point lighthouse.....But...things are changing ...and I hear of some big development plans for the area.....This truck will probably not be there for long.....
8x6 oil on panel   sold

"The Ajax Cafe" Port Hadlock, Washington state, oil marine scape painting

This view of the Ajax Cafe in Port Hadlock is from across the bay at the Hadlock Hotel....Ann and I were visiting The gallery there on our way to Port Townsend.  The Ajax is the smaller yellow building. The other building close to the water is a wooden boat building school....The whole area has lots of interesting possibilities for painting!

14x11 oil on canvas  sold

"Approaching Seneca Street" Seattle city scenes, urban landscape

For some reason this painting got passed over in my posting....I painted it several months ago and was satisfied with the results...The reason I am posting it today is that it sold yesterday!  The gallery that represents me in West Seattle is Alki Arts...The owners, Tom and Diane, alert their clients that follow my work when I am coming in with new paintings and some were there to meet me!...I sold three paintings as Ann and I were standing there talking with folks.....I feel very blessed to have faithful collectors and followers of my work and that includes you all!..Thank you for your support! ... I love my job!!

18x36 oil on canvas   sold

"For Sale" trucks in winter landscape oil painting

There is farmer who likes to sell old cars in his field near our home....They are usually there for quite awhile before they sell......I saw the trucks and mentioned them to my wife who then stopped and took some pictures during a brief snow......They were great!!....I did this 9x12 oil on linen paper from the pics...Two weeks later they were gone!....Click here to see another painting I did of a car in this field.

"Rose Light 3" flower oil painting, rose oil painting

This is the reason that I cut up a whole sheet of hardboard when I make my panels for painting......When you get on a roll and the paint is flowing and your hand is in tune with your head .....and your head is full of the beauty before you.......better have enough canvas or panels and paint on hand to let the inspiration run it's course.......


8x12 oil on panel



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"Shasta Daisies" flower oil painting

I had to try the daisies one more time.....I really like the play of light and shadow on white flowers.....and it is a challenge to paint the petals with one brush stroke.

6x8 oil on panel   sold

"Bee Balm" flower oil painting,

Bee Balm is another great flower.. It is sometimes called Oswego Tea and has a very distinct fragrance when the leaves are crushed...And the bees love it! So if you would like to attract more pollinators to your garden and add another interesting texture(and painting subject) to your landscape try this guy!
6x8 oil on panel. sold

"Three Red Roses" flower oil painting, roses

Someone told me that three red roses represented the Trinity for them....That's not what I had in mind when I painted these.......but I like the analogy...I painted them because roses are such a challenge for me ...and particularly red roses.....Challenging but beautiful......Like the Christian walk.......

3x7 oil on panel

"D for Daisy" flower oil painting

I love this flower because it will grow anywhere..... with profusion!  These are Shasta Daisies and I don't even remember planting them...they just started coming up.....=]

6x6 oil on panel  sold

"A Rose Called Peace" flower oil painting, roses

I finally had to pull this rose from the garden this year.....Although I love them, I don't seem to be able to grow them very well....They always start out great and then sort of turn black and eventually stop producing blossoms. This variety is called "Peace" and it was lovely and fragrant..My problem is mostly the micro climate we are in here.....low and wet.....not good for roses...Oh well....If I can't grow them at least I can paint them!
6x10 oil on panel

"Rose Light 2" flower oil painting, roses

I don't seem to be able to settle on one subject or genre as an artist. I realize that some artists are able to build a following based on their style or subject matter..... and that can be a good thing.....There is just so much beauty in this world that God has created and so many interesting things that I want to paint them all.

There is a young lady from Palestine who has friended me on Facebook. I asked her how things are going in her world.....Her answer to me was "Something good, something bad, ....but your paintings make me peaceful"......A good reminder and confirmation that I should continue to paint what moves me .

10x8 oil on panel  sold

"Occidental Park" Seattle city scenes, cityscape oil painting

I bring you one more cityscape of my hometown Seattle before I start posting a new series of flower paintings. Another rainy day scene, this time heading west on South Main St. by the little tram depot. Since most of this painting is foreground with a high horizon, the challenge was to get enough interest into the textures,colors and reflected light to draw the viewer into the scene.
16x20 oil on canvas  sold

"Eatonville Farm" oil landscape painting

I found this cool barn on the way home from Mt Rainer.  I pulled right over and took some pics. Then I made some sketches and took them back to the studio.

8x6 oil on panel.sold

Swallows on Whidbey Island" oil landscape painting

We found this old barn while exploring Whidbey Island.......I added the swallows for fun....
10x6 oil on panel  sold

"Yellow Bird" oil landscape painting

It's been so wintry.....cold and rainy/snowy/sleety/blustery  outside.....I have been wishing for summer......so I painted some for myself....and for you!
8x6 oil on panel

"WinterTwilight on Big Valley Rd." oil landscape nocturn painting

We have had some late (for the Puget Sound anyway) winter snow and cold temperatures lately. This house is a few miles away on Big Valley Rd. It seemed an inviting refuge of warmth on a cold winter night.
6x8 warm-up painting, oil on panel.  to purchase, email  robinweiss@earthlink.net 

"Starboard Tack" oil marinescape painting

Sailboats are a pretty common sight where we live. In fact Leigh's husband Jim builds them and works on them in his boat shop right next to the Knowles studio. This one is heading out for some day sailing up on Orcas Island in the San Juans.
7x5 oil on canvas panel. sold

"Cows on Whidbey Island" oil landscape painting

I am going to post warm-up paintings that have been accumulating in the studio for the next several days. Between larger work I like to keep my hand in tune by doing smaller studies from life or from photos. This one is from a photo we took on Whidbey Island last summer.
10x6 oil on panel  sold

"The Rendezvous" Seattle city scenes, oil cityscape painting

I couldn't help attempting to capture this story on canvas. It is based on one of those photos "shot from the hip" when I was lurking around in the city for reference shots. I can't remember the exact location but I was walking towards the Art Institute to meet up with my son Maury.
12x12 oil on canvas sold

"Marina Boats" oil marine landscape

I found these boats at our local marina in Poulsbo, Washington. I was drawn to the great reflection of the overcast sky moving in to a clear day and the contrasts that created in the water with the white boats. These boats are parked near the port office which is a floating "office boat" I think that would be a great job! ...Except that I would spend too much time fishing.....or painting the scenery!.

9x12 oil on oil proof textured paper mounted to gator board (works for me!..=])   sold


I have included the under-painting for this work.....For awhile now I have been drawing my compositions with a "drawing brush" and then working out values with a brush using the same paint.

"Family Trio" Seattle City scenes, figurative oil painting

I was captivated by this little girl, so excited to be visiting the city even though it was raining cats and dogs...I tried to convey an intimate moment between this family surrounded by the frenzied activity and noise of the city.
12x12 oil on canvas.sold