tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377442812024-03-18T19:56:14.995-07:00VIEWS FROM VENICEA painting a day by Michael Sokolis, an artist in Venice, California.
Starting November 2006 I'm doing an oil painting daily. See them here, or receive email images by subscribing below. If you'd like to own one, click to bid. For more info read "Small Daily Paintings" or "About Me". Enjoy the views.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-45139779632875957232007-01-07T13:53:00.000-08:002007-01-07T14:23:17.310-08:00UpdateThe New Year is off & running. Because of my commitment to larger works for gallery exhibit, paintings here will be a bit less frequent.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-64018340198281130932007-01-06T16:26:00.000-08:002008-12-09T22:35:07.760-08:00Candle, Still Life (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGKj1nCQOb_nWSovaxBqI24CniUAv1NUVveB0Kvi2na4fUgyRm75n3zxCND7U7IMPyJnsFUpFM7qAb5uFfiRGN-gdB2JLFCLBXA9s_mcz4jiVqTlq9HUDqVm_qfhrkJiV1-wz/s1600-h/Candle+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGKj1nCQOb_nWSovaxBqI24CniUAv1NUVveB0Kvi2na4fUgyRm75n3zxCND7U7IMPyJnsFUpFM7qAb5uFfiRGN-gdB2JLFCLBXA9s_mcz4jiVqTlq9HUDqVm_qfhrkJiV1-wz/s320/Candle+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017514633806709570" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 5x3&1/2". © 2007.<br />Man, you talk about a study in light.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-2165457294160010372007-01-05T21:18:00.000-08:002008-12-09T22:35:07.966-08:00Knife, Still Life (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUE1huACMvUGtyZHhLYlsMnUzkVVHFu5HaEweA_7slmI0dC68TvhKXE_pzYHP87Yu7CYHONAOEbJY2DEJXRTtLbKsdTlydq2Ro3KevK4BBf3YgB_g3GTPqCk56UzW2zfPecF_/s1600-h/2Knife+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUE1huACMvUGtyZHhLYlsMnUzkVVHFu5HaEweA_7slmI0dC68TvhKXE_pzYHP87Yu7CYHONAOEbJY2DEJXRTtLbKsdTlydq2Ro3KevK4BBf3YgB_g3GTPqCk56UzW2zfPecF_/s320/2Knife+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017515462735397714" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 3&1/2x5". © 2007.<br />This is from a set of Chicago Cutlery knives I own. I like the funky wood handle contrasting the blue steel of the blade.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-74450097486020034942007-01-04T21:59:00.001-08:002008-12-09T22:35:08.215-08:00Butter, Still Life (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohy490I1W0FLI70UP0WBqWCuk01iZZi5ALCyl38_9LfSL3o0sxAbjiTtzlslMJegaxCfEvUsdbSTBrJfOlRUZ5kfThWv1I3m5dtTjzju_fKqK60v8o8JYWPc8zd45u_LaoRNS/s1600-h/ho+butt+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohy490I1W0FLI70UP0WBqWCuk01iZZi5ALCyl38_9LfSL3o0sxAbjiTtzlslMJegaxCfEvUsdbSTBrJfOlRUZ5kfThWv1I3m5dtTjzju_fKqK60v8o8JYWPc8zd45u_LaoRNS/s320/ho+butt+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5016447076735615666" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 5x7". © 2007.<br />This glass butter dish put me through my paces.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-39703475890518614652007-01-03T20:09:00.001-08:002008-12-09T22:35:08.345-08:00New Potatoes, Blue Bowl, Still Life (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPuZ5mVrB3XrTxmCbJYBcIb_Xv_Dgvoh77o2nfEeF279H8l_pQ4YTkoY6gynQCMBv1e1YwQLoREwSmq6U32T22OrTvl33YJVxcNlEJxO5RowT5_lFIp-ogZqdKFdF3cNeb6Qf/s1600-h/New+Potatoes+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPuZ5mVrB3XrTxmCbJYBcIb_Xv_Dgvoh77o2nfEeF279H8l_pQ4YTkoY6gynQCMBv1e1YwQLoREwSmq6U32T22OrTvl33YJVxcNlEJxO5RowT5_lFIp-ogZqdKFdF3cNeb6Qf/s320/New+Potatoes+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017512756906001170" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 5x7". © 2007.