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Nosebleeds
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Nosebleeds
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2021Artwork Notes | Nosebleeds
To be honest I don’t know why I’d never painted here before, I’ve painted a lot of Orange County beaches, both iconic and off the beaten path, but none more famous in modern times than this one. On any south swell you can expect to see footage and photos all over the internets and newspapers (where they still exist) and the nightly news on TV, it’s hard to escape. The day after I painted this I ate a bowl of cereal at my uncle’s house in long beach and there on the front page of his morning paper were photos of this place, surfers being swallowed whole with no chance of escape. I recognized one of them specifically as a ride I had witnessed while pai... read more
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 04/23/2021
Region Depicted in Painting: Southern California
Sub-Region: Orange CountyPlein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Had to Sleep in My Van
Access Logistics: Prohibited Area (on Public Land)
Geological Hazards: Surging Waves/ Wet Boots
Biological Hazards: Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic
Anthropological Hazards: Surfers Are The Worst
SKU: N/A Categories: 2021, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Geological Hazards, Had to Sleep in My Van, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Orange County, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic, Plein Air, Prohibited Area (on Public Land), Southern California, Subject, Surfers Are The Worst, Surging Waves/ Wet Boots, The California Coast, Travel Tags: AFTERNOON LIGHT, BEACH BREAKS, COMMISSIONED WORK, HARBORS, JETTIES, LIFEGUARD TOWERS, PAINTED FROM LIFEGUARD TOWERS, PEOPLE, SAILBOATS, SANDY BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SHOREPOUND AND WOMP, TRUCKS -
Irish Coffee
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Irish Coffee
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2021
Price of Original: $579
Notes:A quick family getaway. An early morning stumble across a cow pasture. A desperate and failed effort not to spill my coffee while being distracted by this beauty. A fleeting glimpse of my wife jogging on the beach beneath the first light of day. How does she do that at this hour? I can barely walk.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 03/17/2021
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: MendocinoPlein Air Logistics:
Miles Hiked: Less than 1 Mile
Access Logistics: Private Property
SKU: N/A Categories: 2021, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Hiking, Landscapes, Less than 1 Mile, Logistics, Medium, Mendocino, Method, Miles Hiked, Northern California, Painted With Permission, Plein Air, Posted: No Trespassing, Private Property, Subject, The California Coast Tags: BEACH HOUSES, CANYONS AND VALLEYS, COAST CHAPARRAL, DIRT ROADS, DRIFTWOOD, DRIFTWOOD SHACKS, FENCES, FLOWING INTO THE SEA, GREEN GRASS, MORNING LIGHT, RIGHTS AND LEFTS, RIVERMOUTHS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, SANDBARS, SANDY BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SUNRISE -
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, Artwork, Medium, Acrylic on Canvas, Method, Plein Air, Subject, Landscapes, The California Coast, Northern California, Mendocino, Logistics, Geological Hazards, Steep or Unstable Cliffs, Hiking, Miles Hiked, Less than 1 Mile, Access Logistics, Sneaky Public Access Easement, Biological Hazards, High Grass- Tick Country!, Private Collections, The Greatest Collector Ever, Artwork Timeline Tags: FLOWING INTO THE SEA, GREEN GRASS, LEFTS, PLATE TECTONICS, POINT BREAKS, RIVERMOUTHS, RIVERS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, SANDY BEACHES, SCALLOPED BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, WAVES -
Prime Pelican Real Estate
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Prime Pelican Real Estate
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2021
Price of Original: $740
Notes:It had been awhile. We needed to getaway and we found what we were looking for on the Mendocino coast. A small house. Just our family and the wind and more beauty than one should rightfully be entitled to, unless it were by grace. Speaking of a different form of grace, pelicans are the masters, and it was a joy to paint this stretch of coast in their presence. What is going on with earth here though? Dizzying displays of plate tectonics. I set up a few feet from the edge, tying my easel to a small fence, partly to keep it from blowing away in the howling wind, and partly so I’d have something secure to grab on to should the heights send me spinning asunder.
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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: 2-4 Miles
Access Logistics: Sneaky Public Access Easement
Geological Hazards: Steep or Unstable Cliffs
Botanical Hazards: Some Poison Oak Observed
Biological Hazards: High Grass- Tick Country!
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Stupid Strong Wind that I had No Business Trying to Paint In
SKU: N/A Categories: 2-4 Miles, 2021, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Botanical Hazards, Geological Hazards, High Grass- Tick Country!, Hiking, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Mendocino, Method, Miles Hiked, Northern California, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Stupid Strong Wind that I had No Business Trying to Paint In, Plein Air, Sneaky Public Access Easement, Some Poison Oak Observed, Steep or Unstable Cliffs, Subject, The California Coast, Weather Tags: GEOLOGY, LEFTS, LOOKING DOWN FROM STEEP CLIFFS, MORNING LIGHT, PLATE TECTONICS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, STEEP CLIFF FACES, WEATHERED ROCK/SANDSTONE -
End of Trail
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End of Trail
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2021
Notes:After finishing the previous painting, I ventured further on to explore this coast trail to its logical end. I found it here. The sign told me so. The ribbons and trinkets tied to the barbed wire fence spoke of the prayers of others who’ve walked this lonely path. And I thought to myself, “that makes sense… that’s what people do at The End.” The next day I returned with my family to share this beauty with them. It wasn’t so lonely when they were there with me. I didn’t think so much about Prayers or The End, instead we just sat and watched the whale spouts dancing like ghosts on the horizon.
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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: 2-4 Miles
Access Logistics: Sneaky Public Access Easement
Geological Hazards: Steep or Unstable Cliffs
Botanical Hazards: Some Poison Oak Observed
Biological Hazards: High Grass- Tick Country!
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Heavy Winds
SKU: N/A Categories: 2-4 Miles, 2021, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Botanical Hazards, Geological Hazards, High Grass- Tick Country!, Hiking, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Mendocino, Method, Miles Hiked, Northern California, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Heavy Winds, Plein Air, Sneaky Public Access Easement, Some Poison Oak Observed, Steep or Unstable Cliffs, Subject, The California Coast, The Greatest Collector Ever, Weather Tags: AFTERNOON LIGHT, BARBED WIRE, COAST CHAPARRAL, EVERGREENS, FENCES, FLAGS AND WEATHER VANES, GREEN GRASS, LEFTS, LOOKING DOWN FROM STEEP CLIFFS, PATHS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, STEEP CLIFF FACES, TRAILS, WEATHERED ROCK/SANDSTONE, WORDS -
The End of California
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The End of California
Original Size: 16" x 12"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2021
Notes:I’ve painted the border fence at the Mexico border before, but this is the first painting I’ve done of California’s northern border. There’s really not much of a border there. Just a beach stretching into the distance. Oregon hasn’t yet built their wall to keep us out, but I won’t be surprised if they have plans in the works. On this day though, there was no need for a dramatic fence or wall, the weather provided the perfect border drama illuminating Oregon while leaving California in the dark.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 02/13/2021
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: Del NortePlein Air Logistics:
Access Logistics: Private Property
Weather Logistics: Threatening to Rain
SKU: N/A Categories: 2021, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Del Norte, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Northern California, Painted With Permission, Plein Air, Private Property, Subject, The California Coast, Threatening to Rain, Weather Tags: BEACH BREAKS, CALIFORNIA BORDER, DARK AND MOODY, DRIFTWOOD, DRY GRASS, MORNING LIGHT, OUT OF DARKNESS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SHOREPOUND AND WOMP, STORM CLOUDS -
The Entry Way
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The Entry Way
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2021
Notes:A fine late-winter day on our local coast. It doesn’t get better than this around here. I saw other painters perched at nearly every lookout on this short stretch of scenic road, but somehow I managed to paint this one without getting tangled up in any arguments about ultramarine blue.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 02/04/2021
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: HumboldtPlein Air Logistics:
Biological Hazards: Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic
Anthropological Hazards: Crowds with Lots of Questions, Other Painters
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
SKU: N/A Categories: 2021, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Crowds with Lots of Questions, Humboldt, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Northern California, Other Painters, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic, Plein Air, Subject, The California Coast, Weather Tags: AFTERNOON LIGHT, ALDERS, BENDING LINES OF SWELL, LOOKING BACK TOWARD LAND, REFLECTIONS IN WET SAND, ROCKS, SANDY BEACHES, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SURFBOARDS, TREES, TRUCKS -
Right Before Breakfast
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Right Before Breakfast
Original Size: 16" x 12"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020
Notes:I’m not a “morning” person, I am however a “whatever-magic-is-in-the-light-in-this-particular-place-right-now” person so it worked itself out. Just the sight of these deer grazing along a beachside meadow beneath a rising sun aroused these dry bones from the body bag and back to life. It was such a moving scene, I was surprised whole whales weren’t emerging from the scattered bones buried in the sand as well. They didn’t though. Whales are heavy sleepers.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 08/06/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: HumboldtPlein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Backpacking with Too Much Gear
Miles Hiked: Less than 1 Mile
Hiking Terrain: Trudging Through Soft Sand
Vehicular Logistics: Extra Vehicular Assistance Needed
Extra-Vehicular Requirements: Accessed by Small Airplane, Drop Off Required
Botanical Hazards: Some Poison Oak Observed
Biological Hazards: Bears on the Beach!
