
Butterfly Beach – for sale
Sunshine & palm trees in Montecito, CA.

Butterfly Beach – for sale
Sunshine & palm trees in Montecito, CA.

Leadbetter Beach at dawn- buy now
Dawn on the beach in beautiful Santa Barbara.

Rocky Beach, San Clemente, California- buy now
Nice spot for a walk.
My cousin came from out of state for a Disneyland trip, and we met him at a beachfront pizza place in San Clemente. Well not strictly beachfront, but you could see the water.

Leadbetter Beach at dawn- buy now
From a painting trip last summer to beautiful Santa Barbara.

Looking towards Montecito- for sale
On East Beach in beautiful Santa Barbara. Painted as a memory- time for another visit!

Mission Bay- for sale
I painted this yesterday in Mission Bay.

Mission Bay – buy now
Lately I’ve been noticing the signs of burnout with oil painting.
The best cure for burnout for me is two things: plein air watercolor, since it’s so fresh and relaxing; and a visit to the art museum. I’d like to go to LACMA, but it’ll probably be a couple of weeks before I make the drive to LaLaLand.
So today I hopped in the truck and felt the pull to Mission Bay. I’m always intrigued by the palms over the low flat roofs of the houses.
It turned out to be the perfect choice; there were people playing beach volleyball, sailboats and jet skis, kids laughing, and a cool breeze off the water. A great painting day.

Crystal Cove – buy now
In Crystal Cove, looking towards the ocean.

Afternoon light – for sale
Golden light in Torrey Pines, Del Mar, California.
What I love about these trees is the way, when they are planted in certain places the wind sculpts them into undulating, twisting goblin shapes. They remind me of trees in a Japanese garden.

East Beach, Santa Barbara.
I love this beach, and I love this town. This is a larger studio painting from my most recent trip.
This painting is unavailable, but here are more Santa Barbara paintings for sale.

Star of India- available
The view from the San Diego County Building is incredible!

Bright beach- for sale
Afternoon light flaring on the wet sand. East Beach.

Dawn on Leadbetter Beach- available
“Dawn’s early light” on the beach in Santa Barbara.
Happy Independence Day!

Afternoon, Crystal Cove- for sale
Started en plein air (outside on the sand) in Crystal Cove, California.
I think this is the last one from my Dana Point/ Laguna painting trip, except for a beach study I didn’t finish.
Spoken for, but here are more California paintings for sale