Secluded Cove

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I introduced a dear friend to the amazing stretch of coast at Pacific Star Winery today. All I wanted to do both yesterday and today was to be OUTSIDE as our summer here has finally really kicked in. Just in time for autumn, I know, but better late than never! There are unlimited possibilities for paintings in this astounding location, so I just keep going there every time the weather is gorgeous. Year after year. I love telling people about it that have never been there because it is one of the very best excursions the North Coast has to offer. Hope you get to see it yourself one of these days perdy soon.

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Sublime Summer Morning

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I tiptoed out the door this morning in my pajamas, got into the car and scouted around town for a place to park and paint. The weather was good enough to set up my easel, but I would not have paraded around in that garb to save my life. (Alright, if the house was on fire I would gladly have done so) I'm pretty attached to seeing the ocean in the background, so today's location was no exception. I adore this house and think that its color is especially lovely which is a pale sea foam green. Wouldn't you agree that it is perfectly appropriate for this other worldly piece of property?

Ten Mile River Meets the Sea

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My son Abe was visiting over the weekend and he obliged me by going out painting, though it was also a great opportunity to walk his dog. We wanted to go south towards Elk but the fog was threatening, so we turned north toward Ten Mile. We parked this side of the fabulous new bridge and walked down the little path toward the dunes and I found this neat view looking north. Can you imagine living in such a spot? These people are certainly rich in visual opportunities as they gaze south toward the river, the dunes and the wild ocean to the west. You can barely see it, but there's a stretch of the lost coast there in the background.

Heavenly Hillside

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Yet another idyllic place that you wished you owned a little piece of. This is Poros Island in the Saronic Gulf of Greece. I discovered it in 1992 by responding to an ad in an art magazine for a painting holiday led by Pamela Rogers. It was one of the most memorable experiences of my life to revel in the beauty and antiquity of that unspoiled little corner of the world. The light...........the water...........the boats............. the whitewashed villas...............the tavernas and their amazing food................the hills that climb up from the depths, dotted with sheep and goats, cypress and olive trees. So much to take in, so I did it in little bites every few years and she has become one of my dearest friends on earth. This is the view from her art studio window which I painted on location a few years ago and now offer a tiny version in order to 'visit' there again. 

Situated by the Sea

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Here we are in Westport again, just a couple of doors down from the last little scene. This house is actually under construction right now but I can work wonders with a paintbrush in just a coupla licks. It's more of an idealized rendition of what I really saw, but it is the essence of this seaside situation in the sleepy little berg up north. Today we are having a bit of rain, so I relish the hours I spent out of doors just a few days ago. Yesterday was our 34th anniversary and we tromped around the headlands in Mendocino, so stay tuned for some new paintings are a result of seeing a whole new side of my stomping grounds.