Birdbath
8" x 16" Oil on boardBirdbath depicts the western part of California's San Joaquin Valley in cotton country. Here, amidst a power distribution grid so vital to the valley's irrigation network, a flock of birds bathe in a puddle of water overflowing from a clogged irrigation ditch.
Birdbath was purchased by the Festival of Arts for their permanent collection.
Mosquito
6" x 8" Oil on board$550
There is a small field of oil derricks working in the industrial area of Long Beach. This painting is of one of them, early one overcast morning.
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Refinement
16" x 12" Oil on boardavailable
Red Gate
14" x 11" Oil on boardThis painting was done at a building materials yard. The materials are stored behind a high wall. What caught my eye is that the stairway ascending the wall ends with a curious red gate, seemingly leading to an afternoon moon hanging in the winter sky.
This painting was selected for exhibition at Oil Painters of America 18th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 1 - May 31, 2009
(private collection)
Red Tank
12" x 16" Oil on canvasThis is one of the cement factories that serves Irvine. I drive by it almost every day, and have come to admire its steadfastness. Now I consider it an old friend, deserving of a fitting portrait.
(private collection)