more july

Yet another heat wave followed by mornings of marine-layer grey. I've been working both in the studio and outside in oil and gouache. Tough to work outside with water media when it is so hot and dry.

Some of my gouache pieces will be in the invitational show "On Paper" at Marcia Burtt's Laguna street Gallery. This show will open on August 26 and run through October 2. Great group of artists to be included with.

coastal agaves
3"x4"

to fernald point, 4"x4"
overcast morning walk - my usual route

early moonrise, sedgwick 4"x4" 

that nearly full moon that comes up when the sun is still hitting the hillsides with bright light. 
this was done after an oil study painted on site.

spring, from figueroa mountain, 3"x4"

view looking down a canyon toward the coastal range beyond.

sedgwick pond, 3 1/2"x4"

this one was done on a small, lightly gessoed, balsa-wood panel that Rick Stitch gave me to try. Interesting surface for gouache.


some recent oils from monday plein air painting sessions:

7/18 lake los carneros - ocean view, oil on panel, 8"x8"

7/25 lake los carneros - mountain view, oil on panel, 8"x8"

bluffs looking toward IV, oil on panel, 8"x10"