august summer

squeezed in a few monday paint sessions with my pal Libby between her travels and mine, then off for some time in the sierras.

bird refuge, oil on panel 8"x8"
a morning study. overcast and chilly when we started, then the sun and wind came up. 

lake los carneros, oil on panel, 8"x8"
another view from the same spot - simplifying the composition and colors.

not as much time to paint at the cabin this time - a couple of un-resolved oils and these two gouaches as well as a couple starts I'm still working out.

sunlit small fir, gouache on paper, 3 1/2"x 4"

clouds and lake, gouache on paper, 4"x6"