Tomales Neighborhood

Friday has become Tomales Day. The more I paint there, the more I see and want to paint. Tomales is a village that seems far from everything, but it's just 20 minutes to a town. I love the rooftop shapes, along with the picket fence. 8"x16", oil on canvas.

Under the Birches

This cute little cottage was tucked away in a huge commercial rose garden. I thought the curvy birches were very appealing against the house. 18"x14" oil on canvas.

Grapes and Apples

Apples and grapes grow in abundance in the Sebastopol area, which is the home of the Gravenstein apple. The view from this vineyard/orchard of Mt. St. Helena caps off the site. 16"x20" oil on canvas, framed, $550.

Wildflowers at The Sea Ranch

In spring the cliffs at The Sea Ranch are alive with these colorful flowers. The old gray fences go well with them. A favorite place to paint and stay. 18"x24" oil on canvas, framed, $650.

Three Palms

Another painting from the wonderful town of Tomales, CA. Red and green always grab my attention, and so do water towers. 11"x14" oil on canvas, framed, $275.

Cotati Pastures

Last Monday our painting group went to one of the members studios for a paint out, critique, and pot luck after. This view is of their back pastures and the neighbor's structures. 14"x11", oil on canvas, $350.

Twists and Turns

This coastal paradise has many cypresses that are wind blown with trunks bleached by the sun. Each tree is an individual, so it's like painting portraits of them. 24"x24"x2" gallery wrapped oil on canvas, $1,500

View from Baker Beach

The yacht club at Baker Beach has the best views of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge. The city had just enough fog to make it interesting, but not obscured.

Catchin' Some Rays

While at Bodega Bay I spotted these geese sunning themselves. Thought the value contrasts were terrific, so I quick took a picture and rushed home to paint them, since I was pretty sure they wouldn't hold the pose for an hour or more. Pastel, 12"x16", matted and framed, $425.

Kendall Jackson Gardens

Kendall Jackson Winery has wonderful gardens. They grow a huge variety of tomatoes for the September Tomato Festival each year, plus many veggies and herbs. This is one of my favorite places to paint. 11"x14" oil, framed, $225.

In Back of Town

A friend and I paint in and around Tomales, CA, often when the weather is okay. I spotted this cozy backside of town one street up from Main Street and couldn't resist all of the angles of roof tops and the various greens of the foliage.

Charley

This was Charley. My friend asked me to paint him. She had recently had to put him down because of cancer, but she wanted to remember him when he was healthy and cheerful. This is a pastel, 14"x16".