California Spring

Here is a small 10x10" plein aire oil that I just finished.  It is still wet.  I hope to sell it this weekend in Walnut Creek!  With the way the economy is at the moment, I have tried to concentrate on having smaller more affordable pieces for sale.

Poppies!  There are everywhere right now.  I always have a lot of requests for poppies.  I have included them in many new works this spring to if you like poppies, come on down and see these new paintings.

I will be in the Pacific Fine Arts Festival in Walnut Creek, corner of Cypress and Locust St, Friday through Sunday, 10:00AM to 6:00PM  and 5:00Pm on Sunday.  My booth is outside Sherman Clay Piano Store on the corner and I have been there in that spot for 10 years now.

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Colors Of Spring

Today I am getting ready for the Pacific Fine Arts Festival in Walnut Creek that starts on Friday and runs through Sunday.  This marks my 10th year with that show and luckily I have been on the same corner for 19 shows. They do 2 shows a year there in Walnut Creek, April and September.

If you are in town come look for me on the corner of Cypress and Locust St. outside ShermanClay Piano store.

I just finished this studio piece in time for the show.  Colors Of Spring.  It is a 30 x 42" oil on canvas.  This morning I am putting the finishing touches on a small plein aire piece I did this weekend.  I managed to wire the back of it while it was still wet so that I can bring it this weekend and hopefully sell it.

The Road Less Traveled

What a month!  Trying to work up a lot of paintings for my up coming Walnut Creek Art show.  It is usually my biggest show of the year sales wise.  I like to have a lot to offer.  Walnut Creek is always my first outdoor show of the year.  

I just completed this small 11x14" plein aire piece, "The Road Less Traveled."  Not a car in sight that day reminding me that I was very much alone as I was out painting.  Haven't decided if that was a good thing or a bad thing. Seemed great at the time, and yet it weebs me out later as I think of all the "what ifs"

Today I am in my studio putting the finishing touches on a 24x30"studio piece.  I kept putting it aside all month to work on smaller paintings.  I want to have a large inventory of small works for my show as I think those just may be the big sellers this year with people having less disposable income as in the past.