By Land or Sea

September 22 – October 8, 2023

Opening September 23, 6–9pm
at Shockboxx Gallery
636 Cypress Ave, Hermosa Beach

‘Strong Current’

Oil on paper, 22” x 30”

Group Art Show,
‘By Land or Sea’
Shockboxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach

This painting is inspired by long distance ocean swimming. I often swim out beyond the surf, parallel to the shoreline where I can only see glimpses of the soft, unfocused edges of the top of the trees, cliffs and sometimes buildings between sets of rolling waves. Immersed in the vastness of the ocean, I can feel its energy and often swiftly changing moods. This painting is about the ocean’s sounds, textures and power.

To create this painting, I used a subtle mixture of my favorite blues - prussian blue, cerulean and paynes grey - to create depth and movement. The netting pattern is created by careful attention to the viscosity of the paint and not overworking those areas so the these details are soft and subtle.

Surfacing

April 21 – May 8, 2022

Opening April 21, 4–8pm
at Ocean Park Historic Bungalows
227 Beach Street, Santa Monica

This solo art show displayed over 50 of my paintings that were on display in the newly renovated bungalows. The building that housed the art exhibition was the winner of the 2022 Santa Monica Conservancy Restoration Award, under the direction of Megan Johnson who helped completely restore to buildings back to their original aesthetic after decades of disrepair.

‘Surfacing’

Oil on canvas 36” x 50”
(image: top left)

‘Ocean Sounds at Night’
Oil on paper, 14” x 11.5”
(image: bottom left)

‘Ocean Swimming’
Oil, watercolor and mixed media on paper, 17” x 11” (image: top right)

‘Ocean Swimming #02’
Oil, watercolor and mixed media on paper, 15-1/2” x 13” (image: bottom right)

Tidal

March 12 – April 2, 2016

Opening March 12, 7–9pm
at Haphazard Gallery
1543 Sawtelle Boulevard, Los Angeles

‘Ephemera #2’

watercolor on stretched paper over a wood frame,
36” x 50”

Painting was the feature painting in the Solo Art Show held at Haphazard Gallery. The painting was inspired by months of mapping the shifting colors and textures of the ocean tides immediately after being fully immersed in the depths of the Pacific Ocean.