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    • California Portfolios
    • – Northern
      California
      • Del Norte
      • Humboldt
      • Mendocino
      • Marin | Sonoma
    • – Central
      California
      • San Francisco | San Mateo
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      Painting the California Coast, Volume One
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Current Archive: Painted in Full Sun with no Shade


I know this sounds pretty whiney, I mean how rough can it be painting the afternoon away on a sunny day on California’s coast? And I admit, it’s not that rough. But still, when there’s no shade and it’s bright out, the glare can be horrendous, and painting in sunglasses is just awkward, and it can be cooking hot, and there’s just a lot of reasons why it’s nicer to find a bit of shade. But I’m not complaining. Ok I am a little bit, but I know I have no right to do so in the big picture. Thanks for humoring me on this.




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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Eastward

Original Size: 12" x 12"

Some placesYou come toAlmost by accident OthersTakeA bit more effort NobodyComes down from the mountainWithout...

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Above the Lookout

Original Size: 12" x 12"

Quick sketch from a recent session. Spent most of this day scouting for a vantage...

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Strawberry Fields For Awhile

Original Size: 20" x 16"

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Odelay

Original Size: 20" x 16"

Named this one after the album that shares the same name from Beck, simply because...

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Hobo Lady Giving the Finger to a Freight Train # 1

Original Size: 36" x 12"

Apologies for the blurry photo, this one got away before I got a good shot...

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The Abalone Tree

Original Size: 20" x 16"

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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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Chatting With Suess #1

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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Higher Education

Original Size: 24" x 12"

My favorite part of painting this one wasn’t painting at all. It was watching my...

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Fair Weather

Original Size: 16" x 20"

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Old Haunt

Original Size: 12" x 12"

Painted this one two days ago. Used to spend a lot of time up on...

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Fall in California is Pretty Much the Best Thing Ever

Original Size: 20" x 16"

Excuse the long title, but it’s true. I’ve been hunkered down with other projects lately...

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Free Range #32: End of the Line

Original Size: 20" x 16"

Odometer: 1499.6 miles A common theme when exploring an unfamiliar area is to drive to...

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Free Range #31: Summer Cooker

Original Size: 12" x 12"

Odometer: 1491.6 miles Not much to say here. It was really hot this day, not...

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Free Range #27: Jeepers Creepers

Original Size: 12" x 12"

Odometer: 1274.8 miles Ok. I know I can seem a little creepy to some folks...

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Free Range #23: Location, Location, Location

Original Size: 12" x 12"

Odometer: unknown, the numbers kept spinning, I’ll have to get it checked out, must be...

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Free Range #22: Third Try

Original Size: 16" x 12"

Odometer: 1038.8 miles Sometimes it takes a lot of driving around spot-checking before settling on...

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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 #12: Elevation

Original Size: 16" x 12"

Odometer: 628.7 miles

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Free Range #6: Roadside Blues

Original Size: 12" x 12"

Odometer: 213.5 miles Sometimes we all needa soft shoulder to cry onBut other times all...

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Crossing Lines

Original Size: 12" x 16"

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Carl’s Crackers

Original Size: 16" x 12"

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