"POPCORN & PIZZA" an original oil painting

When was the last time you went to a drive-in?  When I went, their wasn't any coolers to bring food in, one ordered a slice of pizza and coke from the food-stand at the drive-in, then went back for popcorn and chocolate raisins, I love the combo still... The movies had new, cartoons then coming attractions and then the movie. The teens had the new girl friend, the parents, kids in the backseats... No cell phones, No Wi-Fi on someones lap illuminating the car... Just popcorn & pizza.  This 6x6" painting is on Birch wood mounted on a varnished wooden box so no framing is needed.  This little wonder is going into the "LAGUNA ART FESTIVAL" show I am in this summer.  It must dry first so it will be next week.
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"CRYSTAL COVE"

Just a nice departure from my other works I thought I would paint this.  I was down at a wonderful place that has been painted hundreds of times over many years. "CRYSTAL COVE" an enchanting place centered  somewhat between Laguna Beach and Corona Del Mar, each beautiful in their own way.  Crystal cove is filled with much stories from locals and the Hollywood movie stars from the past, "YES" I have my own stories too but, that's for another time.  Crystal Cove is on the sand with new and used homes, some empty amazingly still standing.  So with all this charm and history, like I said, many paintings are floating around out there... I on the other hand zeroed in on the flowers that are abundant along the path in and around old railroad ties for steps, fences, porches and sand drifts and all, I spotted this beautiful hibiscus minding its own business avoiding foot traffic and the stomping of stray dogs.  I knelt down, said "hello"  and gave honer to its survival by painting it.  This painting is going into the Art Show I'm presently in for another 6 weeks...  ( Not Available)

"STEAM MAKER"

Ah Yes! I got to paint yesterday at the show.  I set up my easel and began to do what I love best "PAINT".

It truly felt great to mix colors and feel the paint move across the surface of my birch-wood box's.  My rhythm broken with good conversations with passerby's who stopped to see and then I would direct them to my booth and talk about the Daily Painters, it is wonderful to know how many people are hearing about us, one such lady made it a point to find me as she has been fallowing my posts.  So here is an ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING, all done on Birch wood that has been mounted on a varnished wooden box so no framing is needed, the size is 8x6 inches. (Sold)

"SO! QUIET"

About a weekend ago I caught sight of the moon in the deepening blue sky and thought to myself "could be my next painting".  I pulled off where it was safe and happened to be near enough to one of the farms along the road.  I walked until I got this shot in focus, held steady to my camera and blasted off one click.  Here is one of my 6x6" oil on Birch wood paintings.  ( Sold)

"UTAH"

So, a couple of summers back talk of a road trip starts to rumble through the family.  Emails, phone calls both landlines and cells and a gathering of the clan begins. "UTAH" is the target as hundreds of suggestions on campgrounds, food, drinks, what kind of charcoal are talked and yelled about, each believing they know the best way to handle such a trip.   And the kids!, well they're just screaming and jumping for joy... did I go you ask?, I did.  I got in my car and quietly road out of town with my jazz CD's, some nibbles and a nice bottle of wine that I kept on ice for later. I would stop periodically to snap a shot or two and earlier I had picked out a nice bed & breakfast that was just coming up on my left....  bye for now.  This is another of my black and white paintings.  It is 6x6 painted with oils on Birch wood paneling that has been mounted to a varnished wooden box: For purchase email me "AT"

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"POOL TIME"

Just another Palm Springs kinda evening.  The summers are heating up so a dip in the pool is just the thing to cool down the bod now that the temperatures are flirting around 110... I must say, I do like the heat and the Springs is a fun place to be.
This painting is an 8x6 oil on Birch wood, mounted on a varnished wooden box: (SOLD)

"LOVELY AFTERNOON"

Stepping into the shadows and feeling its coolness sent me spinning back through time when I was just 8 years old and a walk in the park with my mom on just such a lovely afternoon.  I am struck by whether it be sounds, smells or for me color that sends me to places I thought where long forgotten. This is an oil painting on Birch wood, mounted to a 6x6" varnished wooden box: (Sold)

"EDGE OF TOWN"