Anthropological Hazards: Surfers Are The Worst
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Accessed by Small Airplane, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Backpacking with Too Much Gear, Bears on the Beach!, Biological Hazards, Botanical Hazards, Drop Off Required, Extra Vehicular Assistance Needed, 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, Some Poison Oak Observed, Subject, Surfers Are The Worst, The California Coast, Travel, Trudging Through Soft Sand, Uncomfortably Warm, Vehicular Logistics, Weather Tags: DEER, DRIFTWOOD, DRY GRASS, FLAGS AND WEATHER VANES, MORNING LIGHT, POINT BREAKS, RIGHTS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SUNRISE -
Slip and Slide
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Slip and Slide
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020
Price of Original: $820
Notes:I don’t know if anyone has ever painted from this vantage point, or ever will again. It’s over 10 miles from the nearest road. The logistics of getting here, along with all of one’s painting gear, are not easily solved. And once here, I imagine most would shy away from painting a barren rockslide, but to me that was the magic of this painting. This fire-swept wilderness is one of the most geologically unstable stretches of coastline in California (hence, no roads). It’s a harsh environment, but therein lies its charm and beauty.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 08/05/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: HumboldtPlein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Backpacking with Too Much Gear
Miles Hiked: 2-4 Miles
Vehicular Logistics: Extra Vehicular Assistance Needed
Extra-Vehicular Requirements: Accessed by Small Airplane, Drop Off Required
Geological Hazards: Awkward Footing on Uneven Terrain
Botanical Hazards: Lots of Poison Oak!
Biological Hazards: Bears on the Beach!, High Grass- Tick Country!
Anthropological Hazards: Surfers Are The Worst
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
Temperature: Uncomfortably Warm
SKU: N/A Categories: 2-4 Miles, 2020, Accessed by Small Airplane, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Awkward Footing on Uneven Terrain, Backpacking with Too Much Gear, Bears on the Beach!, Biological Hazards, Botanical Hazards, Drop Off Required, Extra Vehicular Assistance Needed, Geological Hazards, High Grass- Tick Country!, Hiking, Humboldt, Landscapes, Logistics, Lots of Poison Oak!, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Northern California, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Plein Air, Subject, Surfers Are The Worst, Temperature, The California Coast, Travel, Uncomfortably Warm, Vehicular Logistics, Weather Tags: AFTERNOON LIGHT, BENDING LINES OF SWELL, DRY GRASS, FLOWERS, PATHS, PLACES NOBODY MIGHT HAVE EVER STOOD AND PAINTED BEFORE, POINT BREAKS, RIGHTS, ROCKS, ROCKSLIDES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, TRAILS -
Right Before Lunch
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Right Before Lunch
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020
Notes:A view that never gets old. I actually painted from this exact vantage point 15 years ago. I titled that painting Right after Breakfast and figured that I should revisit that spot and see what happens, so that’s what I did… right before lunch.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 08/05/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: HumboldtPlein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Backpacking with Too Much Gear
Miles Hiked: 1-2 Miles
Vehicular Logistics: Extra Vehicular Assistance Needed
Extra-Vehicular Requirements: Accessed by Small Airplane, Drop Off Required
Geological Hazards: Steep or Unstable Cliffs
Botanical Hazards: Some Poison Oak Observed
Biological Hazards: Bears on the Beach!, High Grass- Tick Country!
Anthropological Hazards: Surfers Are The Worst
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
Temperature: Cooking Hot
SKU: N/A Categories: 1-2 Miles, 2020, Accessed by Small Airplane, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Backpacking with Too Much Gear, Bears on the Beach!, Biological Hazards, Botanical Hazards, Cooking Hot, Drop Off Required, Extra Vehicular Assistance Needed, Geological Hazards, High Grass- Tick Country!, Hiking, Humboldt, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Northern California, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Plein Air, Some Poison Oak Observed, Steep or Unstable Cliffs, Subject, Surfers Are The Worst, Temperature, The California Coast, Travel, Vehicular Logistics, Weather Tags: DOUBLE-TRACK, DRY GRASS, FLOWERS, FOG BANKS, MORNING LIGHT, PATHS, POINT BREAKS, POPPIES, RIGHTS, ROCKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, STEEP CLIFF FACES, TRAILS, WILDFLOWERS -
Right Before Dinner
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Right Before Dinner
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020
Notes:Just after arrival, I snuck this one in just before setting up camp. And the voices chimed in as I painted. “I’m just a bump on a log” and “I’m just a bird on a rock”, and “I’m just a blade of grass in the wind”. Yeah, me too, I thought. But “I’m hungry” is all that I said.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 08/04/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: HumboldtPlein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Backpacking with Too Much Gear
Miles Hiked: Less than 1 Mile
Vehicular Logistics: Extra Vehicular Assistance Needed
Extra-Vehicular Requirements: Accessed by Small Airplane, Drop Off Required
Botanical Hazards: Some Poison Oak Observed
Biological Hazards: Bears on the Beach!, High Grass- Tick Country!
Anthropological Hazards: Surfers Are The Worst
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Heavy Winds
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Accessed by Small Airplane, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Backpacking with Too Much Gear, Bears on the Beach!, Biological Hazards, Botanical Hazards, Drop Off Required, Extra Vehicular Assistance Needed, High Grass- Tick Country!, Hiking, Humboldt, Landscapes, Less than 1 Mile, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Northern California, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Heavy Winds, Plein Air, Some Poison Oak Observed, Subject, Surfers Are The Worst, The California Coast, Travel, Vehicular Logistics, Weather Tags: BIRDS, DRIFTWOOD, DRY GRASS, EVENING LIGHT, LOOKING BACK TOWARD LAND, POINT BREAKS, RIGHTS, ROCKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL -
The Gamble of Art and Culture
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The Gamble of Art and Culture
Original Size: 16" x 20"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020
Notes:They call it a casino, and yet aside from placing the riskiest bet known to man – betting on art and culture – no gambling has ever taken place in this building. When it was built, Vegas wasn’t much of a thing yet, and the word “casino” was still just an Italian word that means “gathering place”. And so it was the gathering place for art, music, performance, film, dancing and culture in general in this small island town.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 07/29/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Southern California
Sub-Region: Los Angeles, The Channel Islands
Road Trip! Southern California Catalina Ventura San Diego Orange County Van Smashed Could Have Died With My Wife in Gnarly Car Wreck at Rincon Point 2020Plein Air Logistics:
Vehicular Logistics: Extra Vehicular Assistance Needed
Extra-Vehicular Requirements: Boat Required for Access, Ride on Truck/Quad/Off-Road Vehicle Required for Access
Geological Hazards: Awkward Footing on Uneven Terrain
Biological Hazards: Aggressive Seagulls/Birds, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
Temperature: Uncomfortably Warm
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, Aggressive Seagulls/Birds, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Awkward Footing on Uneven Terrain, Biological Hazards, Boat Required for Access, Extra Vehicular Assistance Needed, Free Range Road Trips, Geological Hazards, Landscapes, Logistics, Los Angeles, Medium, Method, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic, Plein Air, Ride on Truck/Quad/Off-Road Vehicle Required for Access, Southern California, Southern California Catalina Ventura San Diego Orange County Van Smashed Could Have Died With My Wife in Gnarly Car Wreck at Rincon Point 2020, Subject, Temperature, The California Coast, The Channel Islands, Uncomfortably Warm, Vehicular Logistics, Weather Tags: AMERICA!, ARCHES, ARCHITECTURE, BELL TOWERS, BOATS, BUILDINGS, CACTUS, CASINOS THAT WERE NEVER USED FOR GAMBLING, DRY GRASS, EUCALYPTUS, FLAGS AND WEATHER VANES, HARBORS, JETTIES, PALM TREES, PEOPLE, SAILBOATS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SUBMERGED ROCKS, TREES -
Idylls of the King
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Idylls of the King
Original Size: 16" x 20"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020
Notes:Did you know that King Arthur’s famed sword, the Excalibur, was forged here, and that this is the island where King Arthur himself passed away? Ok, that’s not true, but the little town tucked behind this little cove on this desert island was named after the island in that very legend, as recorded in the English poet Lord Alfred Tennyson’s Idylls of the King in the late 1880’s. I’m no king but this was a rather idyllic setting to paint an afternoon away, that’s for sure.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 07/28/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Southern California
Sub-Region: Los Angeles, The Channel Islands
Road Trip! Southern California Catalina Ventura San Diego Orange County Van Smashed Could Have Died With My Wife in Gnarly Car Wreck at Rincon Point 2020Plein Air Logistics:
Vehicular Logistics: Extra Vehicular Assistance Needed
Extra-Vehicular Requirements: Boat Required for Access, Ride on Truck/Quad/Off-Road Vehicle Required for Access
Access Logistics: The Shoulder of a Busy Road/Highway
Biological Hazards: Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic
Anthropological Hazards: Crowds with Lots of Questions, Language Barrier, Other Painters, People Drinking
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
