RIVERS
Artwork Notes | Box of Rain
They run, but they do not grow tired.
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Box of Rain
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Box of Rain
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2021
Notes:And then there was this. I’d looked all my life for a wave like this peeling across an empty sandbar on a lonely coast in California. I could hardly believe my eyes. But even if they had betrayed me, there was also that feeling in the gut, the butterfly that gnaws and never lies about the presence of greatness, holy ground, and all that. Today was not the day to venture any further, but I’ll be back.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 03/16/2021
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: MendocinoPlein Air Logistics:
Miles Hiked: Less than 1 Mile
Access Logistics: Sneaky Public Access Easement
Geological Hazards: Steep or Unstable Cliffs
Biological Hazards: High Grass- Tick Country!
SKU: N/A Categories: 2021, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Geological Hazards, High Grass- Tick Country!, Hiking, Landscapes, Less than 1 Mile, Logistics, Medium, Mendocino, Method, Miles Hiked, Northern California, Plein Air, Private Collections, Sneaky Public Access Easement, Steep or Unstable Cliffs, Subject, The California Coast, The Greatest Collector Ever Tags: FLOWING INTO THE SEA, GREEN GRASS, LEFTS, PLATE TECTONICS, POINT BREAKS, RIVERMOUTHS, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, SANDY BEACHES, SCALLOPED BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, WAVES -
Down by the River
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Down by the River
Original Size: 36" x 18"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2021
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Artwork Method: Plein Air, Studio Landscapes
Date Painted: 02/10/2021
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: HumboldtPlein Air Logistics:
Access Logistics: Private Property
Biological Hazards: Food/Drink Delivered and Consumed While Painting, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic
SKU: N/A Categories: 2021, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Food/Drink Delivered and Consumed While Painting, Humboldt, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Northern California, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic, Painted With Permission, Plein Air, Private Property, Studio Landscapes, Subject, The California Coast Tags: AERIAL VIEWS, BEACH BREAKS, COMMISSIONED WORK, CYPRESS, EVERGREENS, FLOWING INTO THE SEA, LOOKING DOWN FROM STEEP CLIFFS, MORNING LIGHT, MY VANS, RIVERMOUTHS, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, ROCKS, SANDY BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SHAPE: VERY HORIZONTAL, SINGLE-FINS, SUNRISE, SURFBOARDS, VANS -
Better Times
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Better Times
Original Size: 30" x 15"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020
Notes:Even though the title says Better Times, it’s not a commentary on that time, this time, or any other time we all collectively think of. It’s a quote from the friend who commissioned this painting who had some of his greatest memories here, followed by some incredibly difficult and tragic years. It’s deeply personal and I’ll leave it at that. I only mention it because I thought it was a beautiful thing to have this meaningful place painted for him to remind him of the good times, and that if there were good times back there, then no matter how hard things get in the present circumstances, better times can always come again.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air, Studio Landscapes
Date Painted: 06/09/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: HumboldtPlein Air Logistics:
Biological Hazards: Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Humboldt, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Northern California, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic, Plein Air, Studio Landscapes, Subject, The California Coast, Weather Tags: BEACH BREAKS, BRIGHT MIDDAY SUN, COMMISSIONED WORK, CYPRESS, FLOWERS, GREEN GRASS, PEOPLE, PRIMARY COLOR ELEMENTS, RIGHTS AND LEFTS, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, ROCKS, SANDY BEACHES, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SHAPE: VERY HORIZONTAL, WILDFLOWERS -
Better Places
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Better Places
Original Size: 36" x 18"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020Artwork Notes | Better Places
Painted on location, well at first anyway, back in 2017. Then I never went back to finish it properly so about a year or two later I took it to a silent disco on the beach below and tried to finish it there, but got so distracted with silent disco-ing that I couldn’t think straight about the painting and only painted in circles instead of arriving at any sort of destination other than right back in storage where it was before and finally when I was asked to paint another painting from a similar vantage point (my last post) I figured I should pull this one from the dustpile and brush it off and have another go, and so it went.
