Recent Work

Summer 2015

This summer was highlighted by a plein air painting trip to my first home and love - Yosemite National Park. This is the very spot where I first started painting at age 17, and its wonder and glory has never left my soul. I made numerous color notes from this trip as well - quick oil sketches that capture the light and color that I will infuse into a finished painting in my studio.
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Yosemite Color Notes - August 2015

Spring 2015

These are the skies I see when I step out my studio door. I call this collection "30 Days of Skies," painted in plein air, capturing the skies from sunrise to sunset.
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Day 1
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Day 4
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Day 7
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Day 2
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Day 5
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Day 9
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Day 3
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Day 6

2014

Whether at the beautiful coast of Monterey, or in my own backyard in Ione, California, I love taking the opportunity to  paint in the beauty of nature. Below is a series of paintings I completed in 2014 after the Plein Air Convention in Monterey, Ca.