Temperature: Cooking Hot
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Boat Required for Access, Cooking Hot, Crowds with Lots of Questions, Extra Vehicular Assistance Needed, Free Range Road Trips, Landscapes, Language Barrier, Logistics, Los Angeles, Medium, Method, Other Painters, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic, People Drinking, Plein Air, Ride on Truck/Quad/Off-Road Vehicle Required for Access, Southern California, Southern California Catalina Ventura San Diego Orange County Van Smashed Could Have Died With My Wife in Gnarly Car Wreck at Rincon Point 2020, Subject, Temperature, The California Coast, The Channel Islands, The Shoulder of a Busy Road/Highway, Vehicular Logistics, Weather Tags: ARCHITECTURE, BELL TOWERS, BOATS, BUILDINGS, CACTUS, CASINOS THAT WERE NEVER USED FOR GAMBLING, COAST CHAPARRAL, DRY GRASS, EUCALYPTUS, HARBORS, JETTIES, SAILBOATS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SUCCULENTS, TREES -
This Will Never Shut Down
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This Will Never Shut Down
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020
Notes:Painted during the first week or so of lockdowns back in March of 2020. Businesses were shutting down. The roads were growing quiet. The air was crowded with questions, but the land and sea had answers of their own. Some things will never be shut down. You can shut your eyes, but you can’t stop the world around you. And the waves keep rolling in, and the flowers keep blooming, and the birds keep flying, and we know deep down that we won’t be confined to these bodies forever.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 03/18/2020
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
Access Logistics: The Shoulder of a Busy Road/Highway
Biological Hazards: Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic
Anthropological Hazards: Other Painters
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, 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, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic, Plein Air, Subject, The California Coast, The Shoulder of a Busy Road/Highway, Vehicular Logistics, Weather Tags: ALDERS, FLOWERS, GREEN GRASS, LOOKING BACK TOWARD LAND, ROCKS, SANDY BEACHES, SCALLOPED BEACHES, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, TREES, WILDFLOWERS -
Everyone is Listening
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Everyone is Listening
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020Artwork Notes | Everyone is Listening
My final painting of this trip. I recently read about the family that home-steaded this place back in the 1800’s and installed a phone line to King City in 1910. One of the kids that grew up here recalled that you could tell who was calling because everyone had a different ring. And when a call was made, all the phones up and down the line rang and everyone answered. Once it was settled who the caller wanted to speak to, the others would go quiet, but still listen in, offering occasional corrections if something didn’t sound right. His aunt Lulu was particularly adept at this art. Awkward and funny, yet understandable. This is a quiet coast. The ocean may roar, but... read more
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 02/22/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Central California
Sub-Region: Monterey
Road Trip! Big Sur 2020Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Had to Sleep in My Van
Vehicular Logistics: Painted From my Van
Mobile Studio: Painted from Roof Platform on Van
Access Logistics: The Shoulder of a Busy Road/Highway
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Heavy Winds
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Big Sur 2020, Central California, Free Range Road Trips, Had to Sleep in My Van, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Monterey, Painted From my Van, Painted from Roof Platform on Van, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Heavy Winds, Plein Air, Subject, The California Coast, The Shoulder of a Busy Road/Highway, Travel, Vehicular Logistics, Weather Tags: BARBED WIRE, BENDING LINES OF SWELL, COAST CHAPARRAL, FENCES, FLOWERS, GREEN GRASS, LOOKING DOWN FROM STEEP CLIFFS, PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, POPPIES, ROADS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SPARKLING WATER, SUN GLARE, WILDFLOWERS -
The Dark Watchers
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The Dark Watchers
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020
Notes:Through thickets of poison to a cliff in the wind beneath dark skies, they followed. Not with their bodies, just with their eyes. They call them Dark Watchers, and stories of them in these hills go back generations. If you see them and try to approach one, they vanish into the landscape. I wish I could do that sometimes too, just stand and watch and observe the landscape as I paint it, and as soon as someone sees me and wants to come chat and get-all-up-in-my-business-wanting-to-know-if-I-make-a-living-doing-this-stuff-as-if-that-somehow-has-any-bearing-on their-ability-to-appreciate-what-I-am-doing-right-there-before-their-eyes, then poof, I vanish back into the earth from whence I came. That would be beautiful. When I grow up I want to be a Dark Watcher. And just maybe I will.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 02/21/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Central California
Sub-Region: Monterey
Road Trip! Big Sur 2020Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Had to Sleep in My Van
Miles Hiked: 1-2 Miles
Hiking Terrain: Off Trail Wilderness Tromping
Geological Hazards: Steep or Unstable Cliffs
Botanical Hazards: Lots of Poison Oak!
Biological Hazards: High Grass- Tick Country!, Ticks Observed on Skin or Clothing
Anthropological Hazards: Sketchy Human Interactions
Weather Logistics: Painted in Stupid Strong Wind that I had No Business Trying to Paint In, Threatening to Rain
SKU: N/A Categories: 1-2 Miles, 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Big Sur 2020, Biological Hazards, Botanical Hazards, Central California, Free Range Road Trips, Geological Hazards, Had to Sleep in My Van, High Grass- Tick Country!, Hiking, Hiking Terrain, Landscapes, Logistics, Lots of Poison Oak!, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Monterey, Off Trail Wilderness Tromping, Painted in Stupid Strong Wind that I had No Business Trying to Paint In, Plein Air, Sketchy Human Interactions, Steep or Unstable Cliffs, Subject, The California Coast, Threatening to Rain, Ticks Observed on Skin or Clothing, Travel, Weather Tags: COAST CHAPARRAL, DARK AND MOODY, LOOKING BACK TOWARD LAND, LOOKING DOWN FROM STEEP CLIFFS, OUT OF DARKNESS, ROCKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, THE FEELING OF BEING WATCHED -
Escaping Santa Cruz Crowds: circa 1880
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Escaping Santa Cruz Crowds: circa 1880
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020
Price of Original: $660
Notes:Yup. Even in 1880 Santa Cruz was getting too crowded for some folks, like Sabrino Gamboa who fled to this stretch of Big Sur’s coast nearly 150 years ago. Same as it ever was, I guess.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 02/20/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Central California
Sub-Region: Monterey
Road Trip! Big Sur 2020Plein Air Logistics:
Access Logistics: The Shoulder of a Busy Road/Highway
Anthropological Hazards: Crowds with Lots of Questions
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
Temperature: Uncomfortably Warm
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Big Sur 2020, Central California, Crowds with Lots of Questions, Free Range Road Trips, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Monterey, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Plein Air, Subject, Temperature, The California Coast, The Shoulder of a Busy Road/Highway, Uncomfortably Warm, Weather Tags: BLUEBIRD DAYS, BRIDGES, PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, POCKET BEACHES, ROCKS, SANDY BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SHOREPOUND AND WOMP, UMBELLIFERS -
This Side of the Cactus
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This Side of the Cactus
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020Artwork Notes | This Side of the Cactus
A lonely cypress stands on this ridge, holding on for dear life through every storm and gale it’s seen, and it’s seen a lot of them. It’s getting a good whipping from the north wind right now as I paint this, its roots holding firm and its muscular bows holding back the wind for myself and this happy little cactus patch looking down on one of the most beautiful beaches in all of California. One of the most photographed beaches in all the world, but you wouldn’t know it from here. Nobody goes here. It’s off limits. Private. One jogger wandered up the path while I stood here with my host, and she sent him right back down the hill, thwarting his plan to jog th... read more
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 02/18/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Central California
Sub-Region: Monterey
Road Trip! Big Sur 2020Plein Air Logistics:
Miles Hiked: Less than 1 Mile
Vehicular Logistics: Extra Vehicular Assistance Needed
Extra-Vehicular Requirements: Ride on Truck/Quad/Off-Road Vehicle Required for Access
Access Logistics: Private Property
Geological Hazards: Awkward Footing on Uneven Terrain
Botanical Hazards: Some Poison Oak Observed
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Awkward Footing on Uneven Terrain, Big Sur 2020, Botanical Hazards, Central California, Extra Vehicular Assistance Needed, Free Range Road Trips, Geological Hazards, Hiking, Landscapes, Less than 1 Mile, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Monterey, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted With Permission, Plein Air, Posted: No Trespassing, Private Property, Ride on Truck/Quad/Off-Road Vehicle Required for Access, Some Poison Oak Observed, Subject, The California Coast, Vehicular Logistics, Weather Tags: AFTERNOON LIGHT, BENDING LINES OF SWELL, CACTUS, GREEN GRASS, JUST NATURE, LOOKING DOWN FROM STEEP CLIFFS, PLACES NOBODY MIGHT HAVE EVER STOOD AND PAINTED BEFORE, ROCKS, SANDY BEACHES, SCALLOPED BEACHES, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL -
She Called Off the Dogs
