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      California
      • Del Norte
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      • Mendocino
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      California
      • San Francisco | San Mateo
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      Painting the California Coast, Volume One
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Wreathed in Gold

Original Size: 20" x 16"

May. 2020. Arriving late in the day. The winding road to the coast dipped at...

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Everyone is Listening

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My final painting of this trip. I recently read about the family that home-steaded this...

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Bobcats Don’t Have Tails

Original Size: 12" x 16"

For this one, I wanted to return to the scene of the first painting, I...

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An Invitation

Original Size: 16" x 12"

I read the invitation on the last falling leaves of our apple tree. Fall days...

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Rise and Shine

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Painted this one on location close to home on a November morning back in 2019....

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The Dining Room

Original Size: 16" x 12"

It can be anything you want. Stone stairs lead down to an empty room that...

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Out of the Lighthouse and Into the Light

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

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Carry My Body

Original Size: 12" x 12"

Not quite a proper backstory, and not quite a poem, this one took a rare...

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Motel California

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

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Down by the Bay

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

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I Shall Be Free

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The third of three paintings from a quick trip last summer. The titles for the...

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Bluegrass & Dunegrass

Original Size: 24" x 12"

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The Long View

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Sometimes a painting or a place stirs up more of a poem instead of any...

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Pure and Simple

Original Size: 20" x 10"

One of my favorite things when I’m out on the road (or at home for...

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Afternoon Martinis: Side B

Original Size: 24" x 12"

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Nova Albion

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Plein air painting in strong winds is indeed a sport. Especially on the edge of...

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Geological Chess: The King and His Rookery

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I rarely paint with oils, but I’ve done several over the last few years, sneaking...

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Unagi

Original Size: 20" x 10"

This is from a quiet little beach near our home. The inlet to the sea...

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48mph: The Speed of Memory

Original Size: 16" x 12"

I’d driven past this little dip in coast bluff several times over the prior week...

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Dog’s Eye View

Original Size: 20" x 16"

This was a quick one at the end of a longish day of painting with...

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Rising Tide- Setting Sun

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About a year ago, I spent a week in San Diego painting with my friend...

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Sarah’s Lemonade

Original Size: 20" x 16"

I scour the coast looking for views like this- familiar places from unfamiliar angles. They...

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From the Grave to the Cradle

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A funny thing about life, that we don’t really ever consider the miracle of our...

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Almost Home

Original Size: 20" x 16"

Some islands are formed by water, some are formed by the long standing legacies of...

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And They Will Ask

Original Size: 20" x 16"

No roads in, no roads out.Washed out 40 years ago.Just this narrow footpath remains. Yet...

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