<br />I liked how the light shown through the translucent blue bowl and landed in the shadow to the right.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-79373800618441607622007-01-02T21:55:00.001-08:002008-12-09T22:35:08.410-08:00Papaya, Still Life (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMl-VDoHUdTezgN-FrinR5pnaYYlsQN2ChtO8gaEpvqdRsW6C_S7jjpWTNrIg3RzxCxyewewYU-yryiA4WhACmLYmiHDnlDb-LZNmIY9055pThRWrQf8p-ytfGCSD6jDaVs4_/s1600-h/Pap+copy2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMl-VDoHUdTezgN-FrinR5pnaYYlsQN2ChtO8gaEpvqdRsW6C_S7jjpWTNrIg3RzxCxyewewYU-yryiA4WhACmLYmiHDnlDb-LZNmIY9055pThRWrQf8p-ytfGCSD6jDaVs4_/s320/Pap+copy2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5015680695041697906" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 5x7". © 2007. <br />This was cool to paint. I blended the Cadmium Red Light into the yellows on the periphery of the fruit. Plus, I love eating these things.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-73661747906493597822007-01-01T11:46:00.000-08:002008-12-09T22:35:08.502-08:00Red Onion, Still Life (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMENBoLzvHXj48h7qjBLKMhE1ZjVAF5Yb5dD4dGVgSF8Hg4c3RrGqe_AlyRtvrZbGzws25nZs7pxu2wyn0aQHcxMCRQAJFOxRCWhP17SxNFR-23C7aqy_-FsEGIldPaQjUoWMf/s1600-h/red+onion+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMENBoLzvHXj48h7qjBLKMhE1ZjVAF5Yb5dD4dGVgSF8Hg4c3RrGqe_AlyRtvrZbGzws25nZs7pxu2wyn0aQHcxMCRQAJFOxRCWhP17SxNFR-23C7aqy_-FsEGIldPaQjUoWMf/s320/red+onion+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5015151357502335026" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 3&7/8x6". © 2007.<br />First painting of the new year. Happy New Year. Have a great one.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-52357093241950406402006-12-31T20:00:00.001-08:002008-12-09T22:35:08.697-08:00Snickers, Still Life (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ce1Iz9mhopqP1cqoSDk3zybaY1P7sq9UREe-4gozetuNNdzjRo3idqcpW-X_QoTdBh7Jsm48E-n4MhVyhvf5bkMr9tBnvzjtWKFqous3BAxS_zz15kudvTDf3YCWAgHUG124/s1600-h/snick+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ce1Iz9mhopqP1cqoSDk3zybaY1P7sq9UREe-4gozetuNNdzjRo3idqcpW-X_QoTdBh7Jsm48E-n4MhVyhvf5bkMr9tBnvzjtWKFqous3BAxS_zz15kudvTDf3YCWAgHUG124/s320/snick+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5015150824926390290" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 2&7/8x5". © 2006.<br />I haven't eaten one of these since I was a kid, but I remembered how the chocolate swirl looked on top of the candy bar. I bought one, pulled it out of the package & it was just as I remembered it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-49129745277808953332006-12-30T22:53:00.000-08:002008-12-09T22:35:08.833-08:00Baby Artichoke, Still Life (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLI5R7p_prF6ZBrSh8jQAYrXuontQz7vcYlYm1QeR10VeVCzEFjrbNtinp13WuiLtwdQnGh7KvIivr5h8c9jRdPZAp3TscsJ7-oNcsuWwiaTR62_ltoTyVMkkkukI78wRB9h_O/s1600-h/art+copy+2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLI5R7p_prF6ZBrSh8jQAYrXuontQz7vcYlYm1QeR10VeVCzEFjrbNtinp13WuiLtwdQnGh7KvIivr5h8c9jRdPZAp3TscsJ7-oNcsuWwiaTR62_ltoTyVMkkkukI78wRB9h_O/s320/art+copy+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5016073495570720914" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b 5x7". © 2006.