Driving for about 8 hr and just on the edge of town I didn't feel like looking for the best deal, I pulled in to the closest one, "The Star Motel" clean room and decent coffee it was a done deal for me. Side note, if and when you watch the little movie, you will see that I am painting over or on top of a previous one hour post that obviously I didn't care for, specially after reworking it three times. I new it was time to use it as a good undercoat for this that you are seeing now : )

This 6x8 inch is in oils on Birch wood and that is mounted to a varnished wooden box ready for any wall anywhere. (Sold)

"edge of town" the movie
 

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME"

Not much more I want  or care to say.... I am glade to have another and hope to have more...
It is my birthday today, I am sharing it with all the ones I love. Today is my birthday..
I have much to be thankful and great full for. Today is my birthday...

"HARVEST TIME"

Another of my daily paintings.  I must say, I do have a love affair for the plains and the open spaces of my country... There is something wonderful about farmland and the people that make it work, from the farmer to the men and women that labor in the fields, I salute you. This painting is 6x6 inches and painted in oils on Birch wood, it is mounted on a varnished wooden box with no framing required.

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"HARVEST TIME MOVIE"

"HEADING NORTH"

Driving up the coast was a great time to reflect and to think of "What do I want to paint". I always feel like I need to say something, not just paint to paint. I'm always on a hunt for another way or different way of expressing feelings or moods, all this is, for me, has to happen with the use of color more then what the subject might be. That want, is not always easy to find or obtain... I do a lot of pacing around in my studio like a caged animal, looking or staring at the stark white canvas or gessoed wood panel on my easel, then, colors start to formulate in my minds-eye and my hand, holding my mixing-knife starts this dance with colors that lie glistening on my palette waiting there turn to be blended and shaped into my needs for expressions.  This is a 6x6 inch oil on Birch wood mounted on a varnished wooden box:  For purchase email me "AT"

"PALM SPRING SHOWERS"

Coming through Palm Springs heading into Orange County listening to books on tape, letting my mind wonder off and not paying attention to time or distance I'm suddenly aware of this cloud and the softly falling rains.  Reaching for my camera I get one shot knowing this is another painting for me. This one is on a little flat canvas that is going to have to be framed, its size, 12x 16, priced at $400

"AMONGST FRIENDS"

"TREES" They are always a challenge to paint. I feel like they stay just one step ahead of me, taunting as I stand hunched over my palette of colors preparing my mind and seeing how close I can get this time to mastering their elegance and grace as they stand firmly bound to their mother..."Earth"

This is a 6x6 oil on Birch panel mounted on a varnished wooden box: (Sold)

"INTO DUSK"

Watching the sun go down on the plains is wonderful in itself but then you ad one of the steel beats that roam our lands just out of sight most of the time, now you got something... I had to paint this, feel it out, test the waters if you will, it is the precursor to a much large canvas, that one will be the animal to paint. This one moved along at a nice pace, it's size is 4x12" oil on Birch wood, mounted on a varnished wooden box:  (SOLD)

"GUMMY BEARS & POPCORN"

To go to the movies in the afternoon is like cheating on a test in school... The memories flood back on those times when you ditch class and catch a movie. You can taste the popcorn even before you get to the theater... I wonder what the cartoon is going to be, whats the news for today...?  The curtains close, then open... ssshh! the movie is starting. 8x6'oil on Birch wood pre-mounted on a varnished wooden box:  (Sold)

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"TRACK RUNNER"

One not just sees this beast running down the tracks but the vibration that goes through your body with a sound of pure command of determination... Love it...6x6" oil on Birch wood mounted on a varnished wooden box: (Sold)

  
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"THE CLEARING"

Always playing with light and the subtlety's of what happens has such a great fascination that at times it is irresistible not to paint. I become mesmerized by what goes with shadows and the coloring. So I thought I would not only paint this but do a mini movie.. Enjoy. The painting is a 6x6 oil on Birch panel that is mounted on a varnished wooden box: (Sold)

music on video is by my good buddy sammy joe and his CD: "First Flight"
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"PATENT LEATHER & POLKA DOTS"

