Landscapes in Oil

 

Just another day in paradise...

 

 

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This is painted from a photograph taken in the Provence region of France...I use it as a door panel in a cabinet that houses many of my paintings...

 

Fields of Lavender

24 x 36 Oil on Wood Panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aspens

24 x 48 Oil on Wood

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This picture was painted on the road to St. Vincent's school in northern Marin county...

Mt Tamalpais 

9 x12 Oil on Wood Panel

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 This was such a compelling scene one fine spring day - it was so green and hard to really capture the colors...

Petaluma Hill Road Pasture 

9 x12 Oil on Wood Panel

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Bear Valley

 9 x12  Oil on Wood Panel

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China Camp Shack

9 x12  Oil on Wood Panel

Bear Valley Spring

6 x8  Oil on Wood Panel

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Bear Valley Meadow

9 x12  Oil on Wood Panel

 
This was painted during one of Tom Soltesz's art classes...

Petaluma Plains

9 x12 Oil on Wood Panel

 Beautiful spring day in Sonoma county - this scene is on the road that runs by the strawberry stand on Petaluma Hill road...

Sunset and Mustard

9 x12 Oil on Wood Panel

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China Cove

9 x12  Oil on Wood Panel

 The view from Jack London's cottage garden up at his state park...

Jack London's Cottage

11 x14 Oil on Wood Panel
Another small picture painted during Tom Soltesz's class...

Painting Class at Olompoli State Park

 8 x10 Oil on Wood Panel

 This stretch of road leading from Tomales out to Marshall is isolated and filled with great potential sites....

Bridge over Walker Creek

11 x14 Oil on Panel
Wonderful village of San Gimignano in Tuscany...painted from a picture taken on vacation..

San Gimignano, Tuscany

9 x12 Oil on Wood Panel

 Hood Mountain from Sugarloaf Park on a fall day...

Sugarloaf Park

9 x12 Oil on Wood Panel

Bolinas Marsh

8 x10 Oil on Wood Panel  

 Painted at the Laguna fields just outside of Sebastopol

Sebastopol Mustard

9 x12 Oil on Wood Panel
This is always a pretty scene - just on the road outside the Bear Valley Visitor Center at Pt. Reyes...

Meadow at Pt. Reyes

6 x 8 Oil on Wood Panel

 Stopped here for lunch one day and ended up painting this picture...

Petaluma River Harbor

11 x14 Oil on Panel
Painted during a class with Jeanette LeGrue...

Fishing Shacks at Tomales

11 x14 Oil on Wood Panel

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 There are many rolling hills and pasture scenes around Valley Ford...

Valley Ford Pastures

9 x12 Oil on Wood Panel
From a photograph taken during a trip to France in 2002

French Village

6 x 8 Oil on Wood Panel

 At the right time of year, the gardens at Matanzas Creek are spectacular

Matanzas Lavender

8 x10 Oil on Wood Panel  

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A nice little picture of the vineyards up at Jack London State Park...

Jack London Vineyards

10 x 20 Oil on Wood Panel

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 Known both as Black Mountain and Knuckle Mountain, this dominating hill overlooks Nicasio lake in Marin county...

Knuckle Mountain

16 x 20 Oil on Canvas
I've painted this scene a few times - from this vantage point, there are always a multitude of clor schemes to be worked out and emphasized...

Hood Mountain

14 x14 Oil on Wood Panel

 A quick study one spring day - trying to capture the clouds and purple hills in background...

Sebastopol Lagoon

8 x10 Oil on Canvas

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Walker Creek

6 x 8 Oil on Board

 This small painting is one of my favorites - captures the essence of a spring day in Sonoma...

Springtime, Sonoma

6 x 8 Oil on Wood Panel

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One of my older paintings - back when I was still doing bowls of fruit - always liked the effect of the lace...

Persimmons and Lace

16 x 20 Oil on Wood Panel

Utah Canyons

6 x 8 Oil on Wood Panel
This is from a picture taken in Deer Canyon during a trip down the Colorado river in 2001

Deer Creek, Grand Canyon

6 x 8 Oil on Board

 Portofina, Italy - an old magnificent harbor - painted from a photograph taken during a trip in 1999

Portofino Harbor

8 x10 Oil on Wood Panel

Pt Reyes Overlook

6 x 8  Oil on Wood Panel

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Americano Estero

16 x 20 Oil on Canvas
I drove by this field and barn every day for 6 years and then I decided to paint it....

Grossi Farm

 11 x14 Oil on Wood Panel

  

Lavender Study

6 x 8  Oil on Wood Panel

 
 

 

 This picture actually turned out better than I thought it would - heavy blends of gold and yellow dominate, yet it came out just wonderful...

Bennett Mountain

8 x10 Oil on Wood Panel