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She Called Off the Dogs
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020
Price of Original: $783
Notes:I only had to walk about a mile and a half down a steep and private dirt road to get to this vantage point of a beach everyone knows, but few have seen from this angle. About half way down, I was greeted by friendly dogs doing their best to act really unfriendly to strangers with funny backpacks walking down their roads. Good dogs. There was a clear point in the road that they did not want me to pass. Step over the line, bark and growl, step back, quiet, repeat as desired. Contemplating the options and the steep hike back up the road, I’d have to just risk it. Right about when I’d worked up the nerve to step over their line and keep walking I heard a voice from behind the fence down the road. She Called Off the Dogs.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 02/18/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Central California
Sub-Region: Monterey
Road Trip! Big Sur 2020Plein Air Logistics:
Miles Hiked: 2-4 Miles
Vehicular Logistics: Extra Vehicular Assistance Needed
Extra-Vehicular Requirements: Ride on Truck/Quad/Off-Road Vehicle Required for Access
Access Logistics: Private Property
Biological Hazards: Unruly Dogs, Mysterious Insect Bites/Stings
Anthropological Hazards: Other Painters
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
Temperature: Uncomfortably Warm
SKU: N/A Categories: Big Sur 2020, Artwork, Medium, Acrylic on Canvas, Method, Plein Air, Subject, Landscapes, The California Coast, Central California, Monterey, Free Range Road Trips, Logistics, Hiking, Miles Hiked, 2-4 Miles, Vehicular Logistics, Extra Vehicular Assistance Needed, Ride on Truck/Quad/Off-Road Vehicle Required for Access, Access Logistics, Private Property, Painted With Permission, Posted: No Trespassing, Biological Hazards, Unruly Dogs, Mysterious Insect Bites/Stings, Anthropological Hazards, Other Painters, Weather, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Temperature, Uncomfortably Warm, Artwork Timeline, 2020 Tags: ARCHES, COAST CHAPARRAL, MORNING LIGHT, PEOPLE, ROCKS, SANDY BEACHES, SCALLOPED BEACHES, SEA ARCHES, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, TREES -
Mountain of Mien Mo
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Mountain of Mien Mo
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020
Price of Original: $713
Notes:Titled after Kerouac’s name for this mountain, a looming white peak visible from the canyon beneath the bridge where Kerouac stayed and wrote his novel, and also visible from this ridge a good distance down the coast. This peak is full of stories. Creation stories. Secret caves stories. Lost civilization stories. Mysterious dark figure stories. Get rich quick stories. Get rich slow stories. Lose everything stories. Find everything stories. Everyone has their own mountain to climb or else cower in fear beneath it. Onward. All of us! Onward.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 02/17/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Central California
Sub-Region: Monterey
Road Trip! Big Sur 2020Plein Air Logistics:
Miles Hiked: Less than 1 Mile
Vehicular Logistics: Extra Vehicular Assistance Needed
Extra-Vehicular Requirements: Ride on Truck/Quad/Off-Road Vehicle Required for Access
Access Logistics: Private Property
Botanical Hazards: Some Poison Oak Observed
Biological Hazards: Frequent Mountain Lion Sightings, High Grass- Tick Country!
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Heavy Winds
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Big Sur 2020, Biological Hazards, Botanical Hazards, Central California, Extra Vehicular Assistance Needed, Free Range Road Trips, Frequent Mountain Lion Sightings, High Grass- Tick Country!, Hiking, Landscapes, Less than 1 Mile, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Monterey, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Heavy Winds, Painted With Permission, Plein Air, Posted: No Trespassing, Private Property, Ride on Truck/Quad/Off-Road Vehicle Required for Access, Some Poison Oak Observed, Subject, The California Coast, Vehicular Logistics, Weather Tags: AFTERNOON LIGHT, BARBED WIRE, BENDING LINES OF SWELL, FENCES, GREEN GRASS, MOUNTAIN LION COUNTRY, PLACES NOBODY MIGHT HAVE EVER STOOD AND PAINTED BEFORE, POINT BREAKS, READ KEROUAC, RIGHTS, ROCKS, SACRED SITES, SCALLOPED BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SPARKLING WATER, TREES, VIEWS FROM HIGHER GROUND -
The End of Love
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The End of Love
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020
Price of Original: $632Artwork Notes | The End of Love
We knew things were about to get interesting, news of the pandemic was just ramping up in February. And here I was in Tourist Central, painting one of Monterey’s iconic focal points. We were not social distancing. We were in each other’s faces, breathing each other’s breath, like lovers but still strangers from all different parts of the world. The sun was setting and things were about to change. The Distance was about to come to us all – that new cold distance where fear would become an illegitimate surrogate for love.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 02/16/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Central California
Sub-Region: Monterey
Road Trip! Big Sur 2020Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Had to Sleep in My Van
Miles Hiked: Less than 1 Mile
Hiking Terrain: Pounding Pavement
Access Logistics: Fence or Gate Hopping Required
Biological Hazards: Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic
Anthropological Hazards: Crowds with Lots of Questions, Language Barrier, People Drinking
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Big Sur 2020, Biological Hazards, Central California, Crowds with Lots of Questions, Fence or Gate Hopping Required, Free Range Road Trips, Had to Sleep in My Van, Hiking, Hiking Terrain, Landscapes, Language Barrier, Less than 1 Mile, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Monterey, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic, People Drinking, Plein Air, Pounding Pavement, Subject, The California Coast, Travel Tags: ARCHITECTURE, BENDING LINES OF SWELL, BUOYS, CYPRESS, EVENING LIGHT, LEFTS, PEOPLE, POINT BREAKS, ROCKS, SANDY BEACHES, SCALLOPED BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, TREES -
This Machine Converts Money into Noise
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This Machine Converts Money into Noise
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020Artwork Notes | This Machine Converts Money into Noise
The pandemic didn’t slow me down, it was a combination of other things; my dad’s health was certainly a heavy weight to carry, but there was also a long overdue website overhaul that took far longer than I’d ever expected. ⠀
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For a brief window back in mid-summer it seemed the covid restrictions were easing a bit, Dad’s health was stabilized, the site rebuild was complete and I could see daylight at last. We ventured south for a quick visit so pops could see his grandkids, enjoyed a much needed anniversary date with my wife, and even heard a live piano player on State Street in Santa Barbara. It nearly brought me to tears just he... read more
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 08/11/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Southern California
Sub-Region: VenturaPlein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Had to Sleep in My Van
Vehicular Logistics: Painted From my Van
Mobile Studio: Painted from Roof Platform on Van
Biological Hazards: Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Heavy Winds
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Had to Sleep in My Van, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Painted From my Van, Painted from Roof Platform on Van, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Heavy Winds, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic, Plein Air, Southern California, Subject, The California Coast, Travel, Vehicular Logistics, Ventura, Weather Tags: ARCHITECTURE, BUILDINGS, CARS, COMMISSIONED WORK, MACHINE SHOPS, PERSONAL FAVORITES, PLACES NOBODY MIGHT HAVE EVER STOOD AND PAINTED BEFORE, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, TRUCKS, VANS -
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 -
La Novena
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La Novena
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 08/06/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Southern California
Sub-Region: Ventura
Road Trip! Southern California Catalina Ventura San Diego Orange County Van Smashed Could Have Died With My Wife in Gnarly Car Wreck at Rincon Point 2020Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Had to Sleep in My Van
Miles Hiked: Less than 1 Mile
Hiking Terrain: Pounding Pavement
Biological Hazards: Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic
Anthropological Hazards: Crowds with Lots of Questions, People Drinking, Sketchy Human Interactions
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Crowds with Lots of Questions, Free Range Road Trips, Had to Sleep in My Van, Hiking, Hiking Terrain, Landscapes, Less than 1 Mile, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic, People Drinking, Plein Air, Pounding Pavement, Sketchy Human Interactions, Southern California, Southern California Catalina Ventura San Diego Orange County Van Smashed Could Have Died With My Wife in Gnarly Car Wreck at Rincon Point 2020, Subject, The California Coast, Travel, Ventura, Weather Tags: AFTERNOON LIGHT, AQUEDUCTS, BUILDINGS, CHURCHES, CITIES AND TOWNS, COMMISSIONED WORK, FLAGS AND WEATHER VANES, MISSIONS OF CALIFORNIA, NORFOLK PINES THAT WERE PLANTED IN ORDER TO USE FOR MASTS FOR SAILING SHIPS, PEOPLE, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, STREETS, TREES -
Out of the Strong, Something Sweet
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Out of the Strong, Something Sweet
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 06/24/2020
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
Biological Hazards: High Grass- Tick Country!, Mosquitoes
Anthropological Hazards: Other Painters
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