Lots of memories here. Some would call it ... read more
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Artwork Method: Plein Air, Studio Landscapes
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: HumboldtPlein Air Logistics:
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Humboldt, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Northern California, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Plein Air, Studio Landscapes, Subject, The California Coast, Weather Tags: BEACH BREAKS, BRIGHT MIDDAY SUN, BUILDINGS, CARS, FLOWERS, GREEN GRASS, MY VANS, PEOPLE, PRIMARY COLOR ELEMENTS, RIGHTS AND LEFTS, RIVERMOUTHS, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, ROCKS, SANDY BEACHES, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SHAPE: VERY HORIZONTAL, SINGLE-FINS, SURFBOARDS, THE '76 VW THAT I GREW UP IN, TRUCKS, VANS, WILDFLOWERS -
Because of Ken
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Because of Ken
Original Size: 24" x 12"
Artwork Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year Painted: 2019
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 08/28/2019
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: HumboldtPlein Air Logistics:
Biological Hazards: Donuts!, Food/Drink Delivered and Consumed While Painting, Unruly Dogs
Anthropological Hazards: Other Painters
SKU: N/A Categories: 2019, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Donuts!, Food/Drink Delivered and Consumed While Painting, Humboldt, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Northern California, Oil on Canvas, Other Painters, Plein Air, Subject, The California Coast, Unruly Dogs Tags: BEACH BREAKS, FREE FOOD, FROM THE BEACH, JUST NATURE, OVERCAST, RIVERMOUTHS, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, ROCKS, SANDY BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SHAPE: VERY HORIZONTAL -
She Loves the River
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She Loves the River
Original Size: 16" x 12"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2019Artwork Notes | She Loves the River
Painted on location, 2.5 miles from the road. A challenging back-country hike with all my gear to paint this one-day late birthday gift for my wife last year…
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It’s true, she loves the river⠀
And it’s steady constant force⠀
The ocean is just leftovers⠀
And she prefers the source⠀
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She leads me through the briars⠀
Stinging nettle, oak, and sorrow⠀
Some pain for the present moment⠀
But the rest we’ll save for tomorrow⠀
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The path is narrow and overgrown⠀
If it’s even a path at all⠀
Two roads diverged and we took neither⠀
She heard the river’s call⠀
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 07/09/2019
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: Del Norte
Region: Somewhere in California (Just not the Coast)Plein Air Logistics:
Miles Hiked: 4-6 Miles
Hiking Terrain: Climbing or Vertical Scrambling Using Hands, Deep Creek or River Crossing, Full-On Bushwhacking, Off Trail Wilderness Tromping
Access Logistics: Sneaky Public Access Easement
Geological Hazards: Awkward Footing on Uneven Terrain
Botanical Hazards: Lots of Poison Oak!, Thorns and Brambles
Biological Hazards: High Grass- Tick Country!, Mosquitoes, Mysterious Insect Bites/Stings
Weather Logistics: Rain!, Threatening to Rain
Temperature: Uncomfortably Warm
SKU: N/A Categories: 2019, 4-6 Miles, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Awkward Footing on Uneven Terrain, Biological Hazards, Botanical Hazards, Climbing or Vertical Scrambling Using Hands, Deep Creek or River Crossing, Del Norte, Full-On Bushwhacking, Geological Hazards, High Grass- Tick Country!, Hiking, Hiking Terrain, Landscapes, Logistics, Lots of Poison Oak!, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Mosquitoes, Mysterious Insect Bites/Stings, Northern California, Not the California Coast, Off Trail Wilderness Tromping, Plein Air, Rain!, Sneaky Public Access Easement, Somewhere in California (Just not the Coast), Subject, Temperature, The California Coast, Thorns and Brambles, Threatening to Rain, Uncomfortably Warm, Weather Tags: EVERGREENS, GRANITE BOULDERS, JUST NATURE, MOUNTAIN LION COUNTRY, MY LADY, PLACES NOBODY MIGHT HAVE EVER STOOD AND PAINTED BEFORE, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, ROCKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SUBMERGED ROCKS, SWIMMING HOLES -
Dance of Days
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Dance of Days
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2019Artwork Notes | Dance of Days
