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Current Archive: Plein Air


Painted on location, these are more than just paintings, they are physical artifacts forged on the edge of the earth. Analog long-exposure images made with a camera built out of human flesh and spirit. A reaction to the surroundings in their moment of creation.




Out of the Lighthouse and Into the Light

Original Size: 16" x 12"

Just a reminder to never abandon your light.You will wind up empty, forlorn.Graffiti on your...

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Motel California

Original Size: 20" x 16"

I know you guys think my job is super easy. Just cruise around and paint...

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Hallowed Ground

Original Size: 20" x 16"

William Wendt was a master of California Impressionism, a distinct school of impressionist art forged...

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Grounded

Original Size: 16" x 12"

I painted this boat a few years ago, grounded hopelessly on the rocks in a...

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Meet Me in St. Louis

Original Size: 16" x 12"

A little further than the road will take you, this little cove is accessed mainly...

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A Pier Then Disappear

Original Size: 12" x 12"

Ok, let’s circle back to the Italian dairy farms that took root here in 1860’s…...

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Red and Gold

Original Size: 12" x 12"

Corralina, it’s the Italian word for coral, and though no coral is found in this...

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La Meccanica in un Momento de Pace

Original Size: 16" x 12"

High tariffs in the newfound Kingdom of Italy in 1865 led to a large number...

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The Devil at My Heels

Original Size: 16" x 12"

The devil that was at my heels this day, wasn’t really a devil at all....

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Sir Francis Drake Was a Pirate

Original Size: 20" x 16"

It’s true, he was a full on sea-sailing, ship-boarding, plunder-stealing, off-with-yer-head-if-you cross him pirate. The...

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Ebb and Flow

Original Size: 16" x 12"

There is nothing like painting in the cool shade on a warm summer day, with...

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The Back Road

Original Size: 16" x 12"

 As it happens, on this morning all of my plans were thwarted by that mother...

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A Dissonant End

Original Size: 20" x 16"

 I’ve got no ear for harmonies, seriously. I might not be tone-deaf, but I am...

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Harmonic Convergence

Original Size: 12" x 12"

 Every little canyon has its own song I don’t have much ear for music Painting is how...

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She Loves the River

Original Size: 16" x 12"

Painted on location, 2.5 miles from the road. A challenging back-country hike with all my...

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Down by the Bay

Original Size: 20" x 16"

It’s not always hard to reach edge-of-the-earth places. My long time goal of painting the...

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Dance of Days

Original Size: 20" x 16"

I have some playlists of music that take me back to my school days- 80’s...

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To God the Best and the Greatest

Original Size: 16" x 12"

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Late Arrival

Original Size: 12" x 16"

There’s something about immersing myself in the places where I paint that is hard to...

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Left Behind

Original Size: 20" x 16"

Beautiful memories, but some days are defined by regrets, just like the cactus in many...

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Her Quiet Time

Original Size: 16" x 12"

The Chumash people lived here first. The Earth Mother’s name was Hutash, and it was...

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Down Harbor Blvd, Just Past the Airport

Original Size: 16" x 20"

It’s like standing on holy ground. I can’t believe how fortunate I am to be...

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Russian Past

Original Size: 20" x 16"

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Rogue Showers

Original Size: 20" x 16"

Spent the morning sipping coffee with some new friends who ended up buying this one....

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There Goes the Neighborhood

Original Size: 20" x 16"

You never know where tomorrow will bring you, which is why these folks commissioned this...

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