Consistent with always exploring new subjects and new ways to paint them, this month it’s landscapes, and those done abstractly. In these, no one place is identified. Rather it’s a generalization, an idea, an aesthetic that’s reminescent of many places. As often as not, the image is straight from the mind.

Lake Light, oil on canvas, 20×30

As is usually the case, the name is given after the birth. Here I was painting a design, not a lake. But the lake appeared and that in sunlight. So there it is.

River Runs Through It, oil on canvas, 34×40

This is a fairly large piece that came to be over another painting that wasn’t going anywhere. That one was of a man and a woman, also abstracted. In a sense they gave this one birth, and only the creator knows what parts are from the old and which are new. It’s like a river that way.

Autumn Trees, oil on canvas, 16×20

Sometimes, when I include these on the website, it’s a dilemma knowing whether to put them on the “Places” (landscapes) page or the “Abstracts” page. With these I’ve gone with “Places,” as there’s plenty of “reality” still suggested. There’s precedent: Claude Monet was a landscape painter, albeit with such strong impressionism they were almost abstract.

Early Winter, oil on canvas, 16×20

I suppose it’s the season we’re in and the one approaching that suggested the titles to this and to the previous. As I was painting them, they didn’t seem to represent trees at all; that is until I put in the vertical wisps that became “trunks.” It’s all about color and contrast abstracted together. But nature often does the same thing, and more powerfully yet.

California Hillscape 2, oil on canvas, 16×20

Californians will recognize this and the following from drives or walks through the hills. The name, “Golden State,” may have come from the gold rush, but it may just as well have come from the wonderful color that covers the ground. That, with the rich sap green of the live oaks, makes for a tranquility that is golden indeed.

California Hillscape 1, oil on canvas, 20×20

Early California painter William Wendt originally painted this scene. And this is my take on that. It’s simplified, smaller (and a good deal more affordable). As with all these, a click on the painting will take you to the price information, and from there to a larger view.

White House, oil on canvas, 20×20

Sometimes nature is perfect just left alone, other times the man-made touch adds welcome interest. Here is just a hint of that in the distance. One thing about man-made objects as opposed to organic, they’re always angular. Nature is freer. Together the contrast can be pleasing.

Reclining Blue, oil on canvas, 18×24

Speaking of pleasing shapes of nature, I thought I’d include one human form. This one illustrates how the approach to painting can be the same whatever the subject. This one is also recent, and represents others like it that will be on display in the November show. That’s coming up, the dates being highly rememberable: 11/12/13. Come if you can.

Meantime, feel free to vote for your favorites here . . . or offer any other comments. Feedback is always welcome.

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Ongoing and Upcoming Events

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Studio Show and Sale

The pieces featured above are only part of the new work on display, both paintings and hand-made prints.
And, once again, included will be an array of miniatures priced to sell, as gifts…for another or for yourself.
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Saturday, November 12, 4:00-9:00
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