I have some playlists of music that take me back to my school days- 80’s punk mostly with a slant toward anything connected to the D.C. bands that followed and evolved from Minor Threat and got caught up in the Dischord Records slipstream. One of these must have been playing when I painted and I ended up naming this one after a song by one such band called Embrace. I also remember a hippy lady dancing on the beach below as I painted the scene from the roof of my van. It was an interesting juxtaposition, the jarring noise and rapid tempos of the music in my headphones, while this flowing nature woman grooved to some other internal rhythm only she could hear, each in our own w... read more
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 06/30/2019
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: HumboldtPlein Air Logistics:
Vehicular Logistics: Painted From my Van
Mobile Studio: Painted from Roof Platform on Van
Anthropological Hazards: Other Painters
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
SKU: N/A Categories: 2019, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Humboldt, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Northern California, Other Painters, Painted From my Van, Painted from Roof Platform on Van, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Plein Air, Subject, The California Coast, Vehicular Logistics, Weather Tags: ARCING CLOUDS, BEACH BREAKS, BRIGHT MIDDAY SUN, COMMISSIONED WORK, EVERGREENS, FLOWING INTO THE SEA, FOG BANKS, GREEN GRASS, PATHS, RIVERMOUTHS, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, ROCKS, SANDY BEACHES, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL -
The Blue Canoe
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The Blue Canoe
Original Size: 24" x 12"
Artwork Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year Painted: 2018
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 09/09/2018
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: HumboldtPlein Air Logistics:
Anthropological Hazards: Crowds with Lots of Questions, Other Painters, People Drinking, Surfers Are The Worst
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
SKU: N/A Categories: 2018, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Crowds with Lots of Questions, Humboldt, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Northern California, Oil on Canvas, Other Painters, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, People Drinking, Plein Air, Subject, Surfers Are The Worst, The California Coast, Weather Tags: BOATS, FOG BANKS, FREE BEER, FROM THE BEACH, PEOPLE, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, ROCKS, SANDY BEACHES, SHAPE: VERY HORIZONTAL -
Unagi
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Unagi
Original Size: 20" x 10"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2018
Notes:This is from a quiet little beach near our home. The inlet to the sea out there was letting these perfect little 8-inch waves into the bay and watching them spin along this quiet beach is a rather hypnotic way to spend an afternoon. These flat and expansive beach landscapes have always given me trouble when composing a painting, but I’ve been really trying to make peace with negative space and enjoy a more quiet approach to composition when the need arises.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 09/02/2018
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: HumboldtPlein Air Logistics:
Miles Hiked: Less than 1 Mile
Hiking Terrain: Trudging Through Soft Sand
Access Logistics: Sneaky Public Access Easement
Biological Hazards: Unruly Dogs
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
SKU: N/A Categories: 2018, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Hiking, Hiking Terrain, Humboldt, Landscapes, Less than 1 Mile, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Northern California, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Plein Air, Sneaky Public Access Easement, Subject, The California Coast, Trudging Through Soft Sand, Unruly Dogs, Weather Tags: DRIFTWOOD, ESTUARIES AND WETLANDS, FROM THE BEACH, INLETS, JUST NATURE, PLACES NOBODY MIGHT HAVE EVER STOOD AND PAINTED BEFORE, RIVERMOUTHS, RIVERS, SANDBARS, SANDY BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SHAPE: VERY HORIZONTAL, SPARKLING WATER, SUN GLARE -
From the Overflow of the Heart, the Mouth Speaks
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From the Overflow of the Heart, the Mouth Speaks
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2017Artwork Notes | From the Overflow of the Heart, the Mouth Speaks
8th day on the road, 23rd painting completed, 2nd one on this day. Last one of the trip. I’m exhausted.
There’s something about a rivermouth sandbar that really holds one’s attention. I wanted to get the whole scene here: the inland valley leading to the now hot and dry heartland this river flows from, the coastal coolness of rugged rock and sea stack shrouded in fog and cloud, the beach, the driftwood, and the sand piled up creating a focal point for bending lines of swell approaching from deep water. I wanted to show it all.
