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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.




Come Out Ye Gifted Kings and Queens

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Postcard from Paradise

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Rush Hour Traffic

Original Size: 16" x 16"

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Simon Says

Original Size: 24" x 12"

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Holy Ground

Original Size: 20" x 16"

This is the view from the top of a hill that overlooks the entire crescent...

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An Unfamiliar Song

Original Size: 16" x 12"

This was the endpoint of my longest hike on this trip, 11 miles total, and...

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Wish You Were Here

Original Size: 20" x 16"

Those two old barns standing together in this distant outpost reminded me just how much...

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Island Time

Original Size: 12" x 16"

I sort of saw this one developing over a few days out here. First off,...

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Moonshine

Original Size: 16" x 12"

Painted on location from a pier on one of California’s offshore islands during a full...

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The Apex of Spring

Original Size: 20" x 16"

Visiting this hard to reach outpost of California’s coast during the Spring Equinox after a...

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Strata Various

Original Size: 16" x 12"

This headland took some serious work to get to. All said, this ended up being...

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Prey For Rain

Original Size: 12" x 16"

Deep in this prehistoric canyon, I was watching the weather shift quickly as I made...

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Trifecta: Ticks, Wind, and Poison Oak

Original Size: 16" x 12"

I didn’t have to hike far from the cabin for this one, I just wanted...

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Hold Your Ground

Original Size: 16" x 12"

I spent this morning drinking a bit too much coffee in the kitchen of a...

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Distant California

Original Size: 16" x 12"

It’s not the California coast that most of us are familiar with, but good to...

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Water Under the Bridge

Original Size: 20" x 16"

This was my first day on a trip to this fairly remote piece of California....

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The Onslaught of Spring

Original Size: 20" x 16"

Back in March I made the effort to immerse myself in this infamous superbloom* in...

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Along the Way

Original Size: 20" x 16"

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Movers and Shakers

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A quick trip to the southerlies of California brought me to this vista in search...

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Just Past the Ice Cream Truck

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Right before heading down on this trip I started hearing about these epic poppy blooms...

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Headwinds

Original Size: 20" x 16"

This is the last painting I recall painting along our local coastline before the summer...

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Sticks and Stones

Original Size: 24" x 12"

I had painted this same scene a few months prior, but only focused on the...

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Southern Vista

Original Size: 20" x 16"

This was painted months before the somewhat recent fatal bluff collapse incident. You can see...

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Bluegrass & Dunegrass

Original Size: 24" x 12"

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Marine Layers

Original Size: 20" x 16"

I enjoyed this moody midday painting. Sometimes I go to a place hunting bluebirds and...

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