John's Garden

Marilyn and John live on a fabulous piece of land in Healdsburg, CA, where Marilyn is a Master Gardener and has landscaped multi-acres. Every once in a while they invite people to paint their place. What a treat! There's never ending material to paint. This piece is a converted barn, now a guest house surrounded with gorgeous flower beds.

McMurray Ranch Barn

The McMurray Vineyards are private, but a small group of us got to paint there this year. They're very good to us when we are there, serving us their wonderful wine with our lunches. The shadows were the attractions for this plein air painting. 16"x20" oil on canvas.

Vistas from Paradise Ridge Winery

The view from this winery looks all the way across the Santa Rosa plain towards Bodega. I love the foggy distance that always disappears in the afternoon. 16"x20" oil on cradled gesso board.

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.

Vines and Blue Mountains

While driving through vineyard areas I stuck my camera out of the window for this shot. I like the simplicity of the composition -- diagonals, a few verticals, and a touch of red/orange with all of the summer green. 8"x10" oil on canvas, framed, $125+$10 s/h.

Kunde from the Kenwood Inn

While painting at the Kenwood Inn I noticed across the highway this view of Kunde Vineyards. The dark shadows under the oaks especially caught my eye, plus the vivid vineyards. This is oil on stretched canvas, 14"x18", framed, priced at $325.

Oak Studded Hillside

This piece is 5"x7" oil, framed, another in my daily series of small, hopefully expressive, pallette knife pieces. I was attracted by the shadowy tree areas with the quiet and warm area on the left. I love the pallette knife.

I found this spot by driving up the large steep hill in Armstrong Woods. There are also vast views from way up there and, in spring when we've had enough rain that previous winter, there's a place called Bullfrog Pond surrounded with some sort of pink trees -- very dramatic. Price $99+$10 s/h.

Mustard and Oaks

I belong to Monday Morning Painters where we meet at paintable locations each Monday, weather permitting. This time of year the mustard is in full bloom and is very striking against the leafless oak trees. The sense of loneliness is strong here, especially with the twiggy bare tree in the right foreground. This 12"x16" oil on RayMar canvas board, framed, is $325+$10 s/h.