Temperature: Uncomfortably Warm
SKU: N/A Categories: 1-2 Miles, 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, High Grass- Tick Country!, Hiking, Humboldt, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Mosquitoes, Northern California, Not the California Coast, Other Painters, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Plein Air, Somewhere in California (Just not the Coast), Subject, Temperature, The California Coast, The Greatest Collector Ever, Uncomfortably Warm, Weather Tags: DIRT ROADS, DOUBLE-TRACK, OAKS, ROADS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, TREES, WILDFLOWERS -
California Responding to a Global Crisis
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California Responding to a Global Crisis
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020Artwork Notes | California Responding to a Global Crisis
Yeah, this is a big one we’re going through. But we’ve gone through others. This is how global crises look here on the southwestern edge of America. ⠀
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I arrived to visit my father after a series of strokes left him housebound to the home where I was raised in Long Beach. It was decidedly un-edgy suburbia, but we’d still see Snoop buying shoes at the mall, and during Rodney King riots we saw pillars of smoke through the living room windows. It’s not that different from the home where he was raised either. Straight outta Compton you could say, but Compton was just another suburb back then. ⠀
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But Grandpa wasn... read more
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 08/09/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Southern California
Sub-Region: Orange County
Road Trip! Southern California Catalina Ventura San Diego Orange County Van Smashed Could Have Died With My Wife in Gnarly Car Wreck at Rincon Point 2020Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Had to Sleep in My Van
Miles Hiked: Less than 1 Mile
Hiking Terrain: Pounding Pavement
Access Logistics: Sneaky Public Access Easement
Biological Hazards: Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic
Anthropological Hazards: Crowds with Lots of Questions, Surfers Are The Worst
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
Temperature: Cooking Hot
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Cooking Hot, Crowds with Lots of Questions, Free Range Road Trips, Had to Sleep in My Van, Hiking, Hiking Terrain, Landscapes, Less than 1 Mile, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Orange County, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic, Plein Air, Pounding Pavement, Sneaky Public Access Easement, Southern California, Southern California Catalina Ventura San Diego Orange County Van Smashed Could Have Died With My Wife in Gnarly Car Wreck at Rincon Point 2020, Subject, Surfers Are The Worst, Temperature, The California Coast, Travel, Weather Tags: AFTERNOON LIGHT, BEACH BREAKS, COMMISSIONED WORK, FROM THE BEACH, ICEPLANT, LIFEGUARD TOWERS, LIMONIUMS (SEA LAVENDER/STATICE), PALM TREES, PEOPLE, PIERS, SANDY BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, UMBRELLAS, VOLLEYBALL NETS -
Twentytwenty
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Twentytwenty
Original Size: 36" x 18"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020Artwork Notes | Twentytwenty
Twentytwenty doesn’t need much introduction. We’ve all been caught in this storm. That’s what this painting is about.
But there is a bit more backstory to it that some of you might not be aware of. This piece was started live on location at the Dunehouse in Manila, CA as a benefit for Friends of the Dunes. Unable to host their annual event on site due to it being 2020 and all, they were still able to manage to have the Spindrifters come belt out some live tunes for an hour and a half last week while I set up outside and painted to their rhythms. After so many months of not hearing live music in person, let alone being able to paint along, it was a ... read more
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Artwork Method: Live Art, Studio Landscapes
Location/Event: With the Spindrifters @ The Dune House, Manila, CA
Date Painted: 06/09/2020
Nonprofit Beneficiary: The Friends of the Dunes
Funds Raised: $2300
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: Humboldt
Region: I Made This One Up
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Humboldt, I Made This One Up, Imaginations, Landscapes, Live Art, Medium, Method, Northern California, Not the California Coast, Studio Landscapes, Subject, The California Coast Tags: BEACH BREAKS, DARK AND MOODY, FROM THE BEACH, LEFTS, RAIN AND SHOWERS, RAINBOWS, RIGHTS AND LEFTS, SANDY BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SHAPE: VERY HORIZONTAL, SHOREPOUND AND WOMP -
Repeater
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Repeater
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020Artwork Notes | Repeater
Repeating patterns everywhere you look. Some patterns we wish we could break. Some patterns break us instead. And some patterns touch the heavens as her clouds roll in on those darker days.
Not this day. This day was bright like the eyes of a child whose father makes it home alive.
The man in uniform called me by name. A quick hello and he continued down the path. After he’d gone and for another while after that, I puzzled how he knew my name, trying to place his face in the graveyard of my faded memory- but he was nowhere to be found. Wrong graveyard. He was in the here and now as he came back up the path.
“The most beautiful place in California”, he cal... read more
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 08/08/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Southern California
Sub-Region: San Diego
Road Trip! Southern California Catalina Ventura San Diego Orange County Van Smashed Could Have Died With My Wife in Gnarly Car Wreck at Rincon Point 2020Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Had to Sleep in My Van
Miles Hiked: Less than 1 Mile
Hiking Terrain: Pounding Pavement
Access Logistics: Awkwardly Close to Cars or Trains
Biological Hazards: Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
Temperature: Cooking Hot
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Awkwardly Close to Cars or Trains, Biological Hazards, Cooking Hot, Free Range Road Trips, Had to Sleep in My Van, Hiking, Hiking Terrain, Landscapes, Less than 1 Mile, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic, Plein Air, Pounding Pavement, San Diego, Southern California, Southern California Catalina Ventura San Diego Orange County Van Smashed Could Have Died With My Wife in Gnarly Car Wreck at Rincon Point 2020, Subject, Temperature, The California Coast, Travel, Weather Tags: BLUEBIRD DAYS, BOATS, BRIDGES, BUILDINGS, CEMETERIES, CITIES AND TOWNS, COMMISSIONED WORK, HARBORS, JETTIES, MILITARILY SPEAKING, SAILBOATS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, TREES, VIEWS FROM HIGHER GROUND -
Spring in July
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Spring in July
Original Size: 16" x 12"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 07/16/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: Mendocino
Road Trip! Mendemic 2020Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Had to Sleep in My Van
Miles Hiked: 2-4 Miles
Access Logistics: Sneaky Public Access Easement
Geological Hazards: Awkward Footing on Uneven Terrain, Steep or Unstable Cliffs
Biological Hazards: High Grass- Tick Country!, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic
SKU: N/A Categories: 2-4 Miles, 2020, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Awkward Footing on Uneven Terrain, Biological Hazards, Free Range Road Trips, Geological Hazards, Had to Sleep in My Van, High Grass- Tick Country!, Hiking, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Mendemic 2020, Mendocino, Method, Miles Hiked, Northern California, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic, Plein Air, Private Collections, Sneaky Public Access Easement, Steep or Unstable Cliffs, Subject, The California Coast, The Greatest Collector Ever, Travel Tags: BARNS, BENDING LINES OF SWELL, BUILDINGS, CYPRESS, DRY GRASS, FOG, LOOKING DOWN FROM STEEP CLIFFS, OVERCAST, POCKET BEACHES, POPPIES, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SHOREPOUND AND WOMP, WATERFALLS, WILDFLOWERS -
Burn No Bridges
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Burn No Bridges
Original Size: 16" x 12"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 07/14/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: Mendocino
Road Trip! Mendemic 2020Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Had to Sleep in My Van
Miles Hiked: 1-2 Miles
Biological Hazards: High Grass- Tick Country!, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Stupid Strong Wind that I had No Business Trying to Paint In
SKU: N/A Categories: 1-2 Miles, 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Free Range Road Trips, Had to Sleep in My Van, High Grass- Tick Country!, Hiking, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Mendemic 2020, Mendocino, Method, Miles Hiked, Northern California, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic, Painted in Stupid Strong Wind that I had No Business Trying to Paint In, Plein Air, Subject, The California Coast, Travel, Weather Tags: AFTERNOON LIGHT, BENDING LINES OF SWELL, BRIDGES, BRIDGES THAT ARE REALLY JUST FALLEN TREES, ICEPLANT, JUST NATURE, ROCKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL -
Making Amends
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Making Amends
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 07/14/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: Mendocino
Road Trip! Mendemic 2020Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Had to Sleep in My Van
Geological Hazards: Awkward Footing on Uneven Terrain, Steep or Unstable Cliffs
Biological Hazards: Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic
Anthropological Hazards:
Weather Logistics: Fog Battle
