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From the California/Mexico border to Point Conception.The Southern California Coast with it’s abundant sunshine and miles of beaches sheltered from the raw fury of the North Pacific by the bend in the coast at Point Conception and the offshore Channel Islands has birthed a beach lifestyle all its own. The crowds and carnival atmosphere can make it a crazy place… but I like it. And that said, even in this densely populated region there are places to be sought that will take you back to an older California-where you can spend an entire day and not see a single soul.




Rolling In

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The Writing on the Wall

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There’s a lot that went into making this painting that you wouldn’t know just by...

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March of History

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I’d been looking forward to painting this cove for a very long time. Surfing history...

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Keep the Loonies on the Path

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Started this one a bit later in the afternoon than I typically would, after traversing...

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All of the Above

Original Size: 12" x 12"

The name of this spot is translated in the native Indian tribe’s dialect as “Above”,...

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Doom and Bloom

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Natural Defenses

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Last one from a recent trip to Orange County, and my first plein air from...

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House of Romance, 1963: I Was Almost Never Born Here

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You ready for some personal Beard family history here? On a recent trip south, a...

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Rainy Day Melody

Original Size: 16" x 12"

Another recent one from the Orange County coast. With all the weather and rain, I...

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While Lovely Rita Was Sleeping

Original Size: 12" x 12"

Plein air capturing the early morning marine layer view of the Orange County coast. Couldn’t...

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Salt Haze

Original Size: 16" x 20"

This was a rough one. The coast fog was super thick when I rolled up...

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The Light Contagious

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One of the best things about plein air painting all over the California coast is...

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Still Life: Tower 22 and Red Single-Fin

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Twenty-two rulesand too many ways to break them.We didn’t know any better.We thought they were...

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Living Quarters

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Yep, an old water tower, a 76 VW bus, or… I guess an actual house...

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Subpedestrian Homesick Blues

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Sand crabs and square slices of pepperoni pizza- the working capital of days long spent...

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Study Break

Original Size: 60" x 30"

Always fun to paint from 500 feet up. UFO view of kelp beds, bending lines,...

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Yo No Soy Marinero

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Last one from a recent Ventura/Santa Barbara trip. Sometimes a painting almost seems to paint...

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Without Regard For Rules or Regulations

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Found a few more paintings from my recent Ventura/Santa Barbara trip lurking in my van...

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Further Up, Further In

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Educational Facilities

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These are the places where we return when we get a bit too old after...

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I’m Only Bluffing

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Have you everwatchedA treeBlowing awaySo slowlyThat its rootsHave timeTo catch and holdThe earth below? I...

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Forgive Us Our Trespasses

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The first sign saidNo Trespassing After climbing over the gateAnd walking across the forbidden landThe...

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Resting Place

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Land Rights

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To step foot on these shores is to step back into an older CaliforniaPreserved in...

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Eucalyptii

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