OFF THE ROCKS
Waves that well up and break right beside prominent rock outcroppings.
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New Every Morning
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New Every Morning
2020 | Studio Landscapes
It’s not every day you wake up to find the world around you burned to the ground while you were sleeping.
Loved ones passed. ⠀
Nothing lasts.⠀
It was too much to ask.⠀
And yet here we remain… unanswered.⠀
Our voice in the darkest night… unanswered.⠀
Our screams from the hill out in the wind… unanswered.
The promise of a new day just isn’t out there.
Circle the earth six times,⠀
You won’t find it on the seventh either.⠀
It’s not hiding behind some sage mountain peak.
It’s not ordained in the words of the wise.⠀
It’s not contained in the wisdom of fools.⠀
It doesn’t dwell in the houses of the holy.⠀
It’s not the circumference.⠀It’s the center.⠀
It’s the breath in our lungs .⠀
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It’s the morning coffee that hasn’t yet been ground.⠀
It’s our cat that ate the rat and left its remains on our doorstep.⠀
It’s our car that doesn’t run.⠀
It’s the leak in the roof.⠀
It’s the drip drip drip.⠀
It’s our kids that think we speak like a leaking faucet.⠀
It’s our wives that wonder when we’ll get around to it.⠀
It’s the creak in our bones as we grind them into movement.⠀
If it weren’t for those things that are still to be done, these bones would grind back to dust and be gone.⠀
Each new morning brings its own beautiful troubles that wouldn’t even exist if it weren’t for those of us who call them our own. ⠀
As long as we are here, we are still here.⠀
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Trial By Fire II
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Trial By Fire II
2020 | Series: Trial by Fire | Live Art
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Balance of Powers
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Balance of Powers
2019 | Live Art
This was painted live at a benefit event for our local hospital’s Family Medicine Residency Program back in July. These live paintings usually auction at events for anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand on the far upper end. Not that this means a whole lot in the big picture, but we were pretty stoked to witness this one sell at the auction for $11,500. That’s the highest price I’ve seen a painting of mine go for in Humboldt. We thought that was pretty cool.
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An Unfamiliar Song
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An Unfamiliar Song
2019 | Southern California › Santa Barbara, The Channel Islands | Plein Air
This was the endpoint of my longest hike on this trip, 11 miles total, and it took me past several miles of coast I'd hiked and painted on a previous trip. On that trip, I thought I'd gone about as far as I could reasonably go in a day's work of hiking and painting. But this trip was a chance to smash that mental barrier. I'd been out here hiking and painting daily for 4 days straight, so while my feet hurt, my body and mind began to love the new "normal"- especially if it meant seeing anothe…
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The Apex of Spring
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The Apex of Spring
2019 | Southern California › Santa Barbara, The Channel Islands | Plein Air
Visiting this hard to reach outpost of California’s coast during the Spring Equinox after a few wet months, I was hunting not just new corners and vistas, but had wildflowers on my mind as well. Elusive creatures, they can be, I didn’t see as many as I’d hoped. But I did spot this little patch on my way past this point earlier in the morning at the base of a canyon named after another hunter, an apex predator. It would do just fine. Toward the end of this painting the weather shifted. I packed this one up quickly in a heavy, darkening wind and retreated back into the canyon from which I had come.
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Vaudevillian Cartoon
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Vaudevillian Cartoon
2018 | Southern California › Los Angeles | Plein Air
Painted en plein air, summer of 2018
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Temperature at 10am: 92 degrees and stupidly humid.
Vaudeville [vôd(ə)ˌvil] noun. a theatrical genre of variety entertainment, typically made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill.
Act one: The rugged beauty of a pristine corner of California’s coast- and a truly magnificent little wave that lines up nicely beside a large rock.
Act two: Tourists peering out from beneath beach umbrellas whi…
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Back to the Mothership
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Back to the Mothership
2018 | Northern California › Humboldt | Plein Air
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Over the Moon
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Over the Moon
2017 | Northern California › Humboldt | Studio Landscapes
A slice of California, a view from an elevated state… It’s not always outdoors and in the wind, this one was done late last year in the studio, but a painting like this doesn’t happen without spending some serious hours, days, and years of, well… “researching the topic.”
SKU: N/A Categories: 2017, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Notes, Artwork Notes | Backstories, Artwork Timeline, Humboldt, Landscapes, Medium, Method, Northern California, Studio Landscapes, Subject, The California Coast Tags: AERIAL VIEWS, BEACH BREAKS, BEACH HOUSES, BUILDINGS, COMMISSIONED WORK, EVERGREENS, FLOWING INTO THE SEA, FLOWING WATER VIBES, MARINE LAYER, OFF THE ROCKS, ON THE ROCKS, PERSONAL FAVORITES, RIGHTS, RIGHTS AND LEFTS, RIVERMOUTHS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, ROCKS, SANDBARS, SEA STACKS, SHADOWS OF CLOUDS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, STORM CLOUDS, SUN RAYS -
Eat the Rich
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Eat the Rich
2017 | Central California › San Mateo | Plein Air
It’s yours, you bought it. Now what? Put up a fence? A bunch of signs telling us to stay out of the places we’ve always gone? Lock the gate? Threaten us with arrest? Have fun with that. We know who belongs here and nobody had to pay our way. It was given freely at birth. At our parents’ birth. And generations back to the founding of the earth. Do what you will to keep us out. We don’t want what is yours anyway. We want nothing to do with you and your plans. We barely even see you at a…
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Juxtaposition
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Juxtaposition
2017 | Central California › San Francisco | Plein Air
Just a few days earlier I’d surfed a spot hundreds of miles north that goes by the same name as this one. A memorial was being held for a local surfer who’d recently passed away while surfing there.
