Snow's a comin'

I've made a few Christmas cards for this season and thought a snow man and snow boy was appropriate.
When we lived in the Sierra's there were winters when it snowed by the feet. Of course we all went out after a good snow and made snow people in the yard. The down side was that by February we were pretty darn sick of it all. We burned about five cords of wood during the season and it was a lot of work to get it cut and hauled to the house.

I kind of miss it though.

Fruit and a Glass Bowl

Still Life - 8"x10" oil on masonite

'52 Ford Woody

A classic woody, 1952 Ford wagon. A symbol of the early surfing era. I saw this one in Santa Cruz and took a picture of it on the wharf. The background here is my own fantasy.
8"x10" oil on the rough side of a masonite board.

Grapes And A Pear

The fruits of the harvest this time of year are mighty tasty, and plenty colorful enough for a great painting.
8"x10" oil on masonite

Red Grapes - oil on paper

Done Workin'

I like old barns, so whenever I find one I take a couple pictures and work them into a painting sooner or later. This is actually a combination of photos I took at the same farm, the cat being in one place and the barn in another. I didn't think the barn was interesting enough by itself so decided to add the cat in the foreground as the focal point. It's always a tricky thing to do because of the different lighting and perspective of each subject. I think this worked out fine.
11x14 oil on canvas panel

Pigeon Point Lighthouse

This is a lighthouse half way between Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay. I wanted to get the feel of a pleinair painting and I think it worked out pretty good. I took a photo of the light house on my way home from surfing and painted as fast as I could to get that look.

11x14 oil on canvas panel