Dragon Boat Study

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6" x 12" Oil on mounted canvas.
In the collection of Marilyn Drew.

This is a study for a possible larger painting of a Dragon Boat. It's from a photo of a practice session with Cat Dailey's team. They are preparing for the World Championship if I understand it correctly.

Ultimate Finals

8" x 8" Oil on panel.

This is a study for a larger project. The reference was a photo of my daughter in the Ultimate Nationals. I think I like the crop and the blur on the other player. In a larger format and more time, I will be able to better capture the "Beaker" face she is making.

A Street of San Francisco

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11" x 14" Oil on mounted linen.

$100 - shipping to US included.

My mom loved The Streets of San Francisco starring Karl Malden. Here is just one street of San Francisco painted from a Different Strokes image. I am tempted to go back into this painting and add the white car from Bullit or am I confused with Vanishing Point? Oh, it all blurs together into the image of a car catching air over a San Francisco cross street.

California Highlands on the Dusy Ershim Trail

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6" x 4" Oil on panel.

This is a view along the Dusy Ershim Trail. The study was painted from a photo my son took while he was on a 4-wheel adventure along the trail. The trail is a difficult and epic trip in the Sierra above Clovis, California. While viewing his travel pics, I was struck by the color of the sky, trees, and water that came through in his photo.

Rowboat

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14" x 11" Oil on mounted linen.

This painting is from a Different Strokes reference. I struggled with this one, scraping off that little face about 7 times. Working on the boat and reflection was fun and the result looks better in person even though I have updated the photo for the blog.