Falling into Autumn

Season change, time change, weather change - I love the long shadows but not the shorter day length.

Good news: Sold three paintings in the last couple of weeks - 2 small oils from the Waterhouse Gallery (things are picking up finally) and 1 from the SCAPE Climate Change show in which I also won the First Place Award for my small gouache of an abandoned oil derrick on Santa Cruz island.

I also was awarded the 3rd place prize for the 11th Annual National Juried show at the SAGE Gallery in Sheridan, Wyoming, which was juried by T. Allen Lawson. There were about 40 pieces chosen out of over 350 entries. I feel honored to be there and Tim Lawson had some very kind words to say about why he chose my oil painting "Lagoon" for the show and the award.

In the meantime, I'm working away. Finished up a painting from the Sierras of the full moon over the lake.

Moonrise on the lake, oil on panel, 8"x10"

Our usual Monday plein-air painting session was a beautiful afternoon on the Santa Ynez River (pretty much dried up except for a few stagnant ponds) where the river Willows and Sycamores are turning color. Hope to get up there again next week.

Fall color in Paradise, oil on panel, 8"x10"