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Awkward Footing on Uneven Terrain, Biological Hazards, Fog Battle, Free Range Road Trips, Geological Hazards, Had to Sleep in My Van, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Mendemic 2020, Mendocino, Method, Northern California, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic, Plein Air, Steep or Unstable Cliffs, Subject, The California Coast, Travel, Weather Tags: ARCHES, COMMISSIONED WORK, CYPRESS, DRY GRASS, FLOWERS, FOG BANKS, FOG CREEPING OVER THE HILLS, JUST NATURE, LOOKING DOWN FROM STEEP CLIFFS, MORNING LIGHT, POCKET BEACHES, ROCKS, SEA ARCHES, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, WILDFLOWERS -
Fair Wages
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Fair Wages
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 07/13/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: Mendocino
Road Trip! Mendemic 2020Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Had to Sleep in My Van
Vehicular Logistics: Painted From my Van
Mobile Studio: Painted from Roof Platform on Van
Access Logistics: The Shoulder of a Busy Road/Highway
Biological Hazards: Food/Drink Delivered and Consumed While Painting, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Heavy Winds
Temperature: Uncomfortably Warm
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Food/Drink Delivered and Consumed While Painting, Free Range Road Trips, Had to Sleep in My Van, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Mendemic 2020, Mendocino, Method, Northern California, Painted From my Van, Painted from Roof Platform on Van, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted in Heavy Winds, Painted in Public During a Global Pandemic, Plein Air, Subject, Temperature, The California Coast, The Shoulder of a Busy Road/Highway, Travel, Uncomfortably Warm, Vehicular Logistics, Weather Tags: BLUEBIRD DAYS, CEMETERIES, FLOWERS, FOG BANKS, LOOKING DOWN FROM STEEP CLIFFS, POCKET BEACHES, RIGHTS, ROCKS, SANDY BEACHES, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, UMBELLIFERS, WILDFLOWERS -
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 -
Two For One
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Two For One
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020Artwork Notes | Two For One
I was here to paint the view for a couple who were married here. I painted a quick one the night before and seeing how crowded it was here on the covid coast of California, I was very thankful to have permission to park and camp behind this private property’s gate. It’s hectic out there, but it’s as easy as ever on this side. Or so I thought.
It was a long night in the van. When you’re at home and your usual good health takes a wrong turn you can hide out for days at a time under your pillow. You can call a friend for help. You can stand under a hot shower for as long as it takes.
But when things go south on the road, alone in an unfamiliar place, and you... read more
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 05/24/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: MarinPlein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Had to Sleep in My Van
Access Logistics: Private Property
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Had to Sleep in My Van, Landscapes, Logistics, Marin, Medium, Method, Northern California, Painted With Permission, Plein Air, Private Property, Subject, The California Coast, Travel Tags: BAYS, BEACH BREAKS, COMMISSIONED WORK, ESTUARIES AND WETLANDS, EUCALYPTUS, EVERGREENS, FLOWERS, GREEN GRASS, HAVE A SEAT, KEEP OFF THE GRASS, LAGOONS, MORNING LIGHT, PALM TREES, RETAINING WALLS, SANDY BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, STONEWORK, TREES -
Wreathed in Gold
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Wreathed in Gold
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020Artwork Notes | Wreathed in Gold
May. 2020. Arriving late in the day. The winding road to the coast dipped at turns and barreled straight through the blinding sun around each bend- a supercharged conduit for heavy traffic heading both ways in a rush toward whatever version of “stay-at-home” they were playing today.
A motorcyclist behind my van wasn’t having it. He made his move and flew past me and the little hatchback in front of me. I wondered what he was in such a rush for. I wondered what everyone else was so eager for as well. I knew I was hoping to reach the coast with enough time to get a painting done before ending this long drive of a day. I figured if I had my reason, everyone else h... read more
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 05/23/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: MarinPlein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Had to Sleep in My Van
Access Logistics: Private Property
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
SKU: N/A Categories: 2020, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Had to Sleep in My Van, Landscapes, Logistics, Marin, Medium, Method, Northern California, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted With Permission, Plein Air, Private Property, Subject, The California Coast, Travel, Weather Tags: BAYS, BEACH BREAKS, ESTUARIES AND WETLANDS, EVERGREENS, FLOWERS, GOLDEN LIGHT, GREEN GRASS, KEEP OFF THE GRASS, LAGOONS, PALM TREES, SANDY BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SPARKLING WATER, SUN GLARE, SUNSETS, TREES -
22 Miles to Go
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22 Miles to Go
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020
Notes:A bright morning and a fine start to the last road trip I took before everything got put on hold in 2020. In spite of how the title makes it sound, I certainly did not have another 22 miles to go neither by car nor on foot. It was a short walk from the road and back to paint this one and I was heading another 50 miles or so to Big Sur after this. The 22 mile reference has to do with the distance across the bay to the far-off blue ridge of land in the background, and the collector I painted this for who often paddles that 22 mile crossing for fun. That blows my mind. I get winded just paddling out to a lineup on a chest high day. I guess I will always have another 22 miles to go.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 02/16/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Central California
Sub-Region: Monterey
Road Trip! Big Sur 2020Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: Had to Sleep in My Van
Miles Hiked: 1-2 Miles
Hiking Terrain: Trudging Through Soft Sand
Anthropological Hazards: Other Painters
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
SKU: N/A Categories: 1-2 Miles, 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Big Sur 2020, Central California, Free Range Road Trips, Had to Sleep in My Van, Hiking, Hiking Terrain, Landscapes, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Monterey, Other Painters, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Plein Air, Subject, The California Coast, Travel, Trudging Through Soft Sand, Weather Tags: COMMISSIONED WORK, FENCES, MORNING LIGHT, PATHS, PEOPLE, SAND DUNES, SANDY BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, TRAILS -
Precipice
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Precipice
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2020Artwork Notes | Precipice
My sister loved this beach⠀
With it’s small rocks worn smooth ⠀
Tumbled in their own strange victory⠀
A full spectrum of color⠀
Joseph’s coat made of earth⠀
No wonder his brothers sold him⠀
Jealousy runs deep in the quest for treasure⠀
What good are these precious stones anyway?⠀
Were they not made to be coveted by thy neighbor?⠀
And yet my sister envied nobody⠀
She saw treasure in the ordinary stones⠀
The ones that are left behind⠀
We didn’t know at the time⠀
She was about to leave us behind⠀
To live our ordinary lives⠀
On the edge of this precipice⠀
It’s a long... read more
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 03/15/2020
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: HumboldtPlein Air Logistics:
Miles Hiked: 1-2 Miles
Hiking Terrain: Deep Creek or River Crossing, Full-On Bushwhacking
Access Logistics: Sneaky Public Access Easement
Geological Hazards: Steep or Unstable Cliffs
Botanical Hazards: Lots of Poison Oak!, Thorns and Brambles
Biological Hazards: High Grass- Tick Country!, Ticks Observed on Skin or Clothing
SKU: N/A Categories: 1-2 Miles, 2020, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Botanical Hazards, Deep Creek or River Crossing, Full-On Bushwhacking, Geological Hazards, High Grass- Tick Country!, Hiking, Hiking Terrain, Humboldt, Landscapes, Logistics, Lots of Poison Oak!, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Northern California, Plein Air, Sneaky Public Access Easement, Steep or Unstable Cliffs, Subject, The California Coast, The Greatest Collector Ever, Thorns and Brambles, Ticks Observed on Skin or Clothing Tags: COAST CHAPARRAL, COMMISSIONED WORK, EVERGREENS, FLOWING INTO THE SEA, FOG BANKS, GREEN GRASS, LEFTS, LOOKING DOWN FROM STEEP CLIFFS, MORNING LIGHT, ON THE ROCKS, PLACES NOBODY MIGHT HAVE EVER STOOD AND PAINTED BEFORE, POINT BREAKS, REDWOODS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, ROOTS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, STEEP CLIFF FACES, THE IDES OF MARCH, TREES, VIEWS FROM HIGHER GROUND, WATCH YOUR STEP -
The Blessing of the Fleet
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The Blessing of the Fleet
Original Size: 32" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2019
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Artwork Method: Studio Landscapes
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: Humboldt
SKU: N/A Categories: 2019, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Humboldt, Landscapes, Medium, Method, Northern California, Studio Landscapes, Subject, The California Coast Tags: BAYS, BENDING LINES OF SWELL, BOAT HOISTS, BOATS, BUILDINGS, COMMISSIONED WORK, EVERGREENS, FERNS, FLOWING INTO THE SEA, FOG BANKS, HANGING MOSS, HARBORS, MARINAS, ON THE ROCKS, PIERS, PLACES NOBODY MIGHT HAVE EVER STOOD AND PAINTED BEFORE, REDWOODS, RIGHTS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, SACRED SITES, SANDBARS, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SHAPE: VERY HORIZONTAL, SPARKLING WATER, SUN RAYS, TREES, VIEWS FROM COLLECTORS HOUSES -
An Invitation
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An Invitation
Original Size: 16" x 12"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2019
Notes:I read the invitation on the last falling leaves of our apple tree. Fall days like this are the best. “Come as you are” is all it said. So we went. Barefoot and happy.
