A New Card Design

Since I have not posted anything in a while, I've uploaded this greeting card design that I worked on several months ago.  This is from a house plant we received and it was something handy for me to sketch at the time.  Later I worked it up into this watercolor design.  Shown below is my work area where I painted multiple versions of this card.  Hope to do more of these types of projects in the future.
 

The Gift

A simple still life arrangement with sparing uses of color; the flowers were a gift to my wife.

"The Gift" - Oil on Panel; 10x8 inches

View of Vineyards from Shiloh Ranch

Here is a new painting based on a pencil sketch that I did several years ago, while exploring Shiloh Ranch Regional Park in Sonoma County, California for the first time.  The view overlooks a vineyard that is adjacent to the park.  I kept the high-voltage transmission pylons in the background because  they add an element of linear perspective.

"View from Shiloh Ranch Park", Oil on canvas, 8x10 inches
Price: $400

Still Life Painting with Blue

Here's a recent still life composition that I completed at the end of April.  In this piece I limited colors to blues and neutral tones, while adding an accent of orange for interest.

"Teapot with Blue",  Oil on panel, 10 x 8 inches, 
Price: $400

Rain

This afternoon I did this sketchbook watercolor of the clouds and rain showers that moved through Sonoma County this afternoon.

Watercolor; 6 x 9.5 inches

Late Afternoon, Hookton Slough

Boat landing at Hookton Slough, South Humboldt Bay.

Watercolor & Pencil; 3.5 x 11 inches

Crab Park

Labor Day Weekend at Crab Park Beach on the Eel River Estuary, Humboldt County, CA.

Watercolor; 5 x 8 inches

Sunlight and Rocks, Shell Beach

Here's a new watercolor I did of a view overlooking the rocks at Shell Beach, along the Kortum Trail.

Watercolor, India Ink; 5.5 x 7 inches

The challenge was working with strong sunlight reflections coming off the ocean.

View of Outer Richmond District, San Francisco

Late Saturday afternoon, I did a watercolor sketch of a view overlooking the Outer Richmond District, around Point Lobos Avenue, in San Francisco. Low clouds and fading sunlight forced me to work quickly and not linger over too many details.

Watercolor, Pencil and Ink; 3.5 x 11