Blue House, Monterey, CA - 8x10

It's been a really long time since I've painted one of these architectural pieces. I love doing them, but they ARE more time consuming (and studio time always seems too limited these days!)

Oil on panel, 8x10 inches

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Sandpipers - 6x12

I liked the silhouette these little sandpipers were making with the sun and water so bright behind them.

In other news, it's been SO windy here! This tree that I painted a while ago is no longer standing :(

Oil on cradled panel, 6x12 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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Line Up - Pear Still Life Oil Painting - 6x12

This one is definitely my favorite of the recent pear paintings. I spent yesterday putting the finishing touches on a much larger panel. I'm very excited for my medium sized panels to get here, I'm a little tired of the larger sizes. I was also working on my book jacket cover that I'm donating for an upcoming fundraiser here. So far it's turned out much better than I expected! I'll post pictures of it as soon as I'm finished.

Oil on panel, 6x12 inches

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Dakota Cow - Daily Oil Painting by Sharon Schock - 6x6

I don't usually like painting animals, but I figured I couldn't visit South Dakota and not paint a cow. They were shinier than I thought so that part was fun. Also baby cows are the cutest!

Oil on Ampersand Gessobord, 6x6 inches

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Regroup!

It's my first day back to work after our trip, I can't believe we were hardly gone a week, it feels like so much longer! I saw 4 new states, both Dakotas, Nebraska, and Wyoming...lots of wheat, and corn, antelope, deer, barns, and cows. I'm looking through my photos, lots to paint! I'm excited.

Oil on Ampersand Gessobord, 6x6 inches

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Me and Zach in front of Mt. Rushmore...my eyes look tired and that's how I felt too :)

Zach being the 5th face of the mountain, he cracks me up.

Carpinteria Bluffs II - Daily Landscape Painting - 6x6

Another painting of the bluffs today. I decided that mountains aren't really my favorite thing to paint....but I love trees and and this scene has a big one :)

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 :)

Corona on the Counter - Still life oil painting - 5x7

A different sort of still life today, not my usual subject or setup, but I like it!

We painted my new studio yesterday, it's not easy to cover bright green with off white, but I love it and I can't wait to move in!

Oil on Ampersand Gessobord, 5x7 inches

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Orange and Blue II - Still life oil painting - 6x6

I love painting these bright little tangerines, and I love how they look next to our blue dishes. I find orange to be a tricky color to paint with (just how yellow is a tricky color) it's not always as opaque as I want it to be, but I think these little guys turned out all right.

Oil on gallery stretched canvas, sides painted, ready to hang, 6x6 inches

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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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The Storm Passing Over - Amsterdam Oil Painting - 6x6

It was nice to take a break from all the beachy scenes I've been painting. Not that I don't enjoy them, but it's nice to stretch out a little. This piece is painted from a photo I took while I was in Amsterdam, the heavy clouds that day made the bits of light shining through very dramatic.

Oil on Ampersand panel, 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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Sunrise in the Park - Carpinteria Landscape Oil Painting - 10x10

I think this is my third or fourth painting of the park across the street from us. It is by far my favorite one. I really like how the tree trunks turned out, and I was hesitant about adding that building (actually it's the Island Brewing Company) but I think it's ok. Overall I'm pleased :)

Anyway, off to the post office to ship some paintings, my husband and I got bicycles last weekend, now errands are fun.

Oil on hardboard panel, 10x10 inches

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The Seuss Tree I - California Landscape Painting - 6x6

Doesn't this tree look like something out of a Dr. Seuss book? I saw it by the beach one day and I just had to paint it. There were others around it too, they'll be making up tomorrow's painting.

Oil on Ampersand Gessobord, 6x6 inches - SOLD

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Carpinteria Campgrounds - Landscape Oil Painting - 6x6

I was walking by the campgrounds one morning and I couldn't believe how bright and beautiful the colors were! I usually like to exaggerate my colors, but this time I didn't even have to. I plan on doing a larger version of this tomorrow.

Oil on gessobord panel, 6x6 inches

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This morning I was worried that my paintings were too different (a thought I never expected, because landscapes and still life's aren't shocking). But maybe they're too bright, too small, too brushy, I don't know. But I like the work I'm doing right now, and I guess I'd rather be nine people's favorite thing than 100 people's ninth favorite thing.

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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Palms on the Beach - Santa Barbara Landscape - 6x6

I really liked the shadows around these palm trees around sunset last night. Trying to get more motivated to paint on my larger surfaces again. Sometimes I feel like it's big commitment, and I should just see how it turns out on a smaller size first.

Oil on Ampersand Gessobord, 6x6 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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