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Painting for the Nations

This is my friend Janine


Janine is a missionary who has recently spent some time in Nepal and Tibet.  You can view her team's site here.  I especially recommend this post which includes the story of their 4 day trek into the small village of Darma (a journey I would never survive!). 

Well this season Janine is back at YWAMpreparing for another journey into the unreached world (possibly Cambodia or...

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Carpinteria Jellybowl - 9x12 painting

beach California carpinteria jellybowl tar pits

Completed this commission a few weeks ago, love it when Carpinteria gets dramatic clouds like these. 

Oil on panel, 9x12 inches
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Before the Tide - 8x10 Plein Air

beach cliffs bluffs carpinteria jellybowl landscape plein air seascape

Finished this piece just in time before the tide got me (but not before I got a sunburn!).  This was one of those paintings where I hated it the whole way through, until suddenly at the end I liked it. 

Oil on canvas panel, 8x10 inches

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February on the Bluffs - 8x10 Plein Air Painting

bluffs California carpinteria landscape plein air

A bit of a unique situation of how this painting came to be, let's just say I felt a little more "watched" than normal,  and you'll be able to see photos of me painting it in the summer issue of Carpinteria Magazine :) 

Oil on canvas panel, 8x10 inches
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Plein Air at Goleta Beach - 8x10

California goleta beach painting goleta state beach plein air

Had to make an unexpected trip to Goleta one day, so I thought I'd at least make good use of it by making an extra stop and painting a new beach :) 

Oil on canvas panel, 8x10 inches
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