<br />This was a good painting exercise, from the blue greens to yellow greens, then the touches of umber.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-44938375274481341912006-12-29T22:02:00.001-08:002008-12-09T22:35:09.122-08:00White Onion, Still Life (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsJ7BMf6cJTEtLhO3X9g-rgZGi3epH1TGybvrU8XGsMqc-KrTcDEvWNK21_q6K69wVAraS0yGqLhyphenhyphenrpQtOQdPLeRAdwXptUaYR3aLorhg-QesCYFOoEIISMScUGTBf9pxYuSV/s1600-h/pinoche+sweet+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsJ7BMf6cJTEtLhO3X9g-rgZGi3epH1TGybvrU8XGsMqc-KrTcDEvWNK21_q6K69wVAraS0yGqLhyphenhyphenrpQtOQdPLeRAdwXptUaYR3aLorhg-QesCYFOoEIISMScUGTBf9pxYuSV/s320/pinoche+sweet+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014197351965175938" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 5x7". © 2006.<br />To be precise, this is a Panoche Sweet White Onion from Trader Joe's. Hey, it not only paints well, but it's tasty.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-30085668577969990462006-12-28T22:13:00.001-08:002008-12-09T22:35:09.286-08:00Marine Band Harmonica, Still Life (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fb9bkDoEK2lqnXeiZrAPPjJ8Sa_AirYhyphenhyphen05RwTEi2st0HCjIyQvylnbWxO3esbxfTHoml4AMrpRDWUDzhKa_IMNeapr9WmUaKZTKeKZWuT9zYtuzx6nvnNQuzQqBpd0Jzhk4/s1600-h/Marine+Band+Harmonica+copy2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fb9bkDoEK2lqnXeiZrAPPjJ8Sa_AirYhyphenhyphen05RwTEi2st0HCjIyQvylnbWxO3esbxfTHoml4AMrpRDWUDzhKa_IMNeapr9WmUaKZTKeKZWuT9zYtuzx6nvnNQuzQqBpd0Jzhk4/s320/Marine+Band+Harmonica+copy2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5013855408143904850" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 5x7". © 2006.<br />I've played one of these for years. My Father played one before I was born.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-59786542428817624572006-12-27T22:58:00.000-08:002008-12-09T22:35:09.578-08:00Jalapeno Jelly, Still Life (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKRtNZjKk_OoDMOCCFRLM71yWuPt18DcynRkrWsZI8vuGziKUMJSqpKiCd6iud8jfTaXh8ECNJhh9dJyN2cE1kTpnTYzYo_r3tL3rvgEKb0HlVhrNlO7oRw1nS_nodIMOGQc4/s1600-h/Jel+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKRtNZjKk_OoDMOCCFRLM71yWuPt18DcynRkrWsZI8vuGziKUMJSqpKiCd6iud8jfTaXh8ECNJhh9dJyN2cE1kTpnTYzYo_r3tL3rvgEKb0HlVhrNlO7oRw1nS_nodIMOGQc4/s320/Jel+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5013472941306195986" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 5x7". © 2006.<br />I lost my camera over Christmas. Hmmm. So I'm trying some new things for this post. I hope it works.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-77619659621922251132006-12-26T16:57:00.000-08:002008-12-09T22:35:09.691-08:00Parking Structure Nocturne (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhyphenhyphenjHxDH1WZzKTf1tGPHkOZXWiFraEVeU7Me4ahVM5Ej5La9MyQVl97RtBp3gHfqmRtt2jfaL2ShTDEKeYJ2IuYgdrgF_JsgbWTVOgvh94WzdwAAWulfLrEp98VhXd3kH8bjS/s1600-h/Parking+Garage+Nocturne+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhyphenhyphenjHxDH1WZzKTf1tGPHkOZXWiFraEVeU7Me4ahVM5Ej5La9MyQVl97RtBp3gHfqmRtt2jfaL2ShTDEKeYJ2IuYgdrgF_JsgbWTVOgvh94WzdwAAWulfLrEp98VhXd3kH8bjS/s320/Parking+Garage+Nocturne+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012284425071144946" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O.b. 3-3/4x8". (c) 2006.