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It’s not the crowds that get to me, it’s the questions. And truthfully even most of those are fine. My particular annoyance is when the focus of these conversations shifts straight to money. Not wanting to buy a painting either, but just wanting to know if I make a living from painting, and how much money do I make, and generally more interested in discussing money than the art being made right before their eyes. I get it, it’s what they relate with, but it gets old. If I get too many of these questions I usually put headphones and start singing loud and badly as a defense mechanism. Even that doesn’t always work, but it can help.




Low Speed Rail

Original Size: 12" x 12"

On a flat and windy day hereI asked her father for his blessingThat his only...

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All the Sons of Adam

Original Size: 20" x 16"

We throw these stonesFighting this warWe declared on sandOn BabylonAnd one another We won’tBe finishedUntil...

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Between Sessions

Original Size: 16" x 12"

This was a rough day. Had to surf twice, before and after painting this one....

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Same as She Ever Was

Original Size: 20" x 16"

Took a grueling hike in the heat of the day yesterday in search of a...

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Sabbath Day

Original Size: 30" x 24"

Three things to say about this one… First, at 30” x 24” it was much...

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Chatting With Suess #2

Original Size: 24" x 20"

From the day I was shown this view, I looked forward to painting it. A...

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Down the Path

Original Size: 20" x 16"

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Summer in April

Original Size: 12" x 24"

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Fair Weather

Original Size: 16" x 20"

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Free Range #30: Fading Fast

Original Size: 16" x 20"

Odometer: 1415.8 miles Hoping for a quick surf at the end of the day. Missed...

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Free Range #28: For Those Who Have Gone Before Us

Original Size: 12" x 12"

Odometer: 1296.1 miles There’s a lot of history here. Native history, Spanish colonial history, surfing...

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Free Range #19: Like a Bridge Over Troubled Womp

Original Size: 12" x 12"

Odometer: 887.8 miles Well, not really. I’m sure the womp down there is perfectly content...

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Free Range #18: Punk Rocks

Original Size: 12" x 16"

Odometer: 862.3 miles Beautiful coast here. Almost too beautiful for painting as it draws throngs...

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Free Range #17: Oh the Humanity

Original Size: 12" x 12"

Odometer: 800.1 miles This town is nuts. Lineups crawling with surfers of all skill levels....

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Free Range #11: Come and Go

Original Size: 16" x 20"

Odometer: 533.1 miles The fog was relentless here. Spent a lot of time noodling around...

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Free Range #8: Disappearance

Original Size: 16" x 20"

Odometer: 346.4 miles The rough and callousedFingers of landJoin handsWith the soft and nimbleFingers of...

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Carl’s Crackers

Original Size: 16" x 12"

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Time Slides Away

Original Size: 20" x 20"

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Back to Shore

Original Size: 20" x 16"

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And They Said It Would Rain

Original Size: 12" x 12"

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Hot Tomales

Original Size: 20" x 16"

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Windless

Original Size: 20" x 16"

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The Jewel X Friday Afternoon

Original Size: 20" x 20"

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The Jewel VI: Thursday Morning

Original Size: 20" x 20"

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California Poppies

Original Size: 20" x 16"

After this piece I came to the conclusion that the nearly unbearable intensity of the...

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