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This morning as I woke up to make the 6 hour drive south with this destination on my mind to kick off this painting trip, I was jarred by the news of another man’s passing. I had just met him for the first time a few weeks prior on my last road trip. I had known of him for years
th…
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Avoiding the Evil Leaf
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Avoiding the Evil Leaf
2017 | Central California › Monterey | Plein Air
Some days are easy, other days you have to dig deep. Those are the days you find out what you are made of. I’m just a painter, but compared to working in the studio, plein air painting can seem like a battle with the universe itself.
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Confession. I am naturally lazy. A water person. I don’t push through, I flow around, always looking for the path of least resistance. So bear with me as I recount what went into painting this one…
First, I’d slept the night in a grocery sto…
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Soaring with Rick Griffin
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Soaring with Rick Griffin
2017 | Northern California › Sonoma | Plein Air
7th day on the road, 21st painting completed, 3rd one this day
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Painting the California coast is something that rose out of my admiration for the California Impressionists of the early 1900’s.
Before that I was painting skulls and bones and waves, which rose out of my admiration for Rick Griffin (1944-1991) and his artwork. I learned of his art when he passed away and the Surfer Magazine ran a tribute to his life and art featuring his mindblowing works from the psychedelic era.…
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Slot Machine
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Slot Machine
2016 | Central California › Santa Cruz | Plein Air
Line after line
And jewel upon jewel
These beams of light
Bearing weight
As well as witness
To our memories
Lost in the fire
On the night we crossed the bridge
Over the village of tents and mud
And ice
Passing cars
With no drivers
And the rising tide
Forced us to climb over the rocks
To round the headland
Where lovers loved
And dreamers dreamed
And thieves did their best work
Stealing all that we had
And leaving us with nothing
But ashesAnd
Possibly
Yet another
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For Miles and Miles
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For Miles and Miles
2016 | Central California › Santa Cruz | Plein Air
The last plein air painting from last months trip. (18 paintings, 12 days, 1 parking ticket...)
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This particular stretch of California coastline intrigues me. Miles of coastal bluffs lined to the edge with row upon row of crops, a highly productive and active agricultural zone, and dotted with sculpted points and coves so abundant you always feel like you’re maybe missing something up the coast a bit. It’s gonna take more than a few trips to really sort this zone out in my mind, but…
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Protected
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Protected
2016 | Central California › San Mateo, Santa Cruz | Plein Air
Latest from my Free Range: Santa Cruz painting tour. There’s coves like this all over the California coast, tucked away and protected from the predominant winds creating clean conditions when elsewhere the sea is ragged with wind chatter.
This coast is certainly worth protecting and I’m thankful for all who have worked to preserve the natural beauty of our state’s coast. Cheers to you all.
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Home Renovation
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Home Renovation
2016 | Central California › San Mateo, Santa Cruz | Plein Air
Bunches of quail, several deer, otters, and even a fox on the beach. They were all very gracious hosts. Even though I’m sure I smelled pretty bad to them, none of them said so. They live in a beautiful home.
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I May Not Play the Fiddle, But I Was on the Roof
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I May Not Play the Fiddle, But I Was on the Roof
2016 | Central California › Santa Cruz | Plein Air
Pretty stoked to paint this one from a rooftop today. Seriously, why paint in a studio when you can climb ladders and crawl through a skylight and set up in a place like this instead? Big thanks to my friend Charles for opening the door… um skylight… to make this one possible.
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There Used to be Two
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There Used to be Two
2016 | Central California › Santa Cruz | Plein Air
When I rolled up to paint here I was thinking it would be a simple thing to pull up and paint from the back of the van as there is a carpark directly overlooking these rock formations. My first curve ball was when I realized it was posted as a 20-minute zone with the state park there. Instead of getting interrupted part way into a painting I figured I’d ask the park staff what they thought first. They seemed ok with it, but couldn’t promise I wouldn’t get the boot, especially if a “ce…
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Pass the Potato Chips
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Pass the Potato Chips
2016 | Southern California › Ventura | Plein Air
The hills are on fire
Pass the potato chips
We mean no disrespect
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Study Break
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Study Break
2016 | Southern California › Santa Barbara | Studio Landscapes
Always fun to paint from 500 feet up. UFO view of kelp beds, bending lines, and the likely culprit of many a failed college exam.