<br />Urban nocturne. I like the cool light of the parking structure compared to the warm light of the evening sky.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-61332183078060875192006-12-25T12:30:00.000-08:002008-12-09T22:35:09.846-08:00Christmas Ornament<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFvoesB6D4Z_zcbAtoNOCd5SKtsgC9ms6DXiAKizZhB2KMUTie7zoiRybv_wYD2Rhyc0ykWX702-L-5hU1xyHYT14abGxkFPHhxyCCo33yB58nN0bZtg3ELqKTkrjuh4AtWrG/s1600-h/Ornament+copy+2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFvoesB6D4Z_zcbAtoNOCd5SKtsgC9ms6DXiAKizZhB2KMUTie7zoiRybv_wYD2Rhyc0ykWX702-L-5hU1xyHYT14abGxkFPHhxyCCo33yB58nN0bZtg3ELqKTkrjuh4AtWrG/s320/Ornament+copy+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012271183686971314" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 6x6". (c) 2006.<br />This ornament was hanging on a Christmas tree on Abbot Kinney Blvd.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-3069598245064878262006-12-24T17:47:00.001-08:002008-12-09T22:35:10.001-08:00Laughing Cow Cheese (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRcPcnAceMobP_Ld5F1gK5A75eQmOjbNn_vWcgCoElTvGRoViuo_U08BUUBZMqoXMrxrAqN2_q52ft5bVuy1uBHDqyBNYVQ1q-DY6dmDesvBTdu47l-lvbN9d7MvCj4q4dWQ-/s1600-h/Laughing+Cow+Cheese+copy2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRcPcnAceMobP_Ld5F1gK5A75eQmOjbNn_vWcgCoElTvGRoViuo_U08BUUBZMqoXMrxrAqN2_q52ft5bVuy1uBHDqyBNYVQ1q-DY6dmDesvBTdu47l-lvbN9d7MvCj4q4dWQ-/s320/Laughing+Cow+Cheese+copy2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012284833093038082" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 3-3/4x6".© 2006.<br />These mini cheese wedges come wrapped in individual foils. You can't miss the packaging- a bright red cow wearing 2 big earrings, laughing. Great cheese.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-74723803108409461352006-12-23T21:41:00.001-08:002008-12-09T22:35:10.408-08:00California Christmas #2, Landscape (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrsdCB1tpydQfBKd0vIYepPzHLbuopFUFPSua1IWeLwnHiM3I7hMR7Ni_O2VfWwA0_t3KQEEATn82LpkRtgRxtPWjEkntfKi5Vpxgn269mvrO58zjxLNWyVdwcfwXrPPHecbJ/s1600-h/California+Christmas+%232+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrsdCB1tpydQfBKd0vIYepPzHLbuopFUFPSua1IWeLwnHiM3I7hMR7Ni_O2VfWwA0_t3KQEEATn82LpkRtgRxtPWjEkntfKi5Vpxgn269mvrO58zjxLNWyVdwcfwXrPPHecbJ/s320/California+Christmas+%232+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012129295147380610" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 7x5". © 2006.<br />Winter clouds, lights on the palms...I had to paint them again.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-78336302281114437132006-12-22T23:40:00.000-08:002008-12-09T22:35:10.746-08:00Adobe Wall At The Mission (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ufZ7OpaXrF6Wbn9zrhOLgGYsKndeRj8lAFNFHjPMzRqavdIP86eX_7NI8wibJTMCfY_c-RUgQf3edZY7JSk52_6M14SEJUr0jFF2epqpYf4WMTfYuPMz3556Rwpwl3G8mLSU/s1600-h/Adobe+Wall+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ufZ7OpaXrF6Wbn9zrhOLgGYsKndeRj8lAFNFHjPMzRqavdIP86eX_7NI8wibJTMCfY_c-RUgQf3edZY7JSk52_6M14SEJUr0jFF2epqpYf4WMTfYuPMz3556Rwpwl3G8mLSU/s320/Adobe+Wall+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5011788854564663122" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 7x5". © 2006.