I entered the office and signed in.  As I turned to sit I spotted her, she was dressed to kill. I took a seat, picked up a magazine and pretended to read but couldn’t take my eyes off her. Her gaze never left the window.  After a time a door opened to my right and a soft voice called out into the waiting room… “Ms Greenfield” she stood up and with grace glided across the floor.  Passing me she nodded, I smiled; she was wearing “Gardenia” probably my favorite perfume. I sat for a few minutes then the receptionist called out to me, she told me this and that with politeness, I thanked her nodding my head up and down showing I understood. Turning to leave I stopped to looked out the window, smiling to myself I thought, oh well, it was a nice encounter anyway. Oil on 8x6 Birch paneling, mounted on a varnished wooden box:  (Sold)

"LAST BUS OUT"

Yes! I am posting this again.. I did some changes, like added to people behind the bus and across the street over there, two more, punched up the motel sign, and repainted the sky... Other then that, its the same painting... : )

Laguna Beach bus stop and just one of those late nights.  I want this painting to have the  feeling that this is the last bus out of town.   Yes!  I took liberties in doing this painting, but I can I'm the artist.  8x6" oil on Birch panel mounted on a varnished wooden box so no framing is needed:  (SOLD)

"GRANDMA'S CHAIR"

Just another way for me to talk about the sky without in-your-face statement... I wanted a feeling about a place, a time, maybe even a memory;  It was working out all the elements plus the coloring of everything in making up the total painting, like a puzzle, all had to fit in.. This is a 6x6" oil on Birch panel mounted on a varnished wooden box  (SOLD)

"A reworked painting"

This is a painting I did about two months back but added some stuff that for me and hopefully you made a big difference to the overall feeling of the work. Check-it-out at "Laguna 2010" (Sold)

"MOONLIGHT & SMOKE"

A little of this a little of that and this painting came to be.  Shapes, colors, light, dark and mood is what this is about.  Nothing heavy such as industry, global warming, just a painting, sure we can get into all kinds of stuff but the truth is, this color blue I love & I like full moons, throw in some color and there you have it, a 6x6" oil on Birch panel on a varnished wooden box: (Sold)

"SATURDAY NIGHT COCKTAILS"

Here is my 20x20 canvas version taken from my smaller post on March 12.  Check it out at "Laguna 2010"
That is all I'm going to say.  Now its time to paint my small wonders for the Daily's. (Sold)

"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)

"THE ROAD TO TUCUMCARI"

Oh! How I do love New Mexico. Over the years I have painted the “Blue Swallow” so many times, yet with each time, it’s like painting it for the first time. There is always something new to discover in the process, for one the skies in New Mexico are fantastic, one couples that with great natural and manmade architecture and you cant loss playing with the senses. In painting this, I really had little to do with it, this great motel is setting there with this sky as its backdrop I felt my job was done, after all I got the paints, couple a brushes, Birch wood panel and voilà a painting… The "Blue Swallow Motel" is on Rout 66, a must stop for any traveler. This painting is in oils on Birch paneling with no framing needed, the size is 8x6 inches:  (SOLD)

"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)

ANOTHER FOR THE SHOW"

I just finished for my Laguna Art Show this summer.   To see the rest of this painting and info on it please go to "Laguna Festival 2010" and see ...  Now back to my small wonders for this site.

"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) 

"SIDE STREED"

Driving around at night was wonderful, I had no idea of where we were going at all.  It was like being lost and didn't care, I just sat back and clicked my camera at shadows and stuff of the night.  The coloring in this painting is a deep gray blue background  giving the lights and glare  a warm glow.  The painting is 6x6" on my Birch wood varnished box:

"PLAY IT AGAIN SAM"

This is another of my B&W paintings.  The photo I used is from a fellow friend and photographer BRECK ROTHAGE, we are both in the  Laguna Art Festival.  Checkout what he is about.    Breck showed me this photo a year ago and I just got around to painting it today.  It is the same plane used in the movie "Casablanca", you know, with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman which is one of the great black and whites of all time.  The plane is a Lockheed Electra from around 1939.  It was sltting at the Atlantic Aviations at John Wayne Airport in Orange County.   This  8x6" painting is on a Birch panel mounted to a varnished wooden box:  (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)