"TRADE WINDS"

This commissioned painting I just finished was a wonderful departure from my other works.
The size is 50x36 oil on canvas the small blog of this can be seen on this site, it was the study for this painting.... Now that this is completed I can return to my blog paintings..





















This is the 6"x6" blog study for the above 50"x36" . The painting now completed I feel it only fitting the owner should have this too, so this is a gift.

"MORNING MIST"

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This 6"x6" by 2" deep wooden box where this oil painting resides, is just one more of my tree series that I must do... I am fascinated by the subtlety of light that falls on marshy wooded landscapes making things not so clear. It is this image that creeps into my mind and then I must paint it.

"AS FAR AS I CAN SEE"

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So now I'm finished. I deepened the clouds, the crossing sign is a little more worn, tracks more defined and some more farms in the distant. Here one can see both paintings, each can stand on there own but together another feeling takes place. They are painted in oils on two 6"x6" gessoed deep cradled box's that require no framing. For pricing, email me

"OFF AT HOLLYWWOD BLVD"

6"X6" oil on a deep cradled gessoed board,
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One of many a trips into Hollywood on a Sunday morning to beat the traffic and get a table at Canters Deli. The lighting was perfect when I took this shot and couldn't wait to see it painted.

"RHYTHM OF THE TIDES"

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They are each 6"X6" and painted in oils on a gessoed deep cradled box (read more) No framing is needed. If purchased together I will cover shipping. For inquires, email me.

Here is a diptych that I thought I would paint. It is a study for a larger painting I will be I will be working on for one of the galleries I'm in. That painting will be 64"X20" I felt the subject just lent itself to that size. It is a sunset on the American planes that I took last month...

"ONE LAST CALL"

6"X6" oil on gessoed board

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Not being able to find a phone booth easily anymore I decided when finding this one that I would do it as a nighttime seen hoping to give it a time gone by in making that last call.

"MOMENTS"

6"X6" oil on a deep cradled box

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A place I learned how to fish on up in central California to many years ago.

TAXI!"

6"X6" oil on a deep cradled box
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I thought, I could drive here in NY... Ten minuets on the road, I said to me "Ger, Why you doing this?"... Thus, "Hey Taxi" and leave the driving to them and what an experience that ride turned out to be... If you have not taken a taxi in NY before "DO"

"UP TOWN BUS"

6"X6" oil on deep cradle box
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I painted the whole surface with the black that I mixed, then began the painting with touches of color to give and enhance the rhythm I wanted in talking about the city, NY.

"SUNDOWN"

6"x6" oil on deep cradle box
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I love working on trying to capture what light dose when moving over the landscape. Working out the colors and giving it the feel of a cool morning was an enjoyable process. This is up near a lake Nacimiento in California, a place I learned to fish on.

"MORNING RIDE"

6"X6" oil on deep cradle box

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My love of those rainy days and the challenge of working out the colors to give the paintings the mood I felt at that time is what makes me keep going back to the studio to paint more.

This was off the 10 going back to California and home.

"FROLIC ROOM"

Oil on 6"x6" deep cradled box
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Now here is a hangout that is Hollywood. This bar/club/hangout/dance floor and pick-up spot, has been a part of the scene for a very long time. I was cruising Hollywood blvd one hot afternoon when the never ending traffic along this wonderful strip of life comes to a stop, I looked over to my left and there, parked in the red, is this bike in front of the "Frolic Room" I couldn't have asked for a better set-up if I tried.

" MOVIE TIME"

Oil on 6"x6" deep
cradled box
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This is a just one of those times in passing through middle America when time seems to stand still if only for a moment.

"GAME TIME"

7.4"X6' oil on oak

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Another fun painting to do gearing up for my land & urban landscapes.

"BACK FROM ART-EXPO"

Hello everyone out there... I just got back from Art Expo in Las Vegas this last weekend with my publicist. They accomplished getting me into a gallery in Santa Fe so things are moving along in that direction thanks to them. So I'm back painting again. I just re-worked two that are on my blog.. One is "First Rains" I added more color in the horizon and softened the rain.. The other is " The Harbor" Here I re-worked the shadows in the buildings and the cars, I like them better.
Here's a new painting just a nice departure from my others. .

7.4"X6" oil on oak (Sold)

"MY BLACK & WHITES"

Here is a continuation on a series of painting’s as B&W’s… I make my blacks using different color combinations making the black tones warm or cool, then into this concoction a secret dry dust is added that alters the reflective quality of each painting. This dust I refer to is so light that when mixed into the other colors I must turn off all fans, put a mask on, open the jar and carefully, dip a moist palette knife into the dust removing it slowly, for any fast movement and it will float into the air getting everywhere. I then place it gingerly on the colors and slowly blend until I have achieved the shade I want… Now I add my white and this gives me some wonderful gray tones making each painting unique onto itself. Why you ask? Just the madness of loving what I do.

"L.A. LIGHTS"

6"X7.4" oil on oak

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Coming into downtown, a bit rain to set the mood and the rest is a piece of cake.

"NIGHT RIDE"

7.4"X6" oil on oak

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Love those mountain roads, filled with mystery as I make my way down.

"NEXT STOP"

7.4"X6" oil on oak block

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Now here is a painting that I thought I would do as a daily taken from a larger 36x34 painting I just did for the Vegas Art Expo. I really liked the felling and wondered just how it would work in this size and was pleasantly surprised . I was picking up a friend and as I looked up the tracks there was my next painting coming around the bend.

