Geyserville Farm House

 

Painted  on a beautiful autumn day.

Tomales Barns

 

Back view of often painted red barns and pasture in Tomales.

Fire and Brimstone

Sassy

 

Sassy recently arrived into my household.

Duncan Peak Overlooks Russian River

 

I have been looking for a place to set up with a good view of Russian River and finally found a scene  from Alexander Valley Campground. The blue of the sky reflection on the surface of the river changed throughout the morning. 

Hampton Beach, NH

 

A small abstraction of a photo I took while in Hampton NH. These three graced the sea wall on a bright, sunny day.

Fort Ross Cove

 

 

I took my painting gear to Fort Ross a couple of weeks ago, but I'm not sure this painting is finished. Maybe the trees need to be fleshed out more?

Truitt-Hurst Winery

 

Yesterday's Monday Morning Painter's venue was Truitt-Hurst Winery, along Dry Creek Road in Healdsburg. The day was glorious and the grounds of the winery were fabulous, with river views, flower and vegetable gardens, old machinery, buildings, and of course the vineyards.

 

In this painting, I toned my canvas with English Red and tried to use simple brush strokes to convey the scene.



Purple Mountains Majesty

 

An embellished view from the back parking lot of Landmark Vineyards, painted while out with Richard McDaniel's class, and completed in a couple of hours.

Dawn

 

This painting was created in my studio from a photo that I embellished.

Along West Dry Creek and The Glory of Spring

 

 A couple of similar views along West Dry Creek with the blooming mustard and flowing plums.

A Farm Along the River

Looking for a place to paint, my friend and I drove out to the end of West Dry Creek in Healdsburg. Here we found the first of the ubiquitous mustard that blooms in vineyards at the beginning of late winter. In the background Mount Saint Helena rises. I like the rhythm of this painting for the day did sing to us.

 

Olives and Mustard

Lots'a little paintings

 

 

Working as a plein air painter in freezing weather is not fun, so I moved my studio onto my kitchen counter where I can paint from photos and can keep warm.