Nocturnes

City Lights
12x12 oil

Last Light
 12 x 24 oil

Late Light
12x 12 oil

Waves

24x 36 oil

Vineyard

Vineyard, 18x24 acrylic

Coast Afternoon

18 x 24 acrylic on canvas

Playing with Acrylics

"Offshore," 11 x 14 acrylic on paper

Experimenting with acrylics, this one on gessoed watercolor paper. Since this medium dries so fast, every brushstroke decision is immediately recorded; I can't second-guess and noodle away until the image is gradually transformed into something unintended. At the same time, changes are easily made after the paint dries. Experimenting without worrying about outcomes is yummy.

Re-visiting Pastel

6 x 12 pastel on paper

After taking a 15-year hiatus from pastel painting, I've fallen in love with the medium again. Feels like learning to paint all over again. The sticks themselves are irresistible, and the self-delusion is similar to oil painting: instead of thinking "if I only had the right brush, surface, etc.," I'm now thinking "if I only had the right color, texture, etc."

Camino #2 - Puente La Reina

Puente La Reina 9" x 12" oil

June 4 - Puenta La Reina (“the Queen’s Bridge) is also the name of the town that lies along the Camino, between Pamplona and Estella.  It’s at the end of a walk through wheat fields, white asparagus fields, and olive groves. The bridge was built in the 11^th century, commissioned by the wife of the king of this region, known as Navarra.