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Ridgeline (plein air)
Feb 22, 2016
Ridgeline (plein air). 10x8, oil and cold wax on linen panel. 2016. Since I moved to Seattle, I've had the chance to paint on location several times over the winter. Because the beaches are so accessible, I've painted mostly seascapes. Even though I went to the beach again today I took a different v...
Great Northern’s Salmon Bay Bascule Bridge
Feb 9, 2016
Ballard Rail Bridge (plein air). 12x9, oil on linen panel. 2016 Are there some things that you feel compelled to do, but every time you try they end up kicking your butt? I think everybody has at least one. For me it is painting engineering structures. Having been educated as an engineer, I loo...
By the Trains at Carkeek Beach
Feb 2, 2016
At Carkeek Beach. 9x12, oil and cold wax medium on linen panel. 2016 After getting an early start in the studio and putting in a few hours of painting I headed to the beach at Carkeek Park just north of Ballard. There were few clouds in the sky so I was able to make the painting about the ...
Alki Point
Feb 1, 2016
Alki Point. 5x7, oil and cold wax medium on linen panel. 2016 After seeing this view during a ferry ride to Bremerton, I did a small charcoal sketch of the scene. Since then I've made a few attempts to create it in paint, all of them abandoned. Today I decided to try again, this time on a small pane...
Kid Stuff
Jan 21, 2016
Sea Study. 5x7, oil and cold wax medium on linen panel 2016 When I was 5 or 6 I went through a period of painting nothing but boats on the ocean, usually with a small island thrown in for good measure. I'm not sure why I felt this was such a compelling subject, but I suspect that it had something to...
Clam Bay Studies
Jan 10, 2016
Clam Bay Study. 8x10, oil on linen panel. 2016 This small study was a way to experiment with a different approach to the blue-gray colors of the seascape. Using a palette of black, alizarin and yellow ochre, I proved to myself that it's possible to paint the coastline without using a blue. &nbs...