Love Apples

Oil on canvas panel, 6x6 in, SOLD

Apple & Pepper Grinder

Oil on canvas panel, 6x6 in, SOLD
I painted this piece at The Lodge at Suncadia during Artist Series weekend as a demo. I didn't have a good way to photograph this when I finished it after dark. That's why this photo is not so great. But I'm glad I shot it because it was sold the next day.

Tobi the Sparrow No.2

Oil on canvas panel, 6x6 in, SOLD

Red Barn in Cattle Field

Oil on canvas, 8x10 in, SOLD

I painted this in my neighborhood. I like the spaciousness of this field. There is a nice bike pass along this field, and I enjoy taking a walk here for inspirations.

Steller's Jay on the Rock

SOLD

I painted this in Chelan. It was nice weather, but the wind condition was not ideal for hang gliding from the Butte. So, we were hanging out at the camp site in the morning. We saw some Steller's Jays around a big rock. I happend to have a printed photo of a Steller's Jay along with my painting gear, so I used it as a reference to paint the bird, then painted the landscape en plein air for the background.

Artist's Table No.1

6 x 6 in, oil on gessoboard -- SOLD

Saturday Afternoon

6 x 6 in, oil on gessoboard

It often gets windy in Ellensburg especially in the spring. It's usually too cold to paint outside around this time of the year. But it was relatively calm and warmer outside this afternoon.

Grazing for Two

6 x 6 in, oil on gessoboard

I went to Bristol Flat with a couple of artist friends to paint plein air for the first time of this year. We met the property owners and got permission to paint in the field. They raise and breed farm animals, including paint horses. I thought this paint horse was grazing for two, including her baby in her belly. Later, I was told that these mother horses just look pregnant all the time.

Leaning Trees

6 x 6 in, oil on gessoboard

Lone Cat

It was so windy and chilly today in Ellensburg, that I stayed inside my studio most of the afternoon. I was still tempted to paint en plain air because it was so nice and sunny despite the winds. So, I painted the view from my studio window. As I was halfway done, a lonely cat showed up from nowhere, and completed the picture.