Carpinteria Tar Pits Park - 18x24

We've definitely had some interesting clouds here lately.  Right now it's so windy I don't think a cloud could survive, Charlie the cat is racing around the house like the world is ending.... I don't think wind is his favorite. 

Oil on stretched canvas, sides painted

18x24 inches

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Corner House Carpinteria - 6x6

One of the best things about living in a little beach town is all the brightly colored houses around :) If I owned a house here I would have such a hard time deciding on what color it should be! 

Oil on panel, 6x6 inches

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Rainy Morning - Carpinteria Landscape - 5x5

I'm so excited to put up my Christmas decorations today! :) 

Oil on panel, 5x5 inches

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Santa Claus Lane - Landscape Oil Painting - 6x12

I painted the umbrella first in this picture, it was the part that I was most excited about, and I loved it even when nothing else was painted in.  It made me wish I could always paint things that way.

Oil on panel, 6x12 inches

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Linden Avenue Fountain - Carpinteria Oil Painting - 6x6

I really enjoyed painting this one.  I don't think I've ever painted a fountain before.  If you live in the area you know exactly where this is :) 

Oil on panel, 6x6 inches 

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A Will To Grow - Landscape Oil Painting - 6x12

I found this interesting tree on the Carpinteria Bluffs one morning. This was also a strange angle to paint it from, but I really like how it turned out.

Busy busy day today, but it ends with homemade apple crisp :) yum!

Oil on canvas panel, 6x12 inches

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May Sunset - Carpinteria Oil Painting - 18x24

This is another large painting that I did for the show. I gave that awful panel another chance, I added another coat of gesso first, it helped a little, but I'm still not impressed.

This show was a great push for me. I usually view my small 6x6 paintings as like an oil sketch, and then if I really like the composition and colors then I can turn it into something larger. But the problem is I get distracted and have a folder of things "to paint larger", the show made me finally buckle down and do them.

Oil on panel, 18x24 inches

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Sunrise Palms - Landscape Oil Painting - 12x24

This is the largest painting I've done in a long time. I was planning on taking several days to work on it, but I enjoyed it so much that I just kept painting into the night, and finished it in one day. I've never been so exhausted.

Oil on cradled Ampersand Gessobord, 12x24 inches

Wired and ready to hang

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Carpinteria Bluffs IV - California Daily Landscape Painting - 6x6

We leave for our 4th of July trip to South Dakota tomorrow, I'm excited because I've never been there, and hopefully I'll get some good reference shots for later paintings. I'm not sure what to expect, but I hear there will be buffaloes and pheasants, and possibly thunderstorms. If there's a thunderstorm I'll be a happy for the whole trip.

As for blogging, I've painted ahead so there will be new paintings for the rest of the week...and I am so tired now!

Oil on Ampersand Gessobord, 6x6 inches

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Breaking Through II - Carpinteria Landscape Painting - 6x6

This painting doesn't really portray my usual color palette... the sky is much more pastel-ish than I would usually prefer. But that's how the sky felt that morning, so I guess I can't complain.

Oil on Ampersand Gessobord, 6x6 inches

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Beyond the Shore - California Coast Oil Painting - 6x6

Well all of our stuff is officially inside our new place. The move went super well! Zach bribed some coworkers (with pizza and beer) and they had everything moved in less than two hours, amazing. And after a long day of moving and then unpacking and then....dumpster diving, for our ottoman legs that got thrown out, a shower never felt so good. And I got seven responses to my craigslist ad last night, people want our boxes, yay!

Oil on Ampersand Gessobord panel, 6x6 inches

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Morning Fog II - Carpinteria Salt Marsh Oil Painting - 6x6

I really like how this painting of the Carpinteria Salt Marsh turned out. I love how every time I look at the marsh there's different colors peeking out, it makes it fun to paint again and again.

Oil on Ampersand Gessobord, 6x6 inches

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Here's a shot of my new studio! I painted there today :) There's an amazing breeze that comes through that window, so I'll never get lightheaded from paint fumes again. It's the best room I could ever ask for :)

June Gloom - Carpinteria Landscape Oil Painting - 6x6

Well June gloom is officially here, right on schedule. I already miss the sun, clouds are so boring when they don't do anything, like thunder or rain. Maybe I'll just have to learn to like painting fog.

Oil on Ampersand Gessobord, 6x6 inches

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Carpinteria Campgrounds II - Landscape Oil Painting - 12x12

This is the larger version of yesterday's painting. I'm not completely satisfied with it, and I even did a few touch ups on it a few hours after I finished (something I never do). I think I only made things worse. The actual painting looks a lot better than this photo, it's cloudy today and for some reason I can't get a good shot of anything. I'm trying to paint a few more 12x12 pieces (the biggest size I have at the moment) so I'll actually have something to show at the end of May.

Oil on gessoed panel, 12x12 inches

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8th Street at Dawn - Carpinteria Oil Painting - 10x10

I liked how the sun was shining on all these little yellow houses, making them even brighter than they are already. And I couldn't wait to paint those big dark trees above, which just a few of their branches catching the morning sunlight.

Oil on gessoed panel, 10x10 inches

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By the Sea - Carpinteria Oil Painting - 6x6

I don't know whose idea it was to paint these condos by the beach this weird peach color, I feel like the whole painting has a 1980's feel because of it. But I kind of like it :)

Oil on Ampersand Gessobord, 6x6 inches - SOLD

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May Sunset - Landscape Oil Painting - 6x6

The same little scene I have painted before, but at sunset instead of dawn. It's interesting how different the colors became. This one is a lot warmer than the others.

Oil on Ampersand Gessobord, 6x6 inches -SOLD

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