Perhaps I took on too much. It happens. But then again, it’s all in there and if I’m gonna ro... read more
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 07/23/2017
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: Sonoma
Road Trip! Mendocino/Sonoma 2017Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Had to Sleep in My Van
Access Logistics: Awkwardly Close to Cars or Trains, The Shoulder of a Busy Road/Highway
Anthropological Hazards:
Weather Logistics: Fog Battle
SKU: N/A Categories: 2017, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Awkwardly Close to Cars or Trains, Fog Battle, Free Range Road Trips, Had to Sleep in My Van, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Mendocino/Sonoma 2017, Method, Northern California, Plein Air, Sonoma, Subject, The California Coast, The Shoulder of a Busy Road/Highway, Travel, Weather Tags: BEACH SHACKS, BENDING LINES OF SWELL, CANYONS AND VALLEYS, DRIFTWOOD, DRIFTWOOD SHACKS, DRY GRASS, ESTUARIES AND WETLANDS, FLOWING INTO THE SEA, FOG, FOG BANKS, FOG CREEPING OVER THE HILLS, INLETS, LAGOONS, MARINE LAYER, PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, RIGHTS AND LEFTS, RIVERMOUTHS, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, ROADS, SACRED SITES, SANDBARS, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, UMBELLIFERS -
We All Stand Alone
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We All Stand Alone
Original Size: 12" x 12"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2017Artwork Notes | We All Stand Alone
4th day on the road, 12th painting completed, 3rd one this day
I came around a bend on the winding highway 1 a bit south of here today and a large RV was heading toward me in the oncoming lane. It wasn’t swerving or dangerous, we were both moving slowly and within our respective lanes. What stood out was the clear view I had of the driver of the vehicle. She looked just like my sister who we lost to cancer several years ago.
It was a head on collision.
I’m not one to grieve outwardly too much so these things take time to slowly boil out over the years. I cried around the next few bends remembering her, all while laughing about the prospect of her ... read more
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 07/12/2017
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: Mendocino
Road Trip! Mendocino/Sonoma 2017Plein Air Logistics:
Miles Hiked: Less than 1 Mile
Access Logistics: Sneaky Public Access Easement
Botanical Hazards: Some Poison Oak Observed
Biological Hazards: High Grass- Tick Country!
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
SKU: N/A Categories: 2017, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Botanical Hazards, Free Range Road Trips, High Grass- Tick Country!, Hiking, Landscapes, Less than 1 Mile, Logistics, Medium, Mendocino, Mendocino/Sonoma 2017, Method, Miles Hiked, Northern California, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Plein Air, Sneaky Public Access Easement, Some Poison Oak Observed, Subject, The California Coast, The Greatest Collector Ever, Weather Tags: BUILDINGS, CHURCHES, EVERGREENS, LOOKING BACK TOWARD LAND, PEOPLE, POCKET BEACHES, RIVERMOUTHS, RIVERS, SANDBARS, SHAPE: SQUARE -
Heaven’s Fourth Foundation
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Heaven’s Fourth Foundation
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2017Artwork Notes | Heaven’s Fourth Foundation
How’s that cryptic title? Don’t worry I’m not starting some sort of religious new age cult or anything. I just have a tradition with my coastal paintings of not naming locations in the titles, but often providing obscure wordplay cues to the locations. I do this partly because as a surfer, no matter how much the internet gives all of our secrets to the masses, it is still taboo to name many of the places I paint in public forums such as this. The other reason is that I still need to be able to recall which painting someone is asking about when they inquire about a piece by it’s title and if I have dozens of paintings called “Aft... read more
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 06/19/2017
Region Depicted in Painting: California's East Coast
Road Trip! East Coast Tour 2017Plein Air Logistics:
Miles Hiked: Less than 1 Mile
Geological Hazards: Awkward Footing on Uneven Terrain
Anthropological Hazards: Crowds with Lots of Questions
Weather Logistics: Rain!, Threatening to Rain
SKU: N/A Categories: 2017, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Awkward Footing on Uneven Terrain, California's East Coast, Crowds with Lots of Questions, East Coast Tour 2017, Free Range Road Trips, Geological Hazards, Hiking, Landscapes, Less than 1 Mile, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Plein Air, Rain!, Subject, The California Coast, Threatening to Rain, Weather Tags: BLUEBIRD DAYS, EVERGREENS, JUST NATURE, LAKES, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, ROCKS, ROOTS, SACRED SITES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SNEAKY RAIN, SUN RAYS, WATERFALLS -
