Autumn in Carpinteria - 6x12

I'm not usually a fan of fog, but since we had such a beautiful sunny summer these last couple days of clouds and rain are a welcome autumn change :) It's making me feel like we actually have seasons! It also makes me want to eat candy corn...

Oil on stretched linen, 6x12 inches

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East Beach Early Morning - 5x7

I was really surprised with how much I liked this one once it was finished.  I didn't think I was going to be able to convey how it felt that morning at East Beach, the early morning sun, trying hard to break through the last bit of lingering fog.  

Oil on panel, 5x7 inches

Available at the Palm Loft Gallery, August 2011 

Beach Shadows - 5x7

The beach was full of interesting and dramatic shadows this morning.  They added some fun new shapes to regular flat sand :) 

Oil on panel, 5x7 inches

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Sunrise at the Bluffs - 11x14

Here's my larger version of this piece, I'm hoping to enter it in a show here next week.  

Oil on panel, 11x14 inches

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La Jolla Beach - California Landscape - 6x12

We visited La Jolla beach for our anniversary this year. There were so many seals (or sea lions? the zoo tried to teach me the difference, but it still won't stick in my head) on these rocks, they just sat there barking, and competing for the best spot to sit.  So funny to watch :) 

Oil on panel, 6x12 inches

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The Monterey II - Seascape Oil Painting - 6x6

I don't know why it's been so hard for me to photograph these last two paintings...they're not as dark as the screen says they are. Luckily my friend Lindsey taught me lots of new camera tricks yesterday (yay!), maybe some of those will help.

I've been enjoying these little ocean scenes, it gave me a chance to try painting that sea green color. I discovered that viridian green was crucial for my palette :) And it can only get better with practice.

Oil on Ampersand Gessobord, 6x6 inches

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By the Sea II - Carpinteria Landscape Oil Painting - 12x12

Sometimes I like to think of my little 6x6 paintings as oil sketches, they let me test out a composition without a huge commitment. And if I do a little sketch that I think turned out well then I would be a little foolish to not make something more out of it right? I'm a little torn on the subject.

But here is a larger version of one of my smaller paintings from a few weeks ago. I'm trying to get a few more large pieces done for a show next weekend. Of course "large" is only 12x12 since that's all I can really fit in our tiny temp apartment. Hopefully when we move I'll convince myself to work on much larger paintings, that would of course take a lot longer than one day.

Oil on hardboard panel, 12x12 inches

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Sandyland in the Morning - Carpinteria Landscape Painting - 12x12

This painting reminds me of my childhood :) It's the entrance to the beach we would (and still do) always go to.

Oil on a 3/8 inch thick gessobord panel, 12x12 inches

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Foggy Morning On Cabrillo Blvd - Landscape Oil Painting - 6x6

I felt like I had the perfect spot in Denver to photograph my paintings, I have not found such a spot here, I probably look pretty funny covered in paint walking around with a huge camera trying to find a glare free zone. I think it will take me more than one day to get used to my new surroundings. But here it is anyway, the first one:

Oil on gessobord panel, 6x6 inches - SOLD