"Red Buoy"

10x8" oil on canvas panel

Here's another quick oil sketch from my Maine photos. This is marker #2 just off Marshall Point. I took the photo for this while out on a puffin cruise. The amazing thing is we actually saw puffins! They were pretty far away but we did see quite a few. It was the "sunset cruise" so the light was beautiful. I must confess I wasn't that interested in the birds, they were sort of far away. I was more interested in taking pictures of buoys.

The Burlingame Paint Out is coming up at the end of the month so I tried to get out and paint on Tuesday. It was a lovely sunny morning but I was unable to find anything inspiring to paint. I looked around for two hours before giving up. I've learned that unless you find a composition you're excited about it's not worth setting up your easel. I'll give it another try next week.

"Red House"

10x8" oil on canvas panel

My mom's husband saw this painting hanging in my hallway and asked "what the hell happened with that one?" You may be asking yourself the same question.

I'm in the process of deconstructing my approach to painting. I have no idea where I'm going but it's probably going to be a bit bumpy.

"Car at Crosswalk"

10x8" oil on canvas panel

I love the color aqua. I even have aqua shutters on my house.

"Docktown"

10x8" oil on canvas panel

"Sunset Palms"

10x8" oil on canvas panel

"Silver Lake Sunset"

10x8" oil on canvas panel

I painted this from an image taken at Silver Lake in the Sierra Nevada last October. There had been severe thunder and lightning all day but the storm passed and we had a beautiful sunset.

"Boarding the F Market"

10x8" oil on canvas panel

"Directory"

10x8" oil on canvas panel

"Picnic on Mori Point"

10x8" oil on canvas panel

"Carlos Club"

10x8" oil on canvas panel

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"Lobster Bouy"

10x8" oil on canvas panel

"Looking Up At a Victorian"

10x8" oil on canvas panel

I'm going to do more of these. This was definitely a challenge due to the multiple vanishing points.

"Mori Point Cypress"

10x8" oil on canvas panel

Mori Point is a beautiful spot about 15 minutes from home. Oddly enough, I only just discovered it.

"Rowboat with Oars"

10x8" oil on canvas panel

I really like the look created by a wide angle lens.

"Seaside Inn"

10x8" oil on canvas panel

Painting this made me want to paint more umbrellas.

"Red Shacks on Dock"

10x8" oil on canvas panel

I had to sneak past a "keep out" sign for this one.

"On Geary Looking West"

10x8" oil on canvas panel

Once again, I wasn't sure what street this was. I knew it was near Union Square, so I looked on Google maps and I clearly saw the tall building to the left. Geary Boulevard it is!

"El Camino Real at Dawn"

10x8" oil on canvas panel

This is a study I did for the Burlingame paint out. I figured most painters would focus on the train station area so I went for something a bit different. I used this study to help me paint on the day of the event since the dawn effect doesn't last very long.

"Redwoods at Dusk"

10x8"oil on canvas panel

This is a scene from a walk at dusk in the small town of Bonny Doon, California.

"Heading for Mexico"

10x8" oil on canvas panel

I saw this little camper parked at a local service station. I imagined it was having some last minute repairs done before heading to Baja for some sort of surfing adventure.