Hazy Day, Downtown Sacramento

One last painting before the weekend! A bigger one with a more abstract feel. If you've ever driven into Sacramento, you know the downtown sprouts from what seems like golden farmland. It's a bit surreal, this urban cluster surrounded by peaceful horizons.

Hazy Day, Downtown Sacramento
oil on deep canvas
12 x 12"
lightly varnished + signed
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Converge

That point where it all comes together. Off in the distance. You can't really see it but you trust that it's there.

Converge

oil on deep cradled panel

6 x 12"

stained wood edges, perfect for immediate hanging

lightly varnished + signed

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Summer Rice

Summer Rice
original watercolor painting
8 x 10"
matted and ready for framing
$50 contact me for availability

Two Up High

This week has been a little chaotic so far and I haven't been able to park it at the easel like I had wished. But I eeked out this one last night. It started out as a still life but morphed into a landscape...funny how that happens.

Two Up High on a Hazy Day
oil on canvas
4 x 6"
lightly varnished + signed
$60
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Cloudscape No. 1

I'm hoping to do at least 5 or 6 cloudscapes for upcoming shows. I envision them displayed clustered together like family portraits.

Cloudscape No. 1
oil on canvas
4 x 6"
lightly varnished + signed
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Billowing

Another wee one on a block. Looking up into a crisp, winter sky through my leafless Sycamore tree. I cannot wait for Fall to get here. These hot days are getting to me..

Billowing
oil on wood block
3.5 x 3.5"
lightly varnished + signed
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Dusk, July

Sometimes I get hung up on painting the sky at sunset and forget to look at the beautiful glow and deep dark shadows it creates. I'm very happy with how this little one turned out.

Dusk, July
oil on wood block
5 x 5"
lightly varnished + signed
available in the shop soon

*sold, thank you Lisa!*

Finally, a painting to share!

Today was the first day of school. Nobody cried (including me!). To celebrate, I promised myself I'd finish the painting I started, oh, four weeks ago. It's an Alaskan landscape, but I think clouds and sky are universal themes. I'm so happy to be back at the easel.

Because so many people have inquired about purchasing a piece before it is listed in the shop, I've decided to have some of my paintings available for pre-purchase. It allows me to sell them at a discount directly to you. Once the paintings are dry and ready to ship, I will remove the button and put them in my etsy shop. Just a little sneak peak buying opportunity, so you can reserve a piece right away!

Up and Up
oil on canvas
8 x 10"
painted edges, suitable for immediate hanging
lightly varnished + signed
in the shop

Enlightened

I painted this on a "wipedown"--what I like to call it when I decide to start over on a piece. I had another landscape on this board which was not cooperating with me. So we parted ways. I love these deep wood cradled boards and wasn't about to waste one on a painting I didn't love. I am much happier with this one--proof that sometimes something better IS waiting around the corner.

Enlightened
oil on extra deep cradled gesso board
6 x 12 x 1.5"
lightly varnished + signed
available in the shop

I still have my paintings available at Haute Again if you are in the area and would like to see them. They'll be there through the first week of July. Thank you (so much) to those of you who have come by and visited them. So many of them have been adopted to happy homes!

On the Move

Finished! Woo-hooo. Happy weekend, wherever you may be.

On the Move
oil on canvas
8 x 10"
painted edges suitable for immediate hanging
lightly varnished + signed
*sold*

Blown

The wind was almost unbearable last week. Zipping through your head and eye sockets, making you feel disoriented and crispy. The air was almost fuzzy and white from all the pollen and dust, something I tried to carry over into my painting. Aaaaah--choo. I'm happy with the movement!

Blown
oil on cradled board
6 x 6"
wood edges, suitable for immediate hanging
*sold*

Overhead

I enjoyed painting the sky sagging with the weight of the storm above. I thought the earth was too bright, but that's Spring in the Valley. Almost unreal.

Overhead
oil on canvas
6 x 12"
lightly varnished + signed
available in the shop soon

Sundown

There's something magical about painting a sunset..almost as magical as witnessing one. Too much work and it gets muddy and loses all the pop. I remember taking the reference photo for this one--running to the end of the street (a good 1/2 mile or so) in flip-flops. I'm lucky I didn't fall and break my camera! Which, if you know me, is quite likely.

Sundown
oil on canvas
4 x 6"
painted edges, suitable for immediate hanging
available in the shop

March Storm

We had some wet, wild weather last week! Sideways rain and gusty winds that seemed to make all the trees vibrate. Now just a few days later, my tulips are up and blooming.

March Storm
oil on canvas
6 x 6
painted edges, suitable for immediate hanging
lightly varnished + signed
available here

Happy Tuesday!

Into the Storm

I feel like I made progress on the clouds in this one. A little less in the background, a little more like they're coming overhead. The colors are more vibrant in person..when I changed the brightness on the computer, I lost the dark clouds..so I left it as is.

Into the Storm
oil on deep canvas
6 x 8 x 1.5"
lightly varnished + signed

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Little Storm

Little Storm
oil on canvas
5 x 7"
lightly varnished + signed
available in the shop

On the Easel

Working on a big 16 x 20" commission piece this morning. Sunset, country road, power poles..all my favorites to paint. I'm trying to keep the colors in harmony but not too pastel. I think adding the deep greens and browns will help balance it out. Right now it's verging on bad motel art from the 80's.

Blue Skies

..Smiling at me
Nothing but blue skies
Do I see

I was blue, just as blue as I could be
Ev'ry day was a cloudy day for me
Then good luck came a-knocking at my door
Skies were gray but they're not gray anymore

I've had this song stuck in my head all morning (the Willie Nelson version, oddly). I think it's a good sign. Hoping to finish up this one later this afternoon.

Blue Skies
oil on cradled board
6 x 12"

Windswept

This little one came together so nicely. After a few frustrating days, I'm grateful for that! I tried to not be too fussy with the clouds. They were such strange shapes--going up, side, this way and that. Crazy clouds.

Windswept
oil on canvas
5 x 5"
painted edges, perfect for immediate hanging
signed + lightly varnished
*sold*