"Pacific Morning Glow" © #seascape

24" X 30, Oil on Canvas

Today I am framing up paintings for the Thousand Oak Art Festival this weekend.  This painting, "Pacific Morning Glow", was an experiment in layering paint, allowing the rosy glow behind the yet to be sunlit clouds show just a bit.  If you are in the area please stop by the festival and say "hi".  

Here are the details:

12th Annual Thousand Oaks Arts Festival

September 19 - 20

10am - 5pm

Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza

2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., T.O.

Festival website

"Palm Tree Trio" ©

While I was painting this one, a comment made was that the palm trees were "scruffy".  Looking around at all the palm trees I thought they all look a bit scruffy this dry hot summer.  I did add a little more to the fronds for the paintings sake.  One of the many advantages of painting, just putting down what we wish to see in the end.   

Oil on Linen,  16" X 12"

"Sunrise on the Rio Grande" ©

The Rio Grande works it's way south though Alamosa Colorado heading for the gulf of Mexico.  If I lived in Alamosa I would be on the banks painting often.  Only in town for a few days it was a race to get a feel for the area.  One morning this was the view as the sun was rising over the LaVeta pass.

Oil on canvas,  14" X 18"

"Alamosa Sunrise" ©

Walking out the back door of the Comfort Inn in Alamosa Colorado last week, this sunrise view greeted us.  One of the other travelers giggled and said "hey, that looks like a painting", I grinned back with a "OH YEAH".  

Oil on Linen,  16" X 20"