Off in the Distance
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Off in the Distance
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2017Artwork Notes | Off in the Distance
We had some good sunny weather a few days ago, and I got it in my head to go up the coast and hike to the top of our local headland there and paint the view looking north. I had the exact vantage point in my mind with vertical rock faces framing one side of the painting but deep atmospheric distance plummeting away up the coast on the other. It would take some scrambling to get all my gear to the little zone with the view I wanted, but nothing too problematic. Well… except for the wind. I was just so excited to see a clear sky forecast after all the rain, that I ran out without thinking of that pesky wind factor. Needless to say, it was a no go. Howling north winds... read more
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 03/01/2017
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: HumboldtPlein Air Logistics:
Miles Hiked: 1-2 Miles
Weather Logistics: Painted in Heavy Winds
SKU: N/A Categories: 1-2 Miles, 2017, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Hiking, Humboldt, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Northern California, Painted in Heavy Winds, Plein Air, Subject, The California Coast, The Greatest Collector Ever, Weather Tags: BRIDGES, EVERGREENS, FOAM TRAILS, LOOKING BACK TOWARD LAND, PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, RIVERMOUTHS, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, ROADS, ROCKS, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SNOW-CAPPED MOUNTAINS -
Speaking Softly Like Light
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Speaking Softly Like Light
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2017
Notes:Painted this one not too long ago down on the central coast of California. This is the one I did during that video that I posted yesterday from @stwcoalition. They kept telling me to speak up, cause the light wind was muffling everything in the microphone. It was a bit of a challenge to stay focused on the painting and bring it through while talking art extensively with the Save the Waves crew. All in all, a great day at work.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 02/04/2017
Region Depicted in Painting: Central California
Sub-Region: Monterey
Road Trip! Orange County Winter 2017Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Had to Sleep in My Van
Miles Hiked: 1-2 Miles
Hiking Terrain: Off Trail Wilderness Tromping
Access Logistics: Sneaky Public Access Easement
SKU: N/A Categories: 1-2 Miles, 2017, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Central California, Free Range Road Trips, Had to Sleep in My Van, Hiking, Hiking Terrain, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Monterey, Off Trail Wilderness Tromping, Orange County Winter 2017, Plein Air, Sneaky Public Access Easement, Subject, The California Coast, Travel Tags: ESTUARIES AND WETLANDS, FLOWERS, GREEN GRASS, JUST NATURE, LAGOONS, LOOKING DOWN FROM STEEP CLIFFS, PAINTED WHILE BEING AWKWARDLY FILMED AND/OR INTERVIEWED, RIVERMOUTHS, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, ROCKS, SAND DUNES, SANDBARS, SANDY BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SHOREPOUND AND WOMP, WILDFLOWERS -
Today’s Special
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Today’s Special
Original Size: 12" x 12"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2016
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 06/05/2016
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: HumboldtPlein Air Logistics:
Weather Logistics: Painted in Heavy Winds
SKU: N/A Categories: 2016, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Humboldt, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Northern California, Painted in Heavy Winds, Plein Air, Subject, The California Coast, Weather Tags: BEACH BREAKS, CARS, EVERGREENS, FLOWING INTO THE SEA, PARKING LOTS, PEOPLE, PERSONAL FAVORITES, RIVERMOUTHS, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, SANDY BEACHES, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: SQUARE, TRUCKS -
Up a Creek
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Up a Creek
Original Size: 16" x 20"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2016
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 06/05/2016
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: Humboldt
Region: Somewhere in California (Just not the Coast)Plein Air Logistics:
Miles Hiked: 1-2 Miles
Botanical Hazards: Lots of Poison Oak!
