Blog — oil painting

Blue House, Monterey, CA - 8x10

California cityscape daily painting for sale monterey oil painting

It's been a really long time since I've painted one of these architectural pieces. I love doing them, but they ARE more time consuming (and studio time always seems too limited these days!)


Oil on panel, 8x10 inches

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Beach Clouds, Carpinteria - 9x12

9x12 beach carpinteria clouds oil painting storm

We've been having absolutely gorgeous clouds lately, I love it! 

My favorite part of this one is the light yellow/orange color shining through and against the clouds. 

Oil on canvas panel, 9x12 inches

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Arlington at Sunset - 12x12

12x12 arlington theater painting oil painting santa barbara

I got all paint-angsty (that's totally a thing) last week, and so I painted this...as fast as I could (baby naps aren't too long).  I fully expected it to be a disaster, but I actually love it! 

Oil on panel, 12x12 inches
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Clouds Over the Salt Marsh - 6x6

carpinteria daily painting oil painting salt marsh sunrise

First painting since the birth...I'm depressingly rusty! But still probably not the worst painting that I've done, and it's good to get back to it, even for just a little bit. 

Oil on panel, 6x6 inches



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Ocean View - 6x12

carpinteria carpinteria bluffs daily painting oil painting

More from that awesome sunset walk on the bluffs.  Loved the different shadows in this piece. 

Oil on cradled panel, 6x12 inches

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