Soon enough I found myself standing on the wet sand while painting this one as this shaded creek flowed out to sea around and beneath my feet, pulling no small part of my life-force from my frozen soles and out to sea with it.
Next time I get invited to this party, I’m gonna bring boots. Just in case.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 11/03/2019
Region Depicted in Painting: Northern California
Sub-Region: HumboldtPlein Air Logistics:
Miles Hiked: Less than 1 Mile
Temperature: Uncomfortably Cool
SKU: N/A Categories: 2019, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Hiking, Humboldt, Landscapes, Less than 1 Mile, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Northern California, Plein Air, Subject, Temperature, The California Coast, Uncomfortably Cool Tags: AFTERNOON LIGHT, BEACH BREAKS, BLUEBIRD DAYS, FLOWING INTO THE SEA, FROM THE BEACH, JUST NATURE, POCKET BEACHES, REFLECTIONS IN WET SAND, RIGHTS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, ROCKS, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SPARKLING WATER, SUN GLARE -
Rise and Shine
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Rise and Shine
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2019
Notes:Painted this one on location close to home on a November morning back in 2019. It was one of those days we don’t get very often here, perfect conditions, no wind, crystal clear… just not quite clear enough to see what was about to go down in a few short months.
When I look at my paintings from these days it’s like remembering a different version of myself, stirring a strange nostalgia for simpler troubles before the world turned upside down with disruption.
But the truth is that on this clear morning here in 2021 the light still fills the air around us.
Time to get moving.
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 11/02/2019
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
Access Logistics: The Shoulder of a Busy Road/Highway
Anthropological Hazards: Other Painters
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
SKU: N/A Categories: 2019, Access Logistics, 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, The Greatest Collector Ever, The Shoulder of a Busy Road/Highway, Vehicular Logistics, Weather Tags: BENDING LINES OF SWELL, BLUEBIRD DAYS, EVERGREENS, JUST NATURE, LOOKING BACK TOWARD LAND, MORNING LIGHT, SCALLOPED BEACHES, SEA STACKS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SPARKLING WATER, SUN GLARE, TREES -
Between the Music and the Beer
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Between the Music and the Beer
Original Size: 36" x 24"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2019
Notes:This was also a live painting done just recently at a benefit for a local nonprofit called Friends of the Dunes. I’ve been painting at their annual wine-sipping event for the last 6 years or so and always have a good time. This day was no different, but it was a bright sunny day, unlike some years, and I was supposed to set up and paint outside. I’d prefer to have been in the shade, but all the tents were sorta spoken for, so what was I to do? The obvious thing of course- wedge myself right in between the live music tent and the beer tent. I may not be smart, but I’m no dummy. Good times once again.
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Artwork Method: Live Art
Location/Event: Wine by the Sea @ The Dune House, Manila, CA
Date Painted: 10/05/2019
Nonprofit Beneficiary: Friends of the Dunes
Funds Raised: $400
Region: I Made This One Up
SKU: N/A Categories: 2019, Acrylic on Canvas, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, I Made This One Up, Imaginations, Landscapes, Live Art, Medium, Method, Not the California Coast, Subject Tags: ARCING CLOUDS, BEACH BREAKS, BORDERS, DUNEGRASS, FLOWING WATER VIBES, FOG BANKS, FREE BEER, FREE FOOD, FROM THE BEACH, JUST NATURE, PLACES THAT AREN'T REAL PLACES, RIGHTS, SAND DUNES, SANDBARS, SANDY BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SPARKLING WATER, WAVES -
Beneath the Surface
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Beneath the Surface
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2019
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 09/07/2019
Region: Italy
Road Trip! Italy 2019Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: International Travel Hauling Art Gear Through TSA Checkpoints
Miles Hiked: Less than 1 Mile
Access Logistics: Sneaky Public Access Easement
Biological Hazards: Food/Drink Delivered and Consumed While Painting
Anthropological Hazards: Crowds with Lots of Questions, Language Barrier
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
Temperature: Cooking Hot
SKU: N/A Categories: 2019, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Cooking Hot, Crowds with Lots of Questions, Food/Drink Delivered and Consumed While Painting, Free Range Road Trips, Hiking, International Travel Hauling Art Gear Through TSA Checkpoints, Italy, Italy 2019, Landscapes, Language Barrier, Less than 1 Mile, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Not the California Coast, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Plein Air, Sneaky Public Access Easement, Subject, Temperature, Travel, Weather Tags: ANCIENT RUINS, ARCHES, ARCHITECTURE, BAYS, BUILDINGS, BUSTED UP CONCRETE, CALIFORNITALIA, CITIES AND TOWNS, EVERGREENS, FREE BEER, ITALIAN PINES, LOOKING BACK TOWARD LAND, LOOKING DOWN FROM STEEP CLIFFS, PEOPLE, POCKET BEACHES, ROMAN CONCRETE, SANDY BEACHES, SCALLOPED BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SUBMERGED ROCKS, SUBMERGED ROMAN CONCRETE, TREES, UMBRELLAS -
The City by the Bay
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The City by the Bay
Original Size: 16" x 12"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2019
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 09/08/2019
Region: Italy
Road Trip! Italy 2019Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: International Travel Hauling Art Gear Through TSA Checkpoints
Parking Logistics: Hungry Parking Meters
Miles Hiked: 1-2 Miles
Hiking Terrain: Pounding Pavement
Vehicular Logistics: Extra Vehicular Assistance Needed
Extra-Vehicular Requirements: Drop Off Required
Access Logistics: Fence or Gate Hopping Required, Private Property
Geological Hazards: Awkward Footing on Uneven Terrain
Botanical Hazards: Thorns and Brambles
Biological Hazards: Human Waste, Trash, and Debris
Anthropological Hazards: Language Barrier
Weather Logistics: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade
Temperature: Cooking Hot
SKU: N/A Categories: 1-2 Miles, 2019, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Awkward Footing on Uneven Terrain, Biological Hazards, Botanical Hazards, Cooking Hot, Drop Off Required, Extra Vehicular Assistance Needed, Fence or Gate Hopping Required, Free Range Road Trips, Geological Hazards, Hiking, Hiking Terrain, Human Waste, Trash, and Debris, Hungry Parking Meters, International Travel Hauling Art Gear Through TSA Checkpoints, Italy, Italy 2019, Landscapes, Language Barrier, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Not the California Coast, Painted in Full Sun with no Shade, Painted Without Permission, Parking, Plein Air, Pounding Pavement, Private Property, Subject, Temperature, Thorns and Brambles, Travel, Vehicular Logistics, Weather Tags: ANCIENT RUINS, ARCHES, ARCHITECTURE, BAYS, BOATS, BUILDINGS, CALIFORNITALIA, CASTLES, CHURCHES, CITIES AND TOWNS, DOCKS, HARBORS, LOOKING BACK TOWARD LAND, MARINAS, PLACES THAT WERE BOMBED IN WW2, REAL CASTLES, RETAINING WALLS, ROADS, ROMAN CONCRETE, SAILBOATS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, STONEWORK, WALLS -
Doubting Thomas and the Pope
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Doubting Thomas and the Pope
Original Size: 16" x 12"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2019
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 09/08/2019
Region: Italy
