Venice in the afternoon

ok its finished...yeah. ive got a show coming up so i have to produce quite a few pieces. I like the finished piece. this is 11 x 14

thanks for looking! :)

work in progress

i wanted to show a piece that is unfinished and will post the completed piece when i finish!
Having a 5 month old baby girl makes it a bit difficult to finish paintings in a timely fashion!

Needs work

A friend of mine went to India and captured this photograph of a mother and daughter having a conversation....i loved the image and wanted to paint it. this is my first attempt but i am not happy with the result....i am welcoming input here on this one as i came to a stand still and had to put it down. anyway, i welcome your comments.

Capturing Moments

I was at Silver Strand beach on Coronado in San Diego back in October with my family! My uncle and aunt and i were walking down the beach. I snapped a quick shot and was thrilled with how it turned out! i thought i would paint it because it captures a special moment in time. It was cold that day and my uncle was bundled up more than the rest of us because he is going through Kemo therapy and doesn't handle the cold as well. I am really happy with the results of this painting i tried to stay loose and capture the moment instead of the detail!
This painting is a 9 x 12 oil framed in a plein air gold leaf frame.

Framing preference

Framed $245.00 Unframed $185.00 Option 3 $245.00

Gone to the Dogs

Karin Jurick recently said "The way to achieve great joy in life is to paint dogs". she even said "quote me on that" so i am and it is true. This is a friends bulldog, his name is dozer, when he was a puppy. Dozer has been featured in another one of my paintings, surfing on a wave. He is full grown now and living the good life. The truth is that i could not stop smiling while i was painting this one! Thanks Karin, i needed a little pick me up!

Black and white

What i find helpful when painting on location, is a real understanding of shadows and light areas. Sometimes photographs darken shadows and bright areas too bright.
Shadows can be filled with color and it is fun to attempt to capture it. This was a piece that i did at San Juan Capistrano Mission. The area where the old mission had suffered when the earthquake hit back in the early 1900's.
This painting is available and is 11 x 14 and framed.
If you would like to buy it please click on the buy now button.
$245.00 and $20.00 to ship.

thank you for looking!

Framing preference

framed $245.00 Unframed $190.00