"COAST HIGHWAY"

Traveling southbound on coast highway I began to remember (which by now seems like a lifetime ago) parts of my past along with all the stuff at that time could easily be made into one of today's reality TV shows.  If I told the truth of just one story, one would think that I am making it all up, but not so I smiled and thought, "There is no need for embellishment".  With my memories and the lights from Newport Beach both vanishing into the distance I say to myself "What a ride it has been"!
This 8X6inch original oil painting on Birch wood is mounted to a finished wooden box with no framing required: (Sold)

"ROSE" & "PURPLE SILK"

"PURPLE SILK"

"ROSE"

Playing with shapes and color I painted these two faces both with the intent of my love for painting women and a wonderful departure from my skies.   There are aspects of each that I will use in some future works, but for now I am really liking them and the change of pace.

This is a 6x6 inch original oil painting on Birch wood mounted to a hand finished wooden box with no framing required.

"LAST OF WINTER"

Heading back down I stopped to take one last look at the end of winter this year.  I felt the changes in the air coming, not just with the season, but many things, I think what I'm feeling is an anticipation of things to come. This is a 8x6" oil painting on Birch wood, it is mounted on a varnished wooden box: (Gift)

"SUNSET & SHADOWS"

This painting is based on the close-up  of one of my larger paintings I  did for my up coming show this summer at Laguna Festival
You can see the original painting I took this section from if you go to Festival 2010
I painted this in oils much like I would a water color painting using lots of transparent colors giving a very soft feel to it.  Being intrigued by the shadows and light flowing through the trees. made for a delightful journey for me.  The size of this is 6x6 inches painted on Birch wood that has been mounted on a wooden box that I varnish.  (Sold)

"COCKTAILS ANYONE ?"

This is so L.A. its silly. This is probably the fourth time I have painted the "Frolic Room" I painted this as a large canvas to my small works for this site.  It always remains a fun subject to capture.   Those living in LA or Hollywood knows this place well.  I cant wait for it to dry so I can varnish making the colors really pop.  If it doesn't sell here on the site I know it is a goner with my show in "Beverly Hills" this May or my summer show in  Laguna Beach at the "Festival of the Arts" coming up July1.  This 6x6" painting is on one of my Birch wood varnished box's:    (SOLD) 

"PROPERTY LINE" original oil painting

 Awakening in the morning and seeing the sun just beginning to rise I realized it had stopped snowing, at least for the time being.  I took this shot in the hopes of a painting.   As I stood  looking out I thought "gosh, no walls"? In Southern California everything is walled in.  You're  lucky if you see, let alone meet, your neighbor, a kind of a commentary on my society as of late.  My son and his wife met their neighbors before they moved in.   Here the property line is open and free, bound only by the respect for one another.  Oil painting on a 6x6" Birch panel that is mounted onto a varnished wooden box: (SOLD)