Road Trip! Italy 2019Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: International Travel Hauling Art Gear Through TSA Checkpoints
Miles Hiked: 1-2 Miles
Hiking Terrain: Trudging Through Soft Sand
Anthropological Hazards: Crowds with Lots of Questions, Language Barrier
SKU: N/A Categories: 1-2 Miles, 2019, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Crowds with Lots of Questions, Free Range Road Trips, Hiking, Hiking Terrain, International Travel Hauling Art Gear Through TSA Checkpoints, Italy, Italy 2019, Landscapes, Language Barrier, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Not the California Coast, Plein Air, Subject, Travel, Trudging Through Soft Sand Tags: ANCIENT RUINS, BEACH BREAKS, BOATS, BUILDINGS, CALIFORNITALIA, CASTLES, FROM THE BEACH, LEFTS, PEOPLE, REAL CASTLES, RIGHTS AND LEFTS, ROMAN CONCRETE, SAILBOATS, SANDY BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SINGLE-FINS, SPARKLING WATER, SURFBOARDS, THE FIRST* SURFER IN ITALY, UMBRELLAS, WAVES -
Solitaire
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Solitaire
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2019
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 09/10/2019
Region: Italy
Road Trip! Italy 2019Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: International Travel Hauling Art Gear Through TSA Checkpoints
Miles Hiked: 2-4 Miles
Hiking Terrain: Pounding Pavement
Biological Hazards: Mosquitoes
Anthropological Hazards: Crowds with Lots of Questions, Language Barrier
Temperature: Uncomfortably Warm
SKU: N/A Categories: 2-4 Miles, 2019, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Crowds with Lots of Questions, Free Range Road Trips, Hiking, Hiking Terrain, International Travel Hauling Art Gear Through TSA Checkpoints, Italy, Italy 2019, Landscapes, Language Barrier, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Mosquitoes, Not the California Coast, Plein Air, Pounding Pavement, Subject, Temperature, Travel, Uncomfortably Warm Tags: ANCIENT RUINS, ARCHITECTURE, BAYS, BEACH BREAKS, BUILDINGS, CALIFORNITALIA, CHURCHES, CITIES AND TOWNS, DRY GRASS, EVERGREENS, ITALIAN PINES, LOOKING BACK TOWARD LAND, LOOKING DOWN FROM STEEP CLIFFS, MORNING LIGHT, PERSONAL FAVORITES, RETAINING WALLS, ROADS, ROMAN CONCRETE, SACRED SITES, SANDY BEACHES, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SINGING BADLY WHILE PAINTING, STONEWORK, TREES, UMBRELLAS, VIEWS FROM HIGHER GROUND, WALLS -
Facts and Fiction
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Facts and Fiction
Original Size: 16" x 12"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2019
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 09/09/2019
Region: Italy
Road Trip! Italy 2019Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: International Travel Hauling Art Gear Through TSA Checkpoints
Miles Hiked: 1-2 Miles
Hiking Terrain: Pounding Pavement, Trudging Through Soft Sand
Access Logistics: Sneaky Public Access Easement
Geological Hazards: Surging Waves/ Wet Boots
Biological Hazards:
Anthropological Hazards: Crowds with Lots of Questions, Language Barrier
SKU: N/A Categories: 1-2 Miles, 2019, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Crowds with Lots of Questions, Free Range Road Trips, Geological Hazards, Hiking, Hiking Terrain, International Travel Hauling Art Gear Through TSA Checkpoints, Italy, Italy 2019, Landscapes, Language Barrier, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Not the California Coast, Plein Air, Pounding Pavement, Sneaky Public Access Easement, Subject, Surging Waves/ Wet Boots, Travel, Trudging Through Soft Sand Tags: ANCIENT RUINS, ARCHES, ARCHITECTURE, ARCING CLOUDS, BUILDINGS, CALIFORNITALIA, FROM THE BEACH, ITALIAN PINES, PAINTED WITH MY FEET IN WET SAND, REFLECTIONS IN WET SAND, RETAINING WALLS, RIGHTS, ROMAN CONCRETE, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SUBMERGED ROMAN CONCRETE, SUNSETS -
The Father, the Son, and a Very Still Wind
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The Father, the Son, and a Very Still Wind
Original Size: 20" x 16"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2019
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 09/11/2019
Region: Italy
Road Trip! Italy 2019Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: International Travel Hauling Art Gear Through TSA Checkpoints
Miles Hiked: Less than 1 Mile
Hiking Terrain: Pounding Pavement
Anthropological Hazards: Language Barrier
Temperature: Uncomfortably Warm
SKU: N/A Categories: 2019, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Free Range Road Trips, Hiking, Hiking Terrain, International Travel Hauling Art Gear Through TSA Checkpoints, Italy, Italy 2019, Landscapes, Language Barrier, Less than 1 Mile, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Not the California Coast, Plein Air, Pounding Pavement, Subject, Temperature, Travel, Uncomfortably Warm Tags: ANCIENT RUINS, ARCHES, ARCHITECTURE, ARCING CLOUDS, BAYS, BOATS, BUILDINGS, CALIFORNITALIA, CHURCHES, DOCKS, FISHING, FLAGS AND WEATHER VANES, GOTHIC ARCHES, HARBORS, LOOKING BACK TOWARD LAND, MARINAS, MORNING LIGHT, PEOPLE, PLACES THAT WERE BOMBED IN WW2, ROMAN CONCRETE, SAILBOATS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, STEPS AND STAIRWAYS, THE CROSS -
Architecture, As a Weapon
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Architecture, As a Weapon
Original Size: 16" x 12"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2019
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 09/11/2019
Region: Italy
Road Trip! Italy 2019Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: International Travel Hauling Art Gear Through TSA Checkpoints
Parking Logistics: Hungry Parking Meters
Miles Hiked: 1-2 Miles
Access Logistics: Sneaky Public Access Easement
Biological Hazards: Mosquitoes
Anthropological Hazards: Language Barrier
SKU: N/A Categories: 1-2 Miles, 2019, Access Logistics, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Free Range Road Trips, Hiking, Hungry Parking Meters, International Travel Hauling Art Gear Through TSA Checkpoints, Italy, Italy 2019, Landscapes, Language Barrier, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Mosquitoes, Not the California Coast, Parking, Plein Air, Sneaky Public Access Easement, Subject, Travel Tags: ANCIENT RUINS, ARCHITECTURE, BOATS, BUILDINGS, CALIFORNITALIA, CASTLES, GATED COMMUNITY, LOOKING DOWN FROM STEEP CLIFFS, PLACES THAT WERE BOMBED IN WW2, REAL CASTLES, RETAINING WALLS, ROMAN CONCRETE, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, STONEWORK, VIEWS FROM HIGHER GROUND -
Cloud Theory
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Cloud Theory
Original Size: 16" x 12"
Artwork Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2019
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Artwork Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 09/14/2019
Region: Italy
Road Trip! Italy 2019Plein Air Logistics:
Travel Logistics: International Travel Hauling Art Gear Through TSA Checkpoints
Miles Hiked: Less than 1 Mile
Biological Hazards: Food/Drink Delivered and Consumed While Painting
Anthropological Hazards: Crowds with Lots of Questions, Language Barrier, Other Painters, People Drinking, Surfers Are The Worst
SKU: N/A Categories: 2019, Acrylic on Canvas, Anthropological Hazards, Artwork, Artwork Timeline, Biological Hazards, Crowds with Lots of Questions, Food/Drink Delivered and Consumed While Painting, Free Range Road Trips, Hiking, International Travel Hauling Art Gear Through TSA Checkpoints, Italy, Italy 2019, Landscapes, Language Barrier, Less than 1 Mile, Logistics, Medium, Method, Miles Hiked, Not the California Coast, Other Painters, People Drinking, Plein Air, Subject, Surfers Are The Worst, Travel Tags: ARTISTS, CALIFORNITALIA, FLAGS AND WEATHER VANES, FREE BEER, FROM THE BEACH, GOLDEN LIGHT, NIMBUS SURF CLUB, PEOPLE, RESPECT, RICKI BROTINI'S COSMIC TEEPEE, RIGHTS, SHAPE: HORIZONTAL, SINGLE-FINS, SURFBOARDS, THE FIRST ITALIAN SURFER, THE FIRST* SURFER IN ITALY, UMBRELLAS
