bluff view 10x10

I have really laid off the posting lately. I will be showing a selection of recent landscapes at the Lake Forest Cafe in Folsom next month and I have been busy getting things finished and framed. I would encourage you to check out the show. The Lake Forest makes great omelets and the coffee is fantastic.

sunny bluff 12x9

eucalyptus 6x8

There are a bunch of big eucalyptus trees in the old power house park in Folsom.

American River #9 8x10

bluff path 8x10

Old Folsom 9x12

summer bluff 8x10

Lake Natoma #11 8x5

I ended up not having any time to paint while I was in Santa Barbara on my little vacation. It's probably a good thing. I think I needed a little break. I'm going to be concentrating on landscapes for most of the summer.

Folsom palm 8x10

I did this after dropping my son off at work this afternoon.

rainbow Bridge #6 9x7

Rainbow Bridge #5 10x5

I'm preparing to do a larger painting of the Rainbow Bridge in the studio. These smaller sketches are in preparation for that. This one was done earlier in the day before the bridge was in the full sun. It was very nice out this morning. A few hours after painting this the clouds rolled in and it started to rain.
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Rainbow Bridge #4 12x9

This one was done a little closer to home. This bridge is about a mile from my house. Until recently, it was the main bridge over to Folsom.

American River #7 6x8

I've painted from this spot before but this is the first time I've done it with the sun at my back. The light made it more challenging and I find that I'm struggling a bit with landscapes in general right now. I know it's because I haven't been out regularly. There are a couple of plein air events that I want to do in the next couple of months so I'll be making a point of painting outside as often as possible in the near future.

Rattlesnake Bar #10

This is one of my favorite places to paint. I love the low red clay bluff.

Rainbow Bridge #3 8x6

I'm heading out on a camping trip right now so I won't be able to post for a few days. I'm bringing my paint box and I will back fill my blog when I get back. Stay Tuned!
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suburban nocturne #2 6x8

The temperature is creeping up into the 100's so it's a lot more comfortable to paint at night. I liked the different colors of lights in this scene. Below is a photo of my night painting set up. It's the same as my day painting set up with the addition of a small clamp on LED on a flexible stem. The light works pretty well but I do like to set up my palette before I go out.
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Rattlesnake Bar #9 10x8

This painting is from the same area as yesterdays. As you can see, the air was quite a bit cleaner.

Rattlesnake Bar #8 8x6

It's still smoky. I do sort of like how the smoke heightens the atmospheric perspective.

American River #6 8x6

There are some fires burning in the area which makes for some interesting atmospheric effects

Folsom nocturne #2 6x8

I didn't have time to paint this morning and by the time I did the temperature was pushing 100, so I just waited until the sun went down.
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