McKittrick
36 x 36 Oil on canvas
(private collection)
About an hour north of Oji on route 33 the road descends upon the far southwest corner of the San Joaquin Valley. Here, nestled up against the Carrizo Plain and the coastal mountain range is one of the most intense oil-producing regions in California. As far as the eye can see, endless oil pumps move rhythmically in the late afternoon haze.
The title of this painting, McKittrick, is a small frontier oasis for the oil workers that is just down the road from this oil field.
McKittrick was selected by the California Art Club to be in their 107th Gold Medal Exhibition held at the Main Gallery of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
Bridges of Light
48 x 48 Oil on canvas
(private collection)
On a typical L.A. morning, despite all of the congestion and activity just above its banks, our Los Angeles River continues to make peace, as best it can, with decades worth of impositions that we have made on it.
Yellow Cab
9 x 12 Oil on linen
New York is like a visual candy store for me. It seems that every street is full of treats. Among my favorite objects to look for are bright yellow cabs, fire escape ladders, and water towers.
Skyline
9 x 12 Oil on linen
Sky Tower II
12 x 12 Oil on linen
At the base of this tower there is a signh that reads "Danger, High Voltage"
Sand Sentinel II
12 x 12 Oil on linen
During the off-season you will find may lifeguard towers stored in neat little rows, waiting to be deployed once again with the crowds return to the beaches.
Light and Shadow
36 x 36 Oil on canvas
Windflowers II
12 x 24 Oil on canvas
As twilight comes to the Morongo Valley near Palm Springs hundreds of giant windmills are busy at work harvesting all of the wind (and smog) that blows easterly through the Patrero Pass that is used by the Los Angeles' main link to the Southern half of the U.S.
Road Repair
6 x 12 Oil on linen
A small study of a scene that those who drive in the harbor area are too familiar with.
Harbor Haze-II
8 x 16 Oil on linen
It is a pouty Winter afternoon in Southern California as the San Pedro cargo ship cranes keeps the sky full of activity.
Harmony (study)
9 x 12 Oil on linen
Peace, Harmony, and clean laundry on an Autumn afternoon in the mountains of North Carolina.
Midnight Garden
9 x 12 Oil on linen
It?s a beautiful Summer evening just off of Catalina Street in the village neighborhood of Laguna Beach.
Hotwheels II
20 x 20 Oil on linen
(private collection)
As the evening starts to descend on a January rush-hour in Los Angeles, the freeways are all aglow in white and red.
Going Home
12 x 12 Oil on linen
(private collection)
Just passing under the 4th street bridge, Amtrak's Southwest Chief is only a few minutes into its 2265 mile journey back home to Chicago. With a quick stop at Fullerton and Riverside, it will soon be heading up Cajon Pass as the sun sets. Tomorrow's sunrise will find it nearing Gallup, NM, almost a world apart from the one we are just departing from.
Illumination
11 x 14 Oil on linen
(private collection)
Everyone is looking at the sunset this evening in Laguna Beach, but take a look behind you. The sunset is illuminating the hills overlooking Laguna Beach.
Sky Waves
12 x 16 Oil on linen
(private collection)
Against a backdrop of big skies and big ocean, two surfers call it a day and head back up the cliff to Laguna Beach
Beach Breeze
8 x 16 Oil on linen
(private collection)
A breezy Sunday morning along Laguna's Main Beach. This painting was created during a LPAPA paintout.
Crossing II
20 x 16 Oil on linen
Whenever I go to New York I am fascinated by her bridges, both large and small. Here, a ways out from the city, on a cloudy summer afternoon is one of the many rail bridges across the Hackensack River in New Jersey.
Crossing II was selected by California Art Club to be in their 106th Gold Medal Exhibition.