Phantom Spires #2 8x10

This is one of a pair of commissions that I did for a couple of rock climbers.

lone tree 4x5.75

Phantom Spires 8x6

My son and I went rock climbing at Sugarloaf just above Kyburz. It was a fantastic day. After our climb we headed up the hill to get burgers at the Strawberry Lodge. When we were coming home I saw this back lit view of the Phantom Spires and decided to snap a picture to aid my memory so I could paint it when I got home. There are a lot of great places to paint that also happen to be great places to climb. It's going to be hard to make up my mind this summer!

lembert Dome #3 14x11

This is the final result of those small lembert Dome studies I've been doing.
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Cisco Grove 8x6

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Sutter Buttes 10x9

It was a beautiful day to be out painting. The Sutter Buttes are about an hours drive from my house. They are famous for being the worlds smallest mountain range.

Serene Lakes #2 8x6

One of the things Terry had us do last weekend was paint little thumbnails to plan out composition. I had never done this before. I figured that these little plein aire studies were already so small that they were basically just thumbnails anyway. I was surprised to find out just how much a simple thumbnail helped me organize the painting.
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cabin 8x10

This is my 700th painting. I'm not sure how significant that is at this point. I like painting every day.
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Silver Lake #2 10x8

Silver Lake 8x6

We went camping up at Silver Lake near Kirkwood in an effort to get out of the smoke and heat. It was a bit cooler, but only slightly less smoky. The mountain scenery was a nice change from the foothills though.

Sierra view 7x7

This is the view looking east from just above Forresthill.
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