Shopping Soho

This was a smallish study done for a bigger painting I did, from a photograph I snapped one afternoon in Soho. The dapper woman made this scene... Done very loosely with muted colors that pop anyways—especially the bright green of the shopping bag...

Rooftop A.M.

The cool-warm early morning light on the rooftop outside my studio space. Getting to the studio in the early a.m. is just my cup of tea. In fact, that's the first thing I do... put on the hot water for tea. By the time other studio members arrive, these morning shadows look very different...

Mission House

Bleached stucco and red tile, palm trees, foliage in every color... blue skies... Santa Barbara is the location of this painting. What I was drawn to was the shadow of palms against white. I really like how fresh this feels. It helps to start with a very white canvas....