october sierras

spent a week at the cabin in the central sierras - closing up for winter and enjoying the peace and quiet. weather is still warm and mild, though there was a hopeful bit of rain.
went out to catch some of the local fall color - brush, willow and aspen, ferns and sedges - hiking about with a small, portable kit.

lower line creek, 3"x3" gouache on paper 

attic window view, 3"x3" gouache on paper

bracken fern, 3"x3" gouache on paper

aspen patch, 3"x3" gouache on paper


Also started on new work from a day trip to the santa ynez river with the 'rose compass' group. we will be posting our work on a new website soon. there are 6 of us working toward a show at the Wildling Museum next year about the Santa Ynez river watershed.

Currently at the Wildling is a beautiful exhibit from the SCAPE group, "Places of the Heart" which will be up until the 23rd of October. Juror Eric Merrill chose a very strong show. 

I have a small painting from Figueroa mountain included:

spring ridge view, 8"x8" oil on panel  sold


And, two paintings, an oil and a gouache at Gallery 113 for the "Los Padres Forest Watch" show, done earlier this spring:

figueroa spring, oil on panel 6"x12"

view from figueroa, 3"x4" gouache on paper