West Cliff Drive Santa Cruz

From one of our trips back home.This spot is just a little ways from the Lighthouse, and where many of the surfers get in to surf "Steamer Lane".

9"x12" Oil on Masonite  

Framing Option

Unframed $100.00 USD Framed $195.00 USD

Santa Cruz Lighthouse and Museum

A great spot in Santa Cruz, Ca. I did a few paintings of this lighthouse while we were there. This one is 9"x12" Oil on stretched canvas.

Leaves and Lilies

I've noticed that what catches your eye can often make a good painting. The orange yellow of these silk flowers piled with some other supplies drew my attention.

Cloud Study

It takes some time to watch these cumulus clouds grow. There's a cycle of growth and death kind of like a flower.

Silk Lilies

A little abstract but I'm happy with the colors.

5"x7" Oil on canvas board

Light & Shade

Naming a painting Light & Shade is more about what I'm looking for than what I'm looking at. Just calling it Yellow Lilly didn't seem right because my goal was about getting a harmony between the light and shadow yellows.

Violet & Yellow

Using a complimentary pallet and more paint than usual.

Oil on Canvas Panel

Yellow & Purple

In this little painting I'm using a pallet limited to the two complimentary and neighboring colors.

5"x7" Oil on Canvas Panel

Narcissus

Spring!

5"x7" Oil on Canvas Panel

Ten Minute Challenge

Last week's Daily Paintworks Challenge* ten minute paintings of the same subject

Faces 14

Though it's still a limited pallet, I found a way to work in a couple more colors.


5"x7", Oil, canvas panel

Faces 13

I found that counting brush strokes helps me overcome a tendency I have of not starting with enough paint on the brush. It shifts the fear of running out of paint to running out of stokes.

Been enjoying Katheryn Law's posts about her PKR workshop

5"x7", Oil, canvas panel

Faces 12

One of the new things I'm learning from doing this series, is to look for facial and hair color relationships. Until now I hadn't consciously tried painting a combination of fair skin dark hair in a portrait. There's so many other similarities and differences to explore.

5"x7", Oil, canvas panel

Faces 11

9"x12", Oil, Stretched Canvas

Faces 10

9"x12", Acrylic, Stretched Canvas,