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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
Just Half - 4x4
It occurred to me that for all the many pears I have painted over the years I had never painted one cut open.
Oil on stretched canvas, 4x4 inches, 1 1/3" painted sides
Little Yellow House - 5x7
Sometimes if you could look into my head you might be surprised to find out why I've chosen to paint a particular piece. Like this one for example, I did not look at this and think "what a cute yellow house I think I'll paint it". Not at all, it was that tiny purple-y shadow next to the small window, my thought was "I have to paint that shadow". The white trim and the lawn were a bonus.
Oil on...
Burning Off - 5x7
Well June gloom has struck around here, good news is beach fog is pretty fun to paint. All the different grays are good practice.

Oil on panel, 5x7 inches