change of season, change of time

short, but intense and steady rainfall washed all the lingering dust and ash off the landscape. monday painting at the santa ynez river has been fruitful and so lovely to be outside seeing the 'fall colors' such as they are in our southern california world. getting up in the dark with the shorter days is rewarded by stunning morning light and color.

the "rose compass" group has been working along the watershed in preparation for a 2017 show at the Wildling museum. we are developing a separate website for that project, which should be up and running soon.

these are some of the small gouaches from the last couple of weeks:

dry creek with waterline, 3"x5"

riverbank, 3"x3"

sycamore by pool, 3"x3"

white rock, rey fire burn, 3"x6"

matchsticks, white rock, 3"x6"


and as a total change of pace, I did a wonderful 3 hour still-life workshop with Meredith Brooks Abbott.  it was great fun and a good group of people. she is a treasure and it was wonderful to watch her work. this was my effort:

parsley, turnips and lemons, oil on panel, 9"x12"


another work finished from the trip to humboldt county in september:

rusty barn, oil on panel, 10"x20"