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Carpinteria Bluffs, Late Afternoon - 18x24
I had this piece all sketched out and ready to paint on a 5x7 panel....and then I looked at it and thought "I'm going to have to mix all those colors anyway, I might as well paint it large!". And thus began my current project of big paintings. It makes me feel like I've accomplished more when I use an entire naptime to start something big, rather than something so small.
There was going to be...
Santa Barbara Palm Trees - 5x7
The part that drew me to this scene was that intensely blue sky, how flat the sand looks, and how the palm trees were reaching up so gracefully... I kind of want to paint this on a very large scale sometime.
Oil on panel, 5x7 inches
Yellow Flowers on the Bluffs - 8x10
The part that drew me to this piece was the shrubbery on the path, I really liked how bright the flowers on top were, contrasted with the dark underside. It also gave me a chance to paint those bluish purplish shadows that I love, and that little peek of the ocean on the left.
Oil on stretched linen, 8x10
Butterfly Beach, Montecito California - 8x8
I love painting that orange glow on the mountains and cliffs. To me it's what makes sunsets so beautiful around here.
Oil on cradled panel, 8x8 inches
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Sliced Open, Gold and Blue - 6x6