<br />I live in LA. Mom lives in San Diego. For years we've met at the 1/2 way point in San Juan Capistrano. There's a good restaurant at the train station. Sometimes we'll walk over to the mission. That's where I found this terrific, faded old adobe wall.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-25374877033867604682006-12-21T23:18:00.000-08:002008-12-09T22:35:10.951-08:00Palm Tree, A Landscape (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0D8seXAwz1X_fUVfGF-eHDa8GED3Ubqy9WKkPWxM54nR07Y1x1Kuu80fgB5a6z0mLcj1xTffz0yaK_Dyq9JFFWmRGSHSF8w_whbDm3kuoC_2RMr9wMx5yLhrOPFfSdxTvWPev/s1600-h/Palm+Tree+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0D8seXAwz1X_fUVfGF-eHDa8GED3Ubqy9WKkPWxM54nR07Y1x1Kuu80fgB5a6z0mLcj1xTffz0yaK_Dyq9JFFWmRGSHSF8w_whbDm3kuoC_2RMr9wMx5yLhrOPFfSdxTvWPev/s320/Palm+Tree+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5011384294415183602" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 7x5". © 2006.<br />I painted this palm tree today. Wasn't my first, won't be my last.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-83215986508902613182006-12-20T22:54:00.000-08:002008-12-09T22:35:11.362-08:00Quarter On Edge, A Still Life (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTmeECdAh1RNoqFRu5mS2oI72xFBttWbMSf0D94mawQei7wPEDee9vcmI8xFqCte03ekWCgJlNuSc2QcS0dc5A4NM6TbvmEwH5r2fr7lAmuBsMO7Dv7bOymsc0ZuRwNh1CHxa/s1600-h/Quarter+On+Edge+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTmeECdAh1RNoqFRu5mS2oI72xFBttWbMSf0D94mawQei7wPEDee9vcmI8xFqCte03ekWCgJlNuSc2QcS0dc5A4NM6TbvmEwH5r2fr7lAmuBsMO7Dv7bOymsc0ZuRwNh1CHxa/s320/Quarter+On+Edge+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5010872128155070066" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 5x3 3/4". © 2006.<br />I'm trying a new format with this painting.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-19370731731175414222006-12-19T21:17:00.000-08:002008-12-09T22:35:11.499-08:00Bronze Nude (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUGOJKnrkK6WpDUqTPHNq3TnSqmi7lG8V_OfTsigXHvxPHuhQGbR58SgtulBLz6YwG0Rf2c-eZyF2K67bUwDos2lq2zm8mGM1FRGqYboyWx5ECCebMh2NScQfhzCUgD5JTeEG/s1600-h/Bronze+Nude+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUGOJKnrkK6WpDUqTPHNq3TnSqmi7lG8V_OfTsigXHvxPHuhQGbR58SgtulBLz6YwG0Rf2c-eZyF2K67bUwDos2lq2zm8mGM1FRGqYboyWx5ECCebMh2NScQfhzCUgD5JTeEG/s320/Bronze+Nude+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5010726301130468866" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 5x7". © 2006.<br />Mom & Dad got this statuette when I was in high school. I loved it the first time I saw it, and managed to inherit it eventually.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-47086430328796624272006-12-18T18:58:00.001-08:002008-12-09T22:35:11.774-08:00Green Beach Chair, A Seascape (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoBwmdJRqpbQgF_HhkK6w0JnT_eo22gnydFrzUUNqpob9CYfMvQtf4VJUjVTsSwLDwjJvHimyOLAyNRFYcIOC0Op5NL_LPgno-dmjNEu2dOn4B-TIqbviehLEdcCSyTIKe2-d/s1600-h/Green+Beach+Chair+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoBwmdJRqpbQgF_HhkK6w0JnT_eo22gnydFrzUUNqpob9CYfMvQtf4VJUjVTsSwLDwjJvHimyOLAyNRFYcIOC0Op5NL_LPgno-dmjNEu2dOn4B-TIqbviehLEdcCSyTIKe2-d/s320/Green+Beach+Chair+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5010066984995827090" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 6x6". © 2006.<br />The sun reflecting off the green plastic webbing on this beach chair caught my eye.