"The Palm Reader", Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, California

"The Palm Reader"
August, 2011
30 x 30 inches
oil on canvas

46 of 50 Limited Giclee Prints Available

Notes:
This little building kinda sums up Santa Barbara archeticture for me. Its also a nice place to take a break in the afternoon while walking around. The bench in the shade faces a nice view of the mountains.

"Big Mission", Giclee Print of the Santa Barbara Mission, California

"Big Mission", 30 x 48 inches, oil on canvas, November 2009

44 of 50 Limited Edition Giclee Prints Available

Notes:

I made this painting for a commission and I really had a great time with it. First I painted 2 studies on 2 separate days right at the same time. After I decided on the main color scheme and the positioning of the forms I brought the big canvas out on location. Its a challenge doing such a large canvas outside rather then in the studio. Its hard just to see around the canvas to see your subject. I was out there for 3 days straight for about 4 hours each day. Then I put a bunch of studio time in working with the color relationships and adding detail.

"The Courthouse at Night", Fine Art Giclee of the Santa Barbara Courthouse, California

"The Courthouse at Night"

The original painting was made en plein air, July 2009, at the Santa Barbara Courthouse

30 x 48 inches, oil on canvas

The original is sold but I can make the highest quality Giclee Print to your size specification. I will only be making a total 50 prints of all sizes of this image. There are only 38 left of this classic view. See the price list at the top of the page. 

Notes from 2009:

This is by far the largest painting I have completed at night, on location. I think it ended up taking me 7 nights from 9:30 pm to about 1:00 am. It was a surreal experience being outside in the city at night for that length of time. There where so many wierd things that would happen and very intersting folk wandering around. You can see what time I finished it on that last night.