11" x 14" Oil on Canvas

I finally finished this painting started in a summer workshop. It was "finished" for a while, but I wasn't quite happy. I added some lemon yellow highlights to the vine leaves and also some fallen leaves on the ground. I think that helped tone down all of the green grass in the foreground. I want to do more paintings with these trees as I think they are so beautiful. This was painted on a violet ground and the violet peeks through and helps unify the painting.

9" x 12" Watercolor

Sorry for the long absence from blogging. I have been painting though, just working, traveling, etc as well. This is one of my favorite spots, looking west from the top of the Santa Cruz mountains. I am going to do some more studies of this over the next few months, testing colors and levels of detail as an exercise.

4" x 6" watercolor

My sister and aunt started a succulent fabulousness craze that has spread to me and my friends as well. I don't know what this one is called, but it has blue-green leaves with a more yellow-green stem and reddish tips. It was fun to paint and I think the colors came out well. I may try another darker wash over the table for more contrast. Oh, and I still need to add the shadow!