Biological Hazards: Mosquitoes
Temperature: Cooking Hot
SKU: N/A Categories: 1-2 Miles, 2016, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Botanical Hazards, Cooking Hot, Hiking, Humboldt, Landscapes, Logistics, Lots of Poison Oak!, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Mosquitoes, Northern California, Not the California Coast, Plein Air, Somewhere in California (Just not the Coast), Subject, Temperature, The California Coast Tags: BRIDGES, BRIDGES THAT ARE REALLY JUST FALLEN TREES, EVERGREENS, FERNS, JUST NATURE, MOUNTAIN LION COUNTRY, REDWOODS, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, SHAPE: VERTICAL, SWIMMING HOLES -
Free Range #1: Waiting for the Day to Warm Up
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Free Range #1: Waiting for the Day to Warm Up
Original Size: 12" x 24"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2015
Notes:Odometer: 0.00 miles
Kicking off the tour of California’s coast with some river time near the Oregon Border. Mornings have a bit of a chill that make swimming sound a little better… later. Like after this quick painting. Took a four hour swim with the family up the river right after this one.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 07/19/2015
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: Del Norte
Road Trip! California 2015Plein Air Logistics:
Botanical Hazards: Some Poison Oak Observed
Anthropological Hazards: People Drinking
SKU: N/A Categories: 2015, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Botanical Hazards, California 2015, Del Norte, Free Range Road Trips, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Northern California, People Drinking, Plein Air, Some Poison Oak Observed, Subject, The California Coast, The Greatest Collector Ever Tags: ARCHES, BRIDGES, EVERGREENS, GEOMETRY, GRAFFITI, MORNING LIGHT, MOUNTAIN LION COUNTRY, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, ROADS, SHAPE: VERTICAL, SHAPE: VERY VERTICAL, SWIMMING HOLES -
Time Zone # 2
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Time Zone # 2
Original Size: 24" x 12"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2015
Series: Time Zones
Notes:Plein air, but with a twist.
Traditional plein air work involves working fast to give an impression of the place at a particular time of day. The changing nature of light throughout a day limits the working time for a single session so larger pieces usually involve multiple sessions returning to the same location at the same time on different days.
This Timezone series is a slow cooking experiment in painting larger works in single sessions over a longer period, all day even, while still remaining true to the traditional plein air ethos. Each vertical band represents a different “timezone” painted quickly to reflect the light conditions of that fleeting moment.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 07/14/2015
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: HumboldtPlein Air Logistics:
Vehicular Logistics: Painted From my Van
Mobile Studio: Painted from Inside the Van
SKU: N/A Categories: 2015, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Humboldt, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Northern California, Painted from Inside the Van, Painted From my Van, Plein Air, Series, Subject, The California Coast, Time Zones, Vehicular Logistics Tags: A SINGLE DAY, BRIGHT MIDDAY SUN, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, ROCKS, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SHAPE: VERY HORIZONTAL, VERTICAL COLOR SHIFTS -
Aqueduct
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Aqueduct
Original Size: 12" x 12"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2015
Notes:Every river flows to the sea… except this one. It flows to LA. Drink up southern California.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 05/12/2015
Region: Somewhere in California (Just not the Coast)Plein Air Logistics:
Weather Logistics: Painted in Heavy Winds
Temperature: Cooking Hot
SKU: N/A Categories: 2015, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Cooking Hot, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Not the California Coast, Painted in Heavy Winds, Plein Air, Somewhere in California (Just not the Coast), Subject, Temperature, Weather Tags: AGRICULTURE, AQUEDUCTS, CALIFORNITALIA, DRY GRASS, PERSONAL FAVORITES, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, SHADOWS OF CLOUDS, SHAPE: SQUARE -
A River’s End
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A River’s End
Original Size: 12" x 12"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2015
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 02/16/2015
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: Del Norte
SKU: N/A Categories: 2015, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Del Norte, Landscapes, Medium, Method, Northern California, Plein Air, Subject, The California Coast Tags: BRIGHT MIDDAY SUN, DRIFTWOOD, FLOWING INTO THE SEA, JUST NATURE, RIVERMOUTHS, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, SCALLOPED BEACHES, SHAPE: SQUARE -
To the Sea
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To the Sea
Original Size: 78" x 44"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2013Additional Artwork Information:
Artwork Method: Live Art
Location/Event: With Likwefi @ Northern Nights Music Festival, Humboldt County, CA
Date Painted: 08/22/2013
Categories: 2013, Abstractions, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Live Art, Medium, Method, Subject Tags: KINDA WEIRD, MULTI-PIECE, RIVERS -
Creekmouth Sandbar
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Creekmouth Sandbar
Original Size: 36" x 12"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Masonite Panel
Year Painted: 2012
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Artwork Method: Studio Landscapes
Region: I Made This One Up
SKU: N/A Categories: 2012, Acrylic on Masonite Panel, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, I Made This One Up, Imaginations, Landscapes, Medium, Method, Not the California Coast, Studio Landscapes, Subject Tags: ARCING CLOUDS, COMMISSIONED WORK, DRIFTWOOD, FLOWING INTO THE SEA, FLOWING WATER VIBES, FROM THE BEACH, LEFTS, PLACES THAT AREN'T REAL PLACES, RIGHTS AND LEFTS, RIVERMOUTHS, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, SANDY BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SHAPE: VERY HORIZONTAL, SHAPE: VERY VERY HORIZONTAL, WAVES -
A Break in the Rain
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A Break in the Rain
Original Size: 36" x 24"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2011
Notes:All the while the day grows darker
And nothing dry is left.
