SUNSET IN ORANGES

Sunset in Oranges, 12 x 16 oil

I'm sitting in my car, trying to stay out of the wind.  It has the added benefit of keeping my canvas in shade, but the 12 x 16 panel is hard to fit between me and the steering wheel.  Can't wait for summer!

REEF SUNSET

Reef Sunset, 12 x 36 oil

Recently I painted a 20 x 60 painting for a commission.  I fell in love with the shape, and decided to use it for this sunset painting.  Aloha!

SUNSET MAUVE

Sunset Mauve, 6 x 8 oil

GOLDEN SKY AND PALMS

Golden Sky and Palms, 8 x 6 oil

A summer painting.  Maybe there are surfers out there on that wave.  Maybe the coconuts are ripe.  Maybe I can walk down that path to the beach and go snorkelling.  Meet you there?

SUNSET, Pacific Northwest Plein Air Competition, Day 4

Sunset and West Hills, 9 x 12 oil

Up here at Panorama Point there is so much to see that it's hard to decide what to paint.  I would need a 360 degree canvas ten feet tall to capture what is going on.  The sun is coming and going between cloud layers, so at the moment, the most drama is directly to the West.  Ah, sun, you can hide, but we can still find you!

CLOUDS, Pacific Northwest Plein Air Competition, Day 1

West Hills Clouds, 9 x 12 oil

Sally O'Neill and I move into the house we will be renting for the duration of the competition.  We have a vinyard across the street!  Late afternoon treats us to this cloud view.

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SUCCESS

Sunset Orange, oil on panel 6 x 8

What does success look like?  Feel like?
"Henry Fonda was still throwing up before each stage performance, even when he was seventy-five."  from THE WAR OF ART, by Steven Pressfield.

SUNSET RHYTHMS

This is nearly the most difficult painting conditions I have ever tried. I am looking out of a hotel room at the sunset. The room is quite dark, and there are no lights I can bring to shine on my canvas. I am staring straight into the sun. So while I can see lots of color out in the landscape, My canvas is nearly black to me. I am painting almost by feel. That it looks anything like the sunset is some kind of miracle.