“Tin Roof” oil on panel, 11×14
I’ve painted this barn before, but this time I focused on the shadow cast by the edge of the roof. It’s amazing how bright a new tin roof can be in the sun.
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Three Sixty Eight
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
“Three Sixty Eight”, 5×7″, oil on panel, $75. Available at my Etsy store.
As part of my series of paintings on the Petaluma river, I’ve been looking at all the older industrial buildings downtown and along the river. I really like the abstract quality of this one, although the ventilators on one building were very difficult to capture. The title is from the numbers painted on one of the buildings.
For those of you in the area, my last outdoor show of the season is next weekend in San Carlos. Hope to see you there!
View from the River
Monday, October 6th, 2008
“View from the River” oil on panel, 11×14″
I think the title says it all.
The Five
Friday, October 3rd, 2008
“The Five”, oil on panel, 8×10, $320
This channel marker is about 4 miles downstream from the rowing club dock on the Petaluma river, and the first time I rowed all the way to “the five” it was a big deal. Now this marker is a familiar friend on my morning rows.
Five Pilings
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
“Five Pilings”, oil on panel, 5×7″, $75
Did I mention I’ve been focused on painting along the Petaluma river recently? Here’s my most recent favorite view. The challenge of painting the river is that everything is so horizontal, so having the pilings and the great shapes of the distant vineyard really help break it up.
Backlit
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
“Backlit”, oil on panel, 11×14″
I don’t usually paint back-lit subjects when painting outside, but I really liked the light coming through the bay tree. It will be an interesting place to come back to once we get some rain and everything is green again.
Petaluma Tug
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
“Petaluma Tug” oil on panel, 8×10″ SOLD
Petaluma Marsh
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
“Petaluma Marsh”, oil on panel, 11×14″
When I talk about the importance of estuaries, and the impact of habitat loss in my biology class, I often use the tidal marshes of the San Francisco Bay as an example. Nearly all the the original tidal marsh in the bay was converted to bay fill, farmland or salt ponds, with the exception of the marsh along the Petaluma river. The good news is there are several projects that are restoring salt marshes in the bay, and the total acreage of tidal marsh is increasing. There’s a great walking path through part of the Petaluma marsh near the marina that extends to Shollenberger park, and that’s where I went for this painting.
Painting at sunrise
Monday, September 22nd, 2008
“Sunset at the Railroad Bridge”, oil on panel, 8×10, $310
I’ve been spending a lot of time on the Petaluma river over the last few months rowing with the North Bay Rowing Club. It’s been really interesting and inspiring seeing the river and surrounding landscape from a different perspective. So I got myself out of bed really early the other day and set up on the bank above the railroad bridge near the marina, and painted the sunrise.
Deer Island
Saturday, September 13th, 2008
“Deer Island” oil on panel, 5×7 $75
I painted this last week when the temperatures were over 100. I wanted to explore Deer Island in Marin, and ended up hiking over an hour to wind up painting pretty much where I started. Highlight of the walk was the unexpected view of a red-breasted sapsucker. Low point was the poison oak I picked up when i was sitting in the shade thinking about what to paint.