New Year New Work

I'm learning to incorporate more color. Color for depth, color for emotion, color to satisfy a need and curiosity. So here's some new colorful oil paintings.

The first painting of the two beautiful dogs was done on tile for a client.

"Carla loved the portrait of Lulu and Aidabanana. She just about cried when she seen it. You really captured both dogs. Thank you. Linda"

Lots more to come!

Some time has past and some new paintings have been created

Wow time flew by on me.
I have been working. Trying to get value, tone and color right.
It's certainly challenging. I was handed a new vocabulary with it comes the responsibility of defining it...applying it to my work. This might take some time but invariably I will succeed.
With that said here are some new works.

The first piece, the nude is a study and not yet complete and I'm still working on the cowboy piece which is from a photo I took while vacationing in Borrego Springs with my family this past fall. The saucy cigarette yielding woman is an Ode to Vargas. The bottom piece is a study in mood. The White duck was created with compliments to the Wild Animal park and is from a photo I took this summer.


Hope you enjoy.

Getting ready and more paintings to show

Oh I've been busy. Busy getting ready for my reception Sunday Oct. 18th at the Rancho Buena Vista Adobe Gallery in Vista, California.

Looks like Nancy Conney with Sky Hunters will be coming to the reception...bringing a raptor or 2. Sky Hunters is a Bird of prey education/rescue center. We Hope to raise some awarness and much needed funds for her organization .

So for those of you coming I look forward to seeing you and those that can't make it the exhibition will be up through the month of October and ending Nov 1 2009 so please come by and see.

Above are some new paintings.

A Couple of more Paintings

" The Kings Throne" is a 30 x24 inch oil of a young lion at the Wild Animal Park here in

San Diego.

" The Lone Ranger" is a 20 x 24 inch oil of a Carlsbad, California beach goer.

Hope you enjoy.

I am preparing for a one woman show this October at the Rancho Buena Vista Adobe Gallery in Vista , Ca. I've just placed a couple of pieces in a Phantom Gallery in Carlsbad and I have a few pieces at a place out in Temecula. Also I am preparing for the 2009 Wildlife juried show in November at the Foothills Gallery in La Mesa. In between I continue my class's at the Watts Atelier and paint almost everyday. HOORAY.

Cheetahs....Time out

Here's a new oil 30" x 40"

I took photos of the cheetahs at the Wild Animal Park....here they are

"The stop watch"

....Time out

New Stuff

I've been really busy painting and I've neglected my blog. Let's see if I can get caught up.

New techniques.. Burnt umber pickout and new palettes..Zorn, Warm Cool primary and transparents.

More to follow soon. I just installed a new painting in a clients home today and hung a couple more paintings in a Phantom Gallery in Carlsbad. I'll be doing a demonstration thursday evening between 5:30 and 8:30 pm on Grand ave in Carlsbad.

Also have 3 paintings hanging in Acapella in Temecula.

I continue to study at Watts Atelier in Encinitas and am very pleased with the results.

Currently I am working on a few pieces...one very large painting of 2 cheetahs I had the pleasure of photographing at the wild animal park.

More photos soon.

Bird Bath in the pumpkin patch painting

We have a fabulous garden this year. Tomatoes,avocados, eggplant, peppers, dill, basil, spearmint,macadamia nuts, oranges,blackberries, blueberries, grapes,kale, carrots and a birdbath. Lot's of nests. Oppps did I forget pumpkins and gourds.

So here's a small gathering in our yard.