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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!

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Victorian Shadows

Monday, September 29th, 2008



“Victorian Shadows” oil on panel, 8×10, $320

I’ve painted this building that sits on the Petaluma turning basin before from the other side of the river. The clouds made this one challenging because the strong shadows on the building would appear and disappear as the clouds moved across the sky.

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Industrial

Thursday, September 25th, 2008



“D Street”, oil on panel, 5×7, $75

I was painting around downtown Petaluma the other day and all day the geometry of these buildings (all that is left of the Rivertown feed store) was calling me. Towards the end of the afternoon the light was finally right, and I did this little study. I was inspired to try painting in the more industrial section of Petaluma by the paintings of Stephen Magsig who paints a lot of small paintings of industrial Detroit.

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Three C

Monday, August 4th, 2008

\"Three C\"
“Three C” oil on panel, 5×7, $75

This victorian house sits on the edge of the Petaluma turning basin. I painted it the other morning before heading for my shift at the Riverfront art gallery. It’s used as offices for a variety of professionals, and three C is the address.

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