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-28828490595244652822006-12-17T14:43:00.001-08:002008-12-09T22:35:11.888-08:00Half Full Or Half Empty? (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93U-ByM263lKRF3legGESFGY4HG6buclcN3Vpt-_6TUQ865QABXnit8d0bg_JBaja4Jo4dBsELivLFnfFeZxecDPiEkb2fuTqzVzyb5Sc7Tzf-EEF3h0iYOOMLM0c9bJ6QZFc/s1600-h/Half+Full+Or+Half+Empty%3F+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93U-ByM263lKRF3legGESFGY4HG6buclcN3Vpt-_6TUQ865QABXnit8d0bg_JBaja4Jo4dBsELivLFnfFeZxecDPiEkb2fuTqzVzyb5Sc7Tzf-EEF3h0iYOOMLM0c9bJ6QZFc/s320/Half+Full+Or+Half+Empty%3F+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5011385466941255426" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 6x6". © 2006.<br />Filling this bowl 1/2 with water provided a chance to study subtle tonal & value shifts in color.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-7378036679118878432006-12-16T21:39:00.000-08:002008-12-09T22:35:12.141-08:00Side Door Nocturne (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49SV8raAM4mBAPuGwbi3o63yQ90Ip3Z1CdszBU2YlB2C0-8APT08hyphenhyphen_xIYO7gnQ_8JdUOuBMsInUdXZVG9SaFP_12U5Dj8KcBYFrzkVhu8C676sPuOjSULqTVsHtnDwXoSxwM/s1600-h/Side+Door+Nocturne+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49SV8raAM4mBAPuGwbi3o63yQ90Ip3Z1CdszBU2YlB2C0-8APT08hyphenhyphen_xIYO7gnQ_8JdUOuBMsInUdXZVG9SaFP_12U5Dj8KcBYFrzkVhu8C676sPuOjSULqTVsHtnDwXoSxwM/s320/Side+Door+Nocturne+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009534615209553202" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 7x5". © 2006.<br />This is the side door at the rear of Abbot's Habit, my favorite Venice coffee house. Their blueberry scones are mighty.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-15995860473773135422006-12-15T21:44:00.001-08:002008-12-09T22:35:12.646-08:00Corkscrew (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_eT_rlD4jxPF5p7eZGFBhy8rrtPwWFBIpQ8lPTGpRR3WTuU9U6ku8KJ7x553fMcoeISZY1bQRma4TrVDRDatoZv58Ld4cRJjRWqGjWjwG7f_NVyBBHPTyaKyWPrSzZEdcJ-vz/s1600-h/Corkscrew+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_eT_rlD4jxPF5p7eZGFBhy8rrtPwWFBIpQ8lPTGpRR3WTuU9U6ku8KJ7x553fMcoeISZY1bQRma4TrVDRDatoZv58Ld4cRJjRWqGjWjwG7f_NVyBBHPTyaKyWPrSzZEdcJ-vz/s320/Corkscrew+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5008996472987233538" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 5x7". © 2006.<br />I've decided to incorporate more things from around studio/home into my daily paintings. <br />Here's a handy item with a cool aesthetic.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37744281.post-8392277699019778492006-12-14T22:05:00.001-08:002008-12-09T22:35:12.735-08:00Rooftop Santa (click here to bid)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7Y_3vuy6sae9Q3JNBYCYfeUDAghK74jqZU0BRU0m7sQKSTngR08UGfnN-fh2PYMA-kJcTz_HMpSsstm2MNpZfTRuzW4BCyYUuvf9RRGQmKd8F0D4XOLx7_y6bbLnw3KZ8OIo/s1600-h/Rooftop+Santa+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7Y_3vuy6sae9Q3JNBYCYfeUDAghK74jqZU0BRU0m7sQKSTngR08UGfnN-fh2PYMA-kJcTz_HMpSsstm2MNpZfTRuzW4BCyYUuvf9RRGQmKd8F0D4XOLx7_y6bbLnw3KZ8OIo/s320/Rooftop+Santa+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5008631413793235650" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />O/b. 7x5". © 2006.<br />This inflatable Santa sits on top of Ananda, a store in Venice. The way he's lit from inside makes him glow. I like that orange color against the evening sky.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0