2014 Paintings

 Here are some paintings from 2014!

Lacey and I at Arlington gardens in Pasadena.

"Pepper Tree"

oil on canvas

"flag"

mixed media on canvas

"still life"

oil on panel

"griffith observatory"

oil on canvas

"griffith observatory"

oil on panel

"nocturne"

oil on canvas

"Mini palms"

oil on paper

"peaches"

oil on canvas

"persimmon"

oil on cardboard

"San Gabriel mountains"

oil on panel

"Santa Monica Pier"

oil on canvas

"Skyline"

oil on canvas

Florals

"lilies"

oil on panel

"floral"

oil on canvas

"floral"

oil on canvas

"floral study"

oil on cardboard

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!  I will try to get the blog updated, lots of new paintings and drawings so stay tuned!

"palette"

oil on paper

12"x16"

New Paintings!

"Hollywood"

"Los Angeles-Skyline"

"Los Angeles-Sunset"

Three new plein air paintings all are oil on panel 12"x24"

William Mulholland Memorial

A few weeks ago my friend sean took me to this fountain in Griffith Park, it was a nice relaxing haven in the middle of  Los Angeles!

"William Mulholland Memorial Fountain"

oil on panel

20"x20"

Works on paper

I have been experimenting with different paper grounds, I must say I love the feel!

"palm study"

oil on paper

4"x8"

Plumeria

Down here the streets bloom with plumeria!

"plumeria #1"

oil on canvas

6"x6"

"plumeria #2"

oil on paper

4"x8"

Mixed Media

Here are a few mixed media pieces.

"untitled #1"

mixed media on linen

24"x24"

"untitled #2"

latex paint on paper

15"x24"

"look closer"

mixed media on paper

23"x30"

BIAA First Group Exhibition

Here is the postcard for the upcoming show.

If you are in Los Angeles I hope to see you there! This is one of the three paintings I will be showing.

"Los Angeles Skyline"

oil on panel

12"x20"

First Los Angeles showing!

Hello I hope the fall is going well for everyone! I am pleased to announce that I have been included in a local art group, Beloved In Art Association, and our first group exhibition will be on October 24th. Feel free to browse the groups website, I will post details and a poster as they come!
website: BIAA

Recent Paintings

Here are a few recent paintings.

"Hollywood sign #1"

oil on panel

"Hollywood sign #2"

oil on panel

"Pasadena view"

oil on canvas

"palms"

oil on panel

"surfers-PCH"

oil on canvas

"surfers-PCH"

oil on canvas

hermosa beach pier

We spent sunday evening relaxing at the Hermosa beach pier.

"Hermosa Beach"

oil on canvas

12x36"

Palm with Kings Blue

I have now officially started adding premium paints such as old holland "kings blue" to my palette, what a difference it makes!

"Palm-morning light"

oil on canvas

9x12"

Barnsdall Art Park

I had always heard of this park in art history courses!

"View from Barnsdall Park"

oil on canvas

8x24"

Echo Park

"Echo Park with lotus"

oil on panel

10x20"

"Echo park with palms"

oil on canvas

20x20"

Florals

"Lillies #1"

oil on canvas

"lillies #2, #1"

oil on canvas

Griffith Observatory

"Griffith Observatory"

oil on panel

Palm in evening light

"palm in evening light"

oil on canvas

Painting to music

"Bach-3 minutes 43 seconds"

oil on canvas

This is a little collaborative project Lisa and I have been working on. Lisa Plays Viola, I paint. Still in its experimental stage I will keep updating as the process continues.

Palm Studies

"palm"

oil on canvas

"palms-sunset"

oil on panel

"palms-morning-evening"

oil on canvas

Palm springs

A few weekends past we travelled to Palm Springs to visit my Grandmother. Upon arriving I immediately noticed a stunning 4x4 foot canvas painted with alternating stripes and strokes of purple, orange, red, and yellow. Thus the inspiration I garner from visiting my grandmother never ceases to surprise or amaze me. We talked art, family, music, society, under a few beautiful  gold paintings, which were highly conceptual in their planning and execution. As my grandmother related, you cant get to the final pieces without going through the inspired creative process first! the trip was short, but my palette was necessarily brightened by the few pieces I got a chance to paint! Truly a joyful experience, I have plans to visit again soon.

"Mt SanJacinto"

oil on panel

"Sunrise"

oil on panel

July

"Royal Couple"

oil on canvas

Painted on 7-23-2014 

The month of July has come and gone quickly! I stayed nice and busy working on projects and getting out of town on the weekends. Out of respect for the 122nd anniversary of Haile Selassie I's earthstrong, We spent the 23rd of July in deep reflection, and meditation.

Student Work

Here is the student work from the painting class I have been teaching.

Abstact

"Untitled"

mixed media on paper