Friday, July 31, 2009

"The Church in Eastsound Tide In" watercolor landscape daily painting

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Same view with the tide in. I may be coming to the end of this urge to paint watercolor.....It's cooling off a little!......But I still...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

"The Church in Eastsound Tide Out" watercolor landscape painting

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It's really too hot to do anything but work on watercolors........I'm out on the back porch where it stays the coolest.......101 de...
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Monday, July 27, 2009

"Eastsound Church" Plein air painting , Orcas Island and Awards

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I was struck by the intense light hitting this side of the Episcopal church in Eastsound. I set up in a little protected spot on the beach...
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Friday, July 24, 2009

"The Lime Kiln Lighthouse" and plein air painting in the San Juan Islands

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I have just returned from four days of whale watching and plein air painting in the San Juan Islands. I did six paintings in four days and ...
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

"Whidby Island Barn" watercolor landscape and sketches

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I'm back in action after a week in camp and several days off........I have plenty of reference material to work from and lots of sketch...
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Saturday, July 04, 2009

"Old Hansville Dock" plein air landscape painting

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We will be leaving next week for camp so I took some time and went plein air painting with my son Maury. We sat out in the bright sun down ...
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Thursday, July 02, 2009

"Access Road" plein air oil painting

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Took a painting break Between working on my studio and getting ready for "Camp High Rock". I drove down to the empty fields by th...
Friday, June 26, 2009

"Hansville Truck" oil on panel

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Every once in a while I have to paint an old truck. This one sits down by the Hansville store. The beach is behind me and I am looking up t...
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Monday, June 22, 2009

"Queen Anne Poppies" oil on panel

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I am privileged to announce that I will be an artist showing work at the Directors Gallery on Bainbridge Island. If you live in our area be...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

"Fields of Gold" oil on gessoed card

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I had a bit of a hard time coming up with a title for this painting. But since I am trying to learn the song on my guitar I named it "...
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Monday, June 08, 2009

"Counting Sheep" oil landscape painting

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There were hundreds of sheep grazing on the lush grass in this field on the Key Peninsula. I mix my greens the way Richard Schmid recommends...
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009

"Alaskan Way" oil on panel

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The Seattle I know and love......drizzly days , cool, with reflecting pools of color and light.....The temps have been in the upper 80'...
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Friday, May 29, 2009

"Red Purse"

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A small 6x6 study for a larger painting in the works... from Post Alley in Seattle. sold
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Friday, May 22, 2009

"The Walker" figure landscape painting

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I captured this image as I was walking back from Faith Bible Church on 13th and Yessler a few Sundays back. It was a beautiful Sunday morni...
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Monday, May 18, 2009

"The Smoker"

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From my Seattle city images. 8x10 oil on panel sold
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Sunday, May 10, 2009

"The Pond at Allair Farm" oil , landscape painting

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Still obsessed with this little pond at Allair.....something about the afternoon sun striking the old growth cedar stump out in the water. ...
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Thursday, May 07, 2009

"Spring Day" landscape, oil painting

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I have spent a wonderful week getting reacquainted with my fiance, Ann, who has just returned from an eighteen month commitment to serve as...
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Sunday, April 26, 2009

"A Little Dingy" oil marine painting

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I was sketching in Gig Harbor several weeks ago and took a long distance photo of this little boat. When I got back to my computer and downl...
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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Allair Farm, Plein air landscape

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Another awesome day of P.A. painting at Allair Farm in Poulsbo . In the morning I met with the owner Barbara. She kinda reminds me of Kath...
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Sunday, April 19, 2009

Plein Air Painting Tips. Haven't been posting but I'm not slacking!

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With the nicer weather beginning I have been wanting to get set up for plein air painting out of the studio and out of the car......so I ha...
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Thursday, April 09, 2009

"City Squall" oil on canvas

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Been having trouble with my photo downloading program so I don't have the pictures of the plein air painting trip I took with my son Ma...
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Thursday, April 02, 2009

"In the Lead" oil on canvas, commission painting

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It was fun working on this commission painting. I spent quite a bit of time working on this one so it will be good to get back to some pro...
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Sunday, March 29, 2009

Portrait , oil painting

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I'm posting this painting as what can happen if you don't take care to be sure the foundation of your painting is properly sealed. ...
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Friday, March 20, 2009

"Tide Flats" oil landscape painting

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I know I promised some portrait work but I had some problems with a panel I was painting on..Evidently there was some bleed through of some...
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Friday, March 13, 2009

"Vase of Peonies" floral oil painting

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Funny how I get on a roll with a subject or color......One more floral still life to round out the group.......I have moved on to some port...
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