Watercolors

Working with watercolors these days....along the beautiful Sonoma coast & the Russian River.

Experimenting

Experimenting with gouache these days. Still feel clumsy with it, but it is interesting to see how it is different from watercolor.

Boats on Bodega Bay

Painted this scene on Bodega Bay. My friends Lola and Kat painted with me that day and afterwards we enjoyed delicious oysters and champagne. A beautiful day!

Johnson's Beach Day

When my friend Lola visits from Madrid, we love to hang out on Johnson's Beach. We go early and rent two umbrellas, thereby creating a lovely shaded area on the edge of the river in which to paint and enjoy the beauty of the river.

At Water's Edge

Painted this while out on Tomales Bay with my friends Lola and Kat. I think it is done, but I will check over it again. I notice that this photo of the painting does not capture the sky variation in the actual painting.....not sure how to solve that issue...,

Summertime!

With school finally out, I am painting lots! Will post pics in color once paintings are finished...

Art Walk is coming up

Art Walk is June 3rd....just 4 days from now! I will have a full studio, with new works hanging, plus some paintings coming back to me from Betty Spaghetti restaurant. It will be a busy week of prepping, plus it's my last week of school and grades are due! Can't wait to have time for some serious plein air painting!!

Playing with watercolors

The last couple of months of school are crazy busy, so I have mainly been painting watercolor sketches.

Tools

Plein Air Morning

Spent a beautiful morning doing plein air work in Armstrong Woods with my friend and amazing artist Douglas DeVivo of The Blue Door Gallery in Guerneville. Douglas worked on plein air collages and I painted. As always, the tranquility of nature provided perfect inspiration.

Coastal Beauty

Started two new paintings on the coast this week. It was a perfect day for plein air painting!

In progress

"Spring Clouds Roll In" (Duncan's Mills)

Guerneville Galleries

Thrilled to have our Studio-Gallery included in this article!

http://russianriverlandandhome.com/inspiring-art-galleries-on-the-russian-river/

Tomales Bay

Celebrated the new year with one of our favorite rituals...an excursion to Tomales Bay to eat oysters & paint. It was beautiful, but quite cold this year, so after our oyster feast we found an indoor spot to paint (at Gourmet Au Bay in Bodega Bay).

Bodega Bay

Lola & I enjoyed a wonderful painting excursion to nearby Bodega Bay one day. Too cold to paint outside, so we found a room with a view (and champagne) at Gourmet Au Bay.

In progress

Photo is too dark, but this is a painting I am working on. Trying to capture the soft light that was on the coast that day.

Fall season on the Russian River

Began 2 small paintings yesterday. A peaceful afternoon, watching ducks swim by...

Sunday Morning Painting

Went out painting last Sunday morning on Monte Rio beach. My friend Steve joined me with his guitar. A magical morning!

Painting with my niece

My niece Sophia just started college at USF. She came and spent a weekend with my wife and me. Sophia's been an artist all her life. She & I went out painting along the Russian River one morning.

Sold at Art for Life!

"Laguna Colors" went to its new home in Healdsburg. I got to go to a fun art event, with great food & wine, and my painting helped raise money for a good cause.