Ephemeral Records
Artwork Notes
These paintings contain notes, thoughts, and written scribblings for those inclined to read…
Higher Education
My favorite part of painting this one wasn’t painting at all. It was watching my home-schooled 13 year old daughter charging the waist high lefts out there all alone, figuring out the lineup, waiting for sets, eating it, making others, and just generally getting after it. Ok. Carry on…
Primarily Speaking
One of my favorites from my “From Scratch” show. Easy to overlook, but symbolic of my whole approach to art. Flowing water vibes and a nod to the three primary colors I use. Every painting I make uses just red, yellow, blue and white. Every black, brown, green, gray or whatever is mixed individually from […]
Body of Water (The Red Door)
Reclamation
Shoebox Series XII
Sunday Skylark
A recent studio commission. I reckon if I’d tried to paint this one on location standing in the middle of PCH, I’d likely have ended up dead, hospitalized, or in jail before finishing. It’s no secret that I prefer the Studio of the Open Sky these days, but that’s not to say I don’t appreciate […]
Chasing Gold
Chipps and Salsa
Honored to be selected as the official event artist for the 2015 Luau & Legends of Surfing Invitational coming up later this summer on August 9. Every year a new artist is commissioned to create their own variation of the event location, Scripps Pier in La Jolla, CA. This incredible event has been running for 22 years […]
Just Before the Fog Never Quite Burned Off
Plein air from yesterday. Left my brush roll in the studio and had to makeshift with some random brushes dug up in the crevasses of my van. Then hiked up to this spot and went to setup and realized I left my canvas in the van, by the the time I walked all the way […]
To Air is Human
Water’s Edge
Old Haunt
Painted this one two days ago. Used to spend a lot of time up on this bluff and out in the shifting sloppy beach break out front. Haven’t painted up here in about 8 years. Shortly after setting up another painter walked up and cut right to it, “where you from?” I was laughing inside, […]
Groupthink
The result of the Live Art collaboration with Spencer Reynolds @spencerreynoldsartist last night. We’re still friends. But it was a close call for a minute there.
November Rhythms
Plein air from up the coast yesterday. Well basically plein air. I was on location and working fast to get the feeling of the place and time, but I wasn’t technically outdoors. I cheated and painted this one from the back of the van, nice to be out of the wind- it was howling out […]
Fall in California is Pretty Much the Best Thing Ever
Excuse the long title, but it’s true. I’ve been hunkered down with other projects lately and not getting out to paint as much as I’d like, so I was stoked to not let this gem of a day pass by unpainted.
Fleeting Glimpse
Painted live at Redwood Curtain brewery during a live music set from Likwefi. No plan, just paint and let the music guide the pace. Twice during the show I thought I saw a bird and tried to define it, but the more I developed it, the worse it looked as it wasn’t a planned drawing […]
Up the Coast
They took one last look at the riverAnd longed for another timeSaddened by the parade of motorhomes and methStretching from the ends of the earth to right here and right nowThey refused to join the neon funeral processionThey took their standAnd to this day they remainStillAnd beautifulAnd made of solid gold
Passing Through VI
Painted Live at Oysters and Ale benefit for Humboldt Made a few weeks ago. These live pieces are a fun outlet for me, a welcome change of pace from drawn out studio work or weather/light/location dependent plein air work. I never really know where a piece is going to go and that’s at least half […]
Free Range #33: Last Rites
Free Range #32: End of the Line
Odometer: 1499.6 miles A common theme when exploring an unfamiliar area is to drive to the end of the road, then get out and walk to the end of the trail until you can’t pass any further. Doesn’t matter if it’s a remote location or just a curious corner of your own local neighborhood, it […]
Free Range #31: Summer Cooker
Free Range #30: Fading Fast
Odometer: 1415.8 miles Hoping for a quick surf at the end of the day. Missed it. There is always the morning.
Free Range #29: This Too Shall Pass
Free Range #28: For Those Who Have Gone Before Us
Odometer: 1296.1 miles There’s a lot of history here. Native history, Spanish colonial history, surfing history, and countless other threads entwine around this focal point of the coast. As I painted this one I chatted with a local who a long time friend of a fellow coastal artist who passed away not too long ago. […]