'Chasing Spirit and Grace' 2010

8" x 10" Oil on Canvas Board

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14" x 24" Oil on Canvas Board

$650

Another painting done from photo reference on the shore in Alameda, CA. Low tide and sunsets there really drew my inspiration at the time

8" x 10" Oil on Canvas Board

This is a plein air value study I did on location in Ohio. I often lay out paintings this way to refine the value relationships and drawing before laying in the color. I got such a positive response about this one that it prompted me to begin a whole mini series of umber paintings in my current body of work

10" x 30" Oil on Canvas

$500

I took the photo reference for this painting at Lake Edison, CA. I enjoyed working out the details of atmospheric distance in this one and I have a few more paintings planned from this glacial lake trip

9" x 12" Oil on Canvas Board

$180

This painting marks the finalization of the process that I used in my Graduate Thesis. It began with a plein air painting on location at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Art. Then I used that painting, the on site photo reference, as well as an inspiration reference from Edgar Payne for the color palate to paint this painting in the studio. Using inspiration references of historical and current day artists that I admire became a helpful tool to maintain limited color palates and the atmospheric mood I'm shooting for while painting

10" x 30" Oil on Canvas

$500

This painting depicts the San Francisco Bay from the shores of Alameda. Low tide was a particular challenge for me as well as the fog across the bay, but it lent well to the mood of the finished piece

8" X 10" Oil on Canvas Board

SOLD

8" x 10" Oil on Canvas Board

SOLD

Oddly, I painted this one in the studio on the same day as "Distant Land". Because the other one took so long I decided to see how fast I could paint this one. It took 45 minutes, and I still haven't broken that little record yet

8" x 12" Oil on Canvas Board

$250

This one began as a study of warm and cool colors to describe the atmospheric distance and ended up standing well enough on it's own to be included in my thesis.

14" x 18" Oil on Canvas

$550

This is the final painting based from my plein air study, photo reference, and inspiration reference from George Inness