Pikes Falls

at the Loewy cabin

and at the falls. 

lovely 3 day respite before the festival formally begins. not sure what i'm going to do as "artist in residence" this year, but i'm thinking I will focus on social media and creating some sale-able landscapes...

OH! and I;m trying out a new medium. Cassein.  it's matte and water soluble and...there will be a learning curve. These are my first two attempts. 

Tall Trees - 13

A proper back-packed plein aire.

 

Circles UPDATE! 3-12

I didn't realize I had been slacking on keeping this blog up to date. I've been busy getting a series going.

Since May I've been doing quick Plein Aire sketches. I've got 12 now.
Most (my favorites) are of the Arcata Community Forest. I've done a few of other places, but the forest is my favorite. I love the magical, mystical feeling of my (un)natural color palette's interpretation of a forest.

As of last week I even posted an Etsy shop. 
Truth be told, the intention of this series is to $ell. But it's also amazingly fun and satisfying.
The goal is to fill up a cafe by fall.

I'm still struggling with how to mount them. I don't want to use embroidery hoops, since thats how I make them...

For now, I'll just updating the posting.

for Alice

on a camping trip with Jax. a fleeting splash of sun on a near branch. gone in 15 minutes.

weekly # 2 - Community Forrest

after 15 minutes

after 45

Sea weed still life

back in studio

been really craving painting. finally just carved out a night. 

quick sketch from a photo then dug into this oil painting I started a while back. Mixed in some acrylic, which I've never done before. It's interesting. Doesn't photograph very well...lol.