Blog — California

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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View from Third Beach - 8x10 Plein Air Painting

beach California carpinteria plein air

I painted this the same morning as yesterdays painting.  I usually wouldn't paint a bright sunny scene without any shadows to play with, but I decided to have a go at it anyway.  My favorite part is the brushstrokes in the sand, and that deep teal color of the wave about to break.  
And for some reason the camera didn't want to cooperate with me for this one, in person the sky is not that splotchy...

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Rain and Birds - 8x10 Oil Sketch

California clouds ocean plein air

I wanted to go out and paint (because the clouds were amazing!), but I could tell they were going to open up and pour on me any second.  So I stayed in the studio and painted the view from my window.  The ocean was an amazing color, a teal shade, that made it look much more tropical than it actually is. 

Oil on panel, 8x10 inches

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Long Beach Lighthouse - 6x6

California daily painting landscape lighthouse long beach oil painting

Zach and I took a trip to Long Beach recently (aquarium anyone?).  And I happen to find a few fun things to paint while I was there too :) 

Oil on panel, 6x6 inches

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Harbor Commission - 18x36

California santa barbara stearns wharf

Here's a shot of that large commission I was working on a few weeks ago. Sunrise on Stearns Wharf. 



Oil on panel, 18x36 inches
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