SUNSHINE IN THE FOOTHILLS

$650

10.75" x  16"

oil on panel

walnut frame custom built by the artist

SOLD

SAINT FRANCIS IN THE GARDEN

$450

15.5" x  11.5"

oil on panel

1.5" antiqued gold frame

The courtyard of the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, a beautiful

quiet spot in the heart of downtown.  I love the way the mountains rise behind the whole city; anything's more beautiful with a mountain behind it.... 

LAGUNA STREET

$350

12" x  8"

oil on panel

hardwood frame 

custom built by artist

Santa Barbara's architecture is a big part of its charm--we're lucky to have Jeff Shelton designing and building here, and brother David Shelton's fantastic ironwork embellishing their wonderful, quirky

projects.

SLEEPING IN THE SUN

$525

11.5" x 14.25"

oil on panel

hardwood frame 

custom built by artist

SOLD

MAST 2015 announcement

                               

  GOLETA BEACH

$400
11" x 13"
oil on panel

The Mesa Artists Studio Tour group has just decided on this year's dates for ... 12th annual studio tour on the Mesa!  November 14th and 15th, 11 - 4.

Details will become available during the summer; for now, very happy to say that 12 of us, all here in our wonderful Mesa neighborhood, will again be opening our home studios to the public.

SANTA BARBARA -- EAST BEACH

$400

sold

9 1/2" x  9 3/4"

oil on panel

At the mouth of Mission Creek, just downshore from Stearn's Wharf.  A beautiful, peaceful spot early in the morning; painting en plein air with background sounds of waves, birds, and the before-school kids at the skateboard park.

SAN MARCOS FOOTHILLS; NEW ORCHARDS

SOLD

$650

12" x  23"

oil on panel

This is one of two of my paintings that have been chosen to be part of this year's "Art and Agriculture" show at the Santa Paula Art Museum.  Last year's show was excellent and I'm so pleased to have my work chosen again!  The California Art Club "Quintessential California" show is still up, through October, an excellent show..."Art and Agriculture" runs from November 8th through January 25th -- 

reception November 8th, from 4-6 pm 

WILD ANISE BLOOMING

$450

8" x  10"

oil on panel

This little painting, made at the San Marcos Foothill Preserve, is part of an exhibit at

CASA (23 E Canon Perdido),

featuring work by all eleven of the artists in the upcoming Mesa Artists Studio Tour.

The CASA show will be up through Friday, October 30th -- the studio tour starts the next day.

Visit the gallery Mon-Friday, 10-5 for an idea of the work that will be featured on the tour!  

SUN ALWAYS RISES

                                                  SOLD

$400

11 1/4" x  12"

oil on panel

one of a series of 6 (so far) paintings --

 the mouth of the creek at Hendry's Beach, Arroyo Burro County Park

BLUSTERY DAWN

$850

22 1/2" x  22 3/4"

oil on panel

painted mostly from inside the Westphalia's cab; 

a very wet and windy morning at the Thousand Steps