The eternal endurance of water has won,
And now even what’s wrong is right.
You can see it, but you cannot understand it
Nothing more can be done
But surrender beneath the weight of it all
And be
Washed Away
This is what it is to be human
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Artwork Method: Studio Landscapes
Region Depicted in Painting: Central California
Sub-Region: Monterey
SKU: N/A Categories: 2011, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Central California, Landscapes, Medium, Method, Monterey, Studio Landscapes, Subject, The California Coast Tags: BARBED WIRE, BEACH BREAKS, DARK AND MOODY, FENCES, FLOWING INTO THE SEA, FOG, GREEN GRASS, OVERCAST, PERSONAL FAVORITES, RAIN AND SHOWERS, RIGHTS, RIVERMOUTHS, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SHOREPOUND AND WOMP, WAVES -
Waiting for His Master
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Waiting for His Master
Original Size: 36" x 24"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2005
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Artwork Method: Studio Landscapes
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: Humboldt
SKU: N/A Categories: 2005, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Humboldt, Landscapes, Medium, Method, Northern California, Studio Landscapes, Subject, The California Coast Tags: AFTERNOON LIGHT, BEACH BREAKS, COMMISSIONED WORK, DOGS, FLOWING INTO THE SEA, FROM THE BEACH, GRANITE BOULDERS, LAGOONS, PERSONAL FAVORITES, PUBLISHED IN 'SURF STORY: VOLUME ONE', PUBLISHED WORK, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, ROCKS, SCALLOPED BEACHES, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, STEEP CLIFF FACES -
South Fork of the Middle Fork of the North Fork
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South Fork of the Middle Fork of the North Fork
Original Size: 18" x 24"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2005Additional Artwork Information:
Artwork Method: Plein Air
Region: Somewhere in California (Just not the Coast)Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Backpacking with Too Much Gear
Miles Hiked: 4-6 Miles
Hiking Terrain: Deep Creek or River Crossing
Geological Hazards: Awkward Footing on Uneven Terrain
Botanical Hazards: Some Poison Oak Observed
Biological Hazards: Mosquitoes
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
Temperature: Uncomfortably Warm
Categories: 2005, 4-6 Miles, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Awkward Footing on Uneven Terrain, Backpacking with Too Much Gear, Biological Hazards, Botanical Hazards, Deep Creek or River Crossing, Geological Hazards, Hiking, Hiking Terrain, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Mosquitoes, Not the California Coast, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Plein Air, Some Poison Oak Observed, Somewhere in California (Just not the Coast), Subject, Temperature, Travel, Uncomfortably Warm, Weather Tags: ALDERS, BRIGHT MIDDAY SUN, EVERGREENS, GRANITE BOULDERS, JUST NATURE, MOUNTAIN LION COUNTRY, PLACES NOBODY MIGHT HAVE EVER STOOD AND PAINTED BEFORE, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, SWIMMING HOLES -
Morning Meditations
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Morning Meditations
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2004Additional Artwork Information:
Artwork Method: Plein Air
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: Humboldt
Miles Hiked: Less than 1 Mile
Biological Hazards: Unruly Dogs
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
Categories: 2004, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Deep Creek or River Crossing, Hiking, Humboldt, Landscapes, Less than 1 Mile, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Northern California, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Plein Air, Subject, The California Coast, Unruly Dogs, Weather Tags: BEACH BREAKS, FLOWING INTO THE SEA, FROM THE BEACH, GRANITE BOULDERS, JUST NATURE, LAGOONS, MORNING LIGHT, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, ROCKS
