October Show at CAA

Here are some images from a recent show at the Carmel Artists Association. For this show I focused on Elkhorn Slough. The squarish one is 22 x 28 and is called Elkhorn Afternoon. The Central painting is 18 x 36 and called August Morning. The other painting is also 18 x 36 and is called August Afternoon. All of these were painted arouind the same small inlet at the Slough.

New work

More New Work

Here are the rest of the surfing pictures. The guy with the red car is called "You Da Bomb" and it's a cut-out on 1/4 inch hardboard. The truck with the arm hanging out is called "Morning Surf Check". The three cars parked by the ocean is called "Surfing at Edgars", and the woody by the sea is called "Passing Rains". I will probably have a couple more to post very soon. I don't think that all of these will make it into the Alvarado show, but I will keep painting to get my best there.

New work

This is a selection of the paintings that will be at the Alvarado Gallery this summer. The guy carrying the board is my step son Nate. I call the picture "Old School" because that's his vibe. The guy on the bike is a cut-out that I call "Lost Generation" because it features a grizzled old guy with a young head. The colorful cut out is called :Late Takeoff". The guy standing by the car is called "Afternoon Call" and the surfer riding the wave is called " Evening Tip Ride" It's a large painting at 60 x 48.

Commission

Since my last post I have been working on a commission that I contracted for shortly after my event at Mimosa in late September. The client wanted two paintings and I have finished one. Here it is. It's called "Tanquil Afternoon" and it's 24 x 30.

A month goes by.

Gee, a month goes by so fast!! I have been painting a lot and I have a lot of new work. Here are a few things I have done recently. The teacups are entitled "Afternoon Tea", the floral still life is called "Tiger Lilly" and was painted over a two-day period while I was at an event at Mimosa. My experience at the Concourse d'Elegance was helpful in completing a complicated painting in front of an audience. It's a pretty good size painting at 28 x 22. The truck is titled "Early Autumn" and is a return to one of my favorite motifs.

Rancho San Carlos/ Santa Lucia preserve

The last four days I painted at the Rancho San Carlos/Santa Lucia preserve in Carmel Valley. It was a wonderful experience full of beautiful motifs, welcoming staff and residents, and sunny skies. Many thanks to all of the folks at the Preserve and the Carmel Art Association. I have posted some of the paintings I did there.

Back to Elkhorn

(Incoming fog, 10 x 30) This painting was started several months ago and put aside because the weather wouldn't cooperate (summer fog). I went back out to the slough this last week as we are finally starting to get a little more sun. Soon it will be sunny and warm all afternoon, but for now, just a few hours around mid day. I Included the incoming fog bank that is peeking over the hill that separates the slough from the coast.