SKU: N/A Categories: 2016, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Notes, Artwork Notes | Backstories, Artwork Timeline, Landscapes, Medium, Method, Santa Barbara, Southern California, Studio Landscapes, Subject, The California Coast Tags: AERIAL VIEWS, BENDING LINES OF SWELL, BLUEBIRD DAYS, BUILDINGS, CITIES AND TOWNS, COLLEGE CAMPUSES, ESTUARIES AND WETLANDS, KELP BEDS, LAGOONS, OFF THE ROCKS, PATHS, PERSONAL FAVORITES, POINT BREAKS, RIGHTS, SACRED SITES, SCALLOPED BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SHAPE: VERY HORIZONTAL -
Between a Rock and a Happy Place
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Between a Rock and a Happy Place
2016 | Other Studio Work
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With a Blazing Midday Sun
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With a Blazing Midday Sun
2015 | Northern California › Humboldt | Plein Air
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Lifting Grays
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Lifting Grays
2015 | Northern California › Humboldt | Plein Air
SKU: N/A Categories: 2015, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Fog Battle, Humboldt, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Northern California, Plein Air, Subject, The California Coast, The Shoulder of a Busy Road/Highway, Threatening to Rain, Weather Tags: EVERGREENS, FLOWERS, FOG, FOG CREEPING OVER THE HILLS, JUST NATURE, OFF THE ROCKS, ON THE ROCKS, OVERCAST, SCALLOPED BEACHES, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, WILDFLOWERS -
Up to the Stairs
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Up to the Stairs
2015 | Northern California › Humboldt | Plein Air
SKU: N/A Categories: 2015, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Humboldt, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Northern California, Plein Air, Subject, The California Coast Tags: ALDERS, FLOWERS, NO NEED FOR SKY, OFF THE ROCKS, PATHS, RIGHTS, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, STEPS AND STAIRWAYS, WILDFLOWERS -
In a Mood
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In a Mood
2015 | Northern California › Del Norte | Plein Air
Some days are better than others for curiously overheated gas station coffee
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SKU: N/A Categories: 2015, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Notes, Artwork Timeline, Del Norte, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Northern California, Plein Air, Poems, Subject, Temperature, The California Coast, The Greatest Collector Ever, The Shoulder of a Busy Road/Highway, Threatening to Rain, Uncomfortably Cool, Weather Tags: BENDING LINES OF SWELL, CYPRESS, DARK AND MOODY, EVERGREENS, JUST NATURE, LEFTS, OFF THE ROCKS, OVERCAST, POINT BREAKS, ROCKS, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: SQUARE, TREES -
Dirty Hippy Camp
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Dirty Hippy Camp
2015 | Northern California › Humboldt | Plein Air
SKU: N/A Categories: 1-2 Miles, 2015, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Deep Creek or River Crossing, Hiking, Hiking Terrain, Human Waste, Trash, and Debris, Humboldt, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Mosquitoes, Northern California, Plein Air, Subject, The California Coast Tags: EVERGREENS, JUST NATURE, OFF THE ROCKS, OVERCAST, REFLECTIONS IN WET SAND, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, TREES -
Baker’s Dozen
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Baker’s Dozen
2015 | Northern California › Humboldt | Plein Air
SKU: N/A Categories: 2015, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Humboldt, Landscapes, Medium, Method, Northern California, Plein Air, Subject, The California Coast Tags: EVERGREENS, FOG BANKS, OFF THE ROCKS, ON THE ROCKS, POCKET BEACHES, RIGHTS, ROCKS, SCALLOPED BEACHES, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, YIKES! NUDE BEACH -
Winter Warmth
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Winter Warmth
2015 | Northern California › Humboldt | Plein Air
SKU: N/A Categories: 2015, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Humboldt, Landscapes, Medium, Method, Northern California, Plein Air, Subject, The California Coast Tags: AFTERNOON LIGHT, JUST NATURE, LOOKING BACK TOWARD LAND, OFF THE ROCKS, ON THE ROCKS, POCKET BEACHES, RIGHTS, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL -
Surf Check Daydream
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Surf Check Daydream
2009 | Northern California › Humboldt | Studio Landscapes
The first art teacher I ever had used to always tell us that all art is a lie. I never really understood what he meant by that, but it sounded pretty neat and quite teacherly.
Generally, I gravitate toward truth-telling with my art and most inaccuracies in my paintings are accidents of omission. I’m just not one to paint every single blade of grass and individual leaves on every tree.
There’s an ancient text that repeats the theme that all men are like grass, referring to the …
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SKU: N/A Categories: 2009, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Notes, Artwork Notes | Backstories, Artwork Timeline, Humboldt, Landscapes, Medium, Method, Northern California, Studio Landscapes, Subject, The California Coast Tags: AFTERNOON LIGHT, ARCING CLOUDS, CYPRESS, FUNK AND SPLATTER, HAVE A SEAT, LOOKING DOWN FROM STEEP CLIFFS, OFF THE ROCKS, PARKING LOTS, PERSONAL FAVORITES, POINT BREAKS, POST AND CHAIN, RIGHTS, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SHAPE: VERY HORIZONTAL, STEPS AND STAIRWAYS, SUN GLARE, VIEWS FROM HIGHER GROUND, WAVES
