Beach Clouds, Carpinteria - 9x12

We've been having absolutely gorgeous clouds lately, I love it! 

My favorite part of this one is the light yellow/orange color shining through and against the clouds. 

Oil on canvas panel, 9x12 inches

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Rain and Birds - 8x10 Oil Sketch

I wanted to go out and paint (because the clouds were amazing!), but I could tell they were going to open up and pour on me any second.  So I stayed in the studio and painted the view from my window.  The ocean was an amazing color, a teal shade, that made it look much more tropical than it actually is. 

Oil on panel, 8x10 inches

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Cloudy Drive on the 101 - 5x5

Here's one of the reasons I've never taken to plein air painting, I get inspired at the most inconvenient times! It's hard enough just to catch of photo, let alone pull over and make a painting. Although I did see an artist doing that once, painting on the side of the freeway that is. He was awesome and kind of insane at the same time. 

Oil on panel, 5x5 inches

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Cloud Study - 6x6

The power was out one day so I painted this little cloud study from my studio window.  Now up for auction with a very low starting bid of $10!

Oil on panel, 6x6 inches

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Overcast View - 4x4

My little warm up one morning, this is the very cloudy view from my studio window. 

Oil on canvas panel, 4x4 inches

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South Dakota Clouds - 6x6

I played around with a bright red background for this painting.  I like to switch up my panel tones every once in a while, but I always end up coming back to my trusty old burnt sienna wash. 

Oil on panel, 6x6 inches

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From the Train VIII - 6x6

The final painting in this little three piece set.  I think they look nice all together. 

Oil on canvas, 6x6  inches

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From the Train VI - 6x6

Haven't posted in a while because I've been playing in Big Bear for the last few days.  We had a wonderful and restful time :) 

Oil on stretched canvas, 6x6 inches

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From the Train III - 6x12

The telephone poles were especially fun in this one. 

Oil on canvas, 6x12 inches

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From the Train II - 12x24

Number two in the series, this house on the cliffs was almost too picturesque. 

Oil on panel, 12x24 inches

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Carpinteria Clouds - 6x12

Right when I said we don't get any cool clouds Carp decided to prove me wrong with a thunderstorm and hail, I love when that happens.  

I also loved these clouds above the ocean,  I think it made for a really simple, clean composition.  

Oil on cradled panel, 6x12 inches

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Nevada Clouds III - 6x6

I woke up with one of the worst migraines ever this morning.  The first sunny morning in weeks and I was stuck inside hoping the advil would do something and wishing I had a cornflower blue refrigerator like Rachael Ray.  

In other news, my new epson printer is supposed to come today! So I can start selling prints soon :) Stay tuned...

Oil on panel, 6x6 inches

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Nevada Clouds II - 6x6

More in the Nevada Clouds series...

Oil on panel, 6x6 inches

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Sunset Clouds - 6x6

The flu has seriously kicked my butt for the last few days, I can't remember the last time I felt this sick.  The tylenol kicked in so I crawled up to my studio to make this quick post....will definitely not be painting today, but here's one I did last week: 

Oil on panel, 6x6 inches

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Clouds and Field - Landscape oil painting - 6x6

I was tried a different approach to this little painting, sometimes I feel like I just have to try something new....it doesn't always work, but I always learn from it.  I like how this one turned out though.  I started by covering the canvas with a very dark, almost  black solid wash.  Then I painted as usual but made sure to leave some parts unpainted....something I never do. 

 Oil on stretched canvas, sides painted

6x6 inches

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Storm in Blue - Skyscape Oil Painting - 12x24

This painting reminds me of rainy days. Kind of like the one we had here yesterday. Waking up to rain is one of my favorite things, much better than the clouds we usually have that don't do anything.

Oil on stretched canvas, 12x24 inches

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Oh and I recently added these little magnet sets to my shop :) They were just so fun, I couldn't resist:

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Clouds in the Salt Marsh - Carpinteria Oil Painting - 18x24

My show at Corktree Cellars goes up tomorrow, I'm excited but I'm nervous too. Ever since I found out (8 days ago) I've been painting non stop... large, and non stop. I felt like I was in school again, and I had a cumulative final that I wasn't prepared for at all. But I did manage to finish 5 new large pieces, this is one of them:

Oil on panel, 18x24 inches
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I was trying out a new painting surface with this one....WORST panel ever, it was like trying to paint on water. I really do not recommend Speedball gessoed panels.

August Skies - Skyscape Oil Painting - 12x12

I really like how loose this one turned out. I would write more but I'm off to go buy frames, I have a show coming up :) more about that later.

Oil on stretched canvas, 12x12 inches

Sides painted, ready to hang

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Going Green - Skyscape Oil Painting - 18x24

Another in my series of storm paintings. I LOVE this one! The mood is everything I hoped it would be.

Oil on stretched canvas, 18x24 inches

Sides painted

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Storm in Blue and Gold - Skyscape Oil Painting - 12x12

The thing I miss the most about Denver is definitely the summer thunderstorms. It's nice that the beach is here...but not when "May Gray" and "June Gloom" have turned into "Fogust"... I haven't heard of one for July, but that was cloudy too. Now if it was thunderstorming here I wouldn't have a complaint at all :)

Oil on stretched canvas, 12x12 inches

Sides painted, ready to hang.

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