The field at the corner of the canyon is green due to rain and sun. It will be brief as the field spends most of the year dressed in the colors of straw. Thankfully the folks around here are stalling the development of the field and every time I drive past I imprint the view so that when it's a memory it will be clear.

Oil on panel, 5" X 7"

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Sometimes it seems I just can't get enough of a subject and since palm tees seem to crop up in my paintings over the years, they are on the list of continuing subjects.

Oil on Canvas, 9" X 12"

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The Sierra Madre Annual Wistaria Festival is right around the corner, March 30th. Today I was reminded of the upcoming celebration of the lovely vine and with that thought in mind I painted "A Bit Of Wistaria".

Oil on Canvas, 8" X 6"

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I had to set the timer today and race to "move" paint on the canvas. This scene is the area on the Amador Foothill Railroad called the "brickyard". I was curious, did this peach colored earth give birth to bricks, or was this the local of a brickyard for the town of Ione many decades long past? A note on the painting: I will add more branch work and develop the cliff more in the morning, at the very least. As usual I suspect in the morning with new eyes I will see a painting with serious flaws. Meanwhile I am off to paint with friends this evening. Yipee!

Oil on Linen, 11" X 14"

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Tomorrow morning my family will be heading up the state of California to Ione, a small town in the Gold Country. Trailering behind our pickup will be "Speedy" our Canadian Fairmont Motor Car, for her first trip on real rails. We are all excited with the prospect of Speedy's maiden voyage, she came into our family last spring and finally we are all ready to put her steel wheels against railroad track. As a painter I am full of anticipation to see the landscape from this new vantage point, guaranteed to be inspirational, riding through "Farmland" Be back Monday......

Oil on panel, 5" X 7"

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I have been advised never to paint a subject that would be considered "odd". Saguaro Cactus are odd, especially when vast desert acreage is covered by these strange figures. Today I threw advice to the wind and played in my paint.

Oil on Linen, 9" X 12"

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California has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world. I am working very hard preparing for an upcoming show at Gales Restaurant in Pasadena. The little daily paintings are taking a beating, while my attention is focused on varnishing, framing and all the little details that it takes to pull off a show. I only have one month left. "Along The Coast" was a nice break from the drudgery.

Oil on Canvas, 6" X 8"

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Rest stops are sprinkled along our major highways. I first saw this tree at a rest stop in Utah near the Idaho boarder. It was early in the morning; the grass was still wet from the night. Usually I don't stop, ever, while driving long distance alone but I could see this tree from the highway on approach and it just pulled me in. I felt safe. Painting the back lit dangling branch, makes me those feelings of being protected, safe and magnetized by the beauty of nature, once again.

Oil on Linen, 18" X 24"

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The clouds were racing overhead all day. A quiet symphony of sun, rain, dark heavy clouds, brilliant fluffy clouds, pink cotton ball clouds all playing their parts, topped off by a golden glow for the final movement.

Oil on canvas, 6" x 8"

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An artist friend saw this painting last evening and said "it's classic California". True enough, this view could be down near San Diego, in the Central coast area or Northern California.

Oil on Linen, 16" X 20"

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