Morning Bluffs

This pastel painting is done on velour paper and measures 27.5"x19.75". This painting is the result of some trespassing I did at an oilfield near a home I used to live at.

Laguna Shorebreak

This pastel painting is done on velour paper and measures 27.5"x19.75". This painting was taken on because of the quality of light. The sea and the sky were so crisp I felt I had to capture it.

Hazy Laguna Cliffs

This pastel painting is done on velour paper and measures 27.5"x19.75". It was around 8am and the sun was still low enough to keep the cliff in a partial shadow. The haze was starting to burn off in what would turn out to be a great morning.  This painting is in Westerfields Gallery

Eucalyptus Morning Path I

This pastel painting is done on velour paper and measures 27.5"x19.75". This path runs through a wooded area populated entirely by eucalyptus trees. Off to the right side is an oil field.

Oil Field Bluffs

This pastel painting is done on velour paper and measures 27.5"x19.75". The values of the bluffs were what interested me in this subject.

Pepper Trees II

This pastel painting is done on velour paper and measures 27.5"x19.75". This painting is done from a hike along an empty lake bed that has been changed into a huge horse trail.

Irises I

This painting measures 27.5"x19.75" and is done on a sanded paper called Colorfast. The inspiration for this painting was a home down the street that had hundreds and hudreds of Irises growing in the front yard.

Fuschia

This pastel painting measures 27.5"x19.75" and is done on velour paper. This Fuschia was found with many of my other floral subjects at a nursery in Newport Beach called Roger's Gardens.

Lake Arrowhead

This pastel painting measures 27.5"x19.75" and is done on colorfast paper. Colorfast paper is a sanded paper-it is literally like sandpaper.

Corona Hills

This pastel painting measures 27.5"x19.75" and is done on sanded paper. This is part of the Cleveland National Forest and is the view I would have from my home if it were not obscured by trees. The shadows in the hills is a constant source of interest to me.

Morning Trailside Shadows

This pastel painting is done on velour paper and measures 27.5"x19.75". This is a painting from a series of paintings based on my preparation for a plein air contest in Yorba Linda.

Nasturtiums I

This painting is done on velour paper and measures 27.5"x19.75". These flowers were growing through this beat up picket fence in front of an old law office that was right next to my bank. I took about 50 pictures of them and this was the subject that looked the best out of them. This piece is SOLD and in the collection of Lisa Dreim.

Laguna Hills

This painting measures 27.5"x19.75" and is done on sanded paper. These hills are covered with California Live Oaks (species) that are threatened by an expansion of the road leading into Laguna.

Carbon Canyon II

This pastel painting is done on velour paper and measures 24.5"x19.75". The morning light was coming through the canyon as the fog started to lift.

Nasturtiums II

This pastel painting is done on velour paper and measures 27.5"x19.75". I caught sight of these flowers growing through an old wooden fence and knew I had to paint them.