"SETTING SUN"

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7.4"x6" oil on oak block

Here is the other that I re-painted.. The colors are really much richer in-person. I must say, I really like painting on this oak surface… I like cutting the wood, sanding and all, then preparing the surface to accept the oils.. I also just ordered some gessoed panels that are set on a 2” deep frame and are 6”x6” so I’ll see what that looks like, and if I like it, I’ll put them out there…. I do like mixing it up, it keeps it fresh, like doing the daily blogs, makes me think, makes me work, that and some good wine, kick-back with some Latin jazz and let the paint do it’s thing.

"SMALL TOWN U.S.A."

7.4"X6" oil on oak



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Yes! You have seen this one before, but I re-painted the street. After looking at it, I said, "Mr,G, You can do better" Sooo, I'm showing it again and liking it better. I will be showing another that I just repainted, except that one I re did the the whole painting.. There is not to many things in life that one can re-do so I take full advantage of when I can. Hope you enjoy the new and improved.

"SAND & SHELL"

7.4"X6" oil on oak block

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Here was just a fun painting to do and play with texture and contrast.

"SAIL AWAY"

6"X6" oil on wood
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This time of day the light was soft, the sea was calm. I took one shot, went back to the studio and here you have it.

"FIRST RAINS"

7.4"X6" oil on oak block

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It had been a hot muggy summer as I stood looking out at to sea and watched the first rains come in and a spectacular lightning storm that soon fallowed if only brief.

"LONG BEACH AT DUSK"

6X7.4 oil on oak block

Here is the first of many to fallow of my daily paintings. I must say, it feels great to get back painting without any thoughts of doing a show.. Here is the back of a harbor down south and the light that obscured the detail in the buildings giving off some wonderful shadows making this a good subject.

"MORNING"

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There is that time in the morning when everything is still, the air, the sounds around you, everything, and then the sun bursts through and its "Hello Morning"

"EVENING STOP"

6"X6" oil on wood panel

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A place in Fruta Colorado that I just happen to stop by in and catch this sunset.

"A TIME OF COLOR"

5.9"X5.9" oil on wood panel

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High in the hills above Laguna canyon there are some wnderful places to walk, see and think, here is just such a place.

"HIDEAWAY"

5.9"X5.9" oil on wood panel

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This was on a day trip going up to Big Bear here in CA. A little deferent subject for me to paint but one that I wanted to do. The quietness of the place was amazing.

"EASY RIDE HOME"

5.9X5.9"oil on wood panel

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Ah! I got to paint and post a blog.. Here you have one of many of my road trips with the sun going down and the colors of the day becoming just a memory.
PS. I'm right on track with the show.

"SUNSET"

6"X6" oil on wood panel


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Another spectacular sunset in Southern California. This is looking north to Malibu. The lighting and subject gave me just what I needed for this painting.

"TREE LINE"

6"X6" oil on wood panel

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Passing through Salinas in California, the farmers plant these trees to block and shield the crops from winds that blow across fields. I wanted to paint this in shades of grays with touches of color giving a very soft and moody feeling to this.

"L.A. MORNING"

6"X6" oil on wood panel

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Another sunny day here in L.A. I think, "And sometimes that a good thing" that because of all the sunshine as an artist living here I see more contrasts and depth of color pertaining to subjects and this shows up in most of my paintings. I feel there is an influence to the minds-eye....Oops! I did wonder from a relatively happy painting.

"QUARTER MOON"

6"X6" oil on canvas


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Summer time in Santa Monica. This was fun working out the shapes in the dark areas to give the depth that I needed for this silhouette.

"OVERPASS"

6"X6"

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Working out the grays and coloring in this was fun to do. This is one of many overpasses in LA that I had a photo to work from. My camera being a part of the tools for me then taking the image, committing it to canvas or in this case wood, and then giving it life and mood makes what I do a wonderful journey.

"CORNER 5&10"

6"X6" oil on wood panel



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It is always great to go into small towns where time stands still for a moment. I worked on this to give the feeling of another area. The style of buildings and coloring played an important factor to the feel I was going for. I kept my brush work loose, "at least loose for me" as not to get into those tight places I find myself going.

"ROOM WITH A VIEW"

24"X20" oil on canvas






For the Laguna Art Festival
Laguna is filled with little streets that meander up and down many hills with most of the homes facing the ocean. Over time many have lost there view of the water. So to have a peek through a window and be able to see the water is a real treat and if your renting such a room you pay top dollar, the more you can see the higher the price....Ah the madness of it all.

"THE CANYON"

24"X30" oil on canvas


This is the drive down to the beach, it is the " The Laguna Canyon." For now it is just a sleepy road, but in four weeks there will be thousands of cars daily heading to the show that I'm in called "The Laguna Festival of the Arts" It is here that I will spend two months, seven day's a-week at smiling, talking, promoting what I'm about to hundreds of people everyday. This is where my bigger canvases are seen and this will be the first time at this show that I'll be showing my blog paintings and will have the opportunity to talk about not just my blog but all of us on the "Daily Painters Gallery" site. This show pulls in 5,000 people a day as a minimum. I hope we all benefit. For two month I will most likely not be able to ad any blogs to the dailies, there is just no time to paint, my painters cloths come off and its slacks & silk shirt time.

"EARLY MORNING"

20"X20 oil on canvas

For the Laguna Art Festival
The soft light at this time of the morning gave me a great opportunity to take some photos. As much as I wanted to keep fishing I was also looking forward to seeing the photograph knowing that this was going to be a fun painting to pull off. This painting is slated for my up coming show and will be removed for purchase from my blog on Jun 21.

"LEFT AT THE LIGHT"

6"X6" oil on wood panel


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I love LA....Is it crowded, Yes! but it has life. If I could I would live in NY, I just have to make more money or sell five blogs a day....Now that I think about it, its not a bad goal.