Merced River, Yosemite

Merced River, Yosemite acrylic on board 8" x 10"

We're using this on our Christmas card.

Courtyard

Courtyard watercolor 12" x 9"

No. 5 Rue de Notre Dame de Bonne Nouvelle

No. 5 Rue de Notre Dame de Bonne Nouvelle wc 4" x 6"

I'm posting some work of a recent stay in Paris. You can read a blog of our stay at Deux Americains http://deuxamericains.blogspot.com/.

Looking Good

Looking Good oil on board 10" x 8"

My new studio assistant.

Crape Myrtle

Crape Myrtle 7" x 5" oil on board

Is it crape or is it crepe? Apparently either is correct.

Paper Oak

Paper oak oil on board 6" x 8"

This is a painting of a paper pattern that I have hanging on the wall of the studio. The pattern was made to cut out wood for door decoration.

Yosemite Rim Fire Smoke

Yosemite Rim Fire Smoke oil on board 8" x 10"

My studio is about 20 miles west of the nearest point of the fire and though most of the smoke has blown north there have still been days of greatly reduced air quality. It may be difficult to see this in the painting, but the faint distant hill in the center is normally clearly visible.

Clouds Over Jalapa

Clouds Over Jalapa oil on board 5" x 7"

La Grange Clouds

La Grange Clouds oil on board 4" x 6"

Oleanders

Oleanders oil on board 7" x 5"

Studio Living Room

Studio Living Room oil on board 8" x 10"

Big Names, Small Art

I recently had a couple of paintings in Big Names, Small Art, a fund raising silent auction for the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA which took place on May 23. It was an energetic, fun filled evening. The auction was divided into four groups, set up in different areas of the museum's courtyard. The bidding for each auction closed about a half an hour apart and attention was drawn to the closing groups by three colorful dancing gals on stilts. The crowd of artists and art lovers were themselves colorful. The museum chose to sell my two tiny paintings as a diptych and it was fun to see the back and forth between bidders as the auction came to a close. The event was very successful and all submitted art was sold.

The paintings I sold were previously shown in this blog:

Stinson Beach Houses

Sheep Ravine, Marin

Central California Art Association 60th Annual Spring Art Show

I'm a bit behind in keeping up this blog, but I want to mention a show that I was recently in, the Central California Art Association 60th Annual Spring Art Show.

This show ran from May 4 to June 14 at the Mistlin Gallery in Modesto, CA. I'm not a member of the Central California Art Association and this was my first time to enter anything in the show. There was a wide variety of art in the gallery and we had a fun time at the Gala Opening on May 4th. The three works I had in the show were previously included in this blog.

Cup and Ball

Two tops

Top

Modesto: Canal in Fog

Modesto: Canal in Fog oil on board 4" x 6"

Kathy at Benbow

Kathy at Benbow oil on board 6" x 8"

Bouquet

Bouquet oil on board 7" x 5"

Easter Eggs

Easter Eggs oil on board 8" x 10"

Sheep Ravine, Marin

Sheep Ravine, Marin oil on board 4" x 6"

Stinson Beach Houses

Stinson Beach Houses oil on board 4" x 6"

Sea Stacks, Marin

Sea Stacks, Marin oil on board 4" x 6"

Stinson Beach Sunset

Stinson Beach Sunset oil on board 3 1/2" x 6"

Paper Bag

Paper Bag oil on board 8" x 10"