FOOTHILL ORCHARD

  $450

framed

10  1/2"  x  16"

Young avocado trees near the bottom of San Marcos Pass
in Santa Barbara . .

#160

SALT MARSH in the AFTERNOON

                                             

                       $350

                          8" x 10"

                         in artist-built "floater" frame

A high tide at the salt marsh in Carpinteria.  We're still in a time of drought, but it's amazing how quickly the grateful earth greens up with even just a little rain.


#195

TINY MOUNTAIN STUDY

$100

unframed

oil on panel

4"  x  6"

A really tiny rendering of part of the San Rafael mountains--the coastal range that is the backdrop for all of Santa Barbara.

#173

MOUNTAIN STUDY

SOLD

oil on panel, 5 1/2"  x  6 1/2"

Something I really love about paintings is the magic of how something as massive as a mountain can fit, with the whole feeling of its bulk, into something as small as a postcard. 

In my mind's eye I walk the mountains and marvel at them.

#163

TOMALES BAY

$400

9"  x  12"

Tomales Bay--a lo-o-ong skinny arm of the sea, gorgeous. 

Califonia's coastal fog pouring over the hills while the sun comes up

#153

STORM PASSING

                                                 SOLD

$350

6"  x  13  1/4"

oak frame, made by the painter

A beautiful windy morning after a delightful, unseasonal rain.

Summer rains are particularly fragrant; water hitting hot rocks, sand, even cement -- I love that smell. 

LIGHT OF DAY

$550

12"  x  16"

oil on panel

framed

Ranch land near San Marcos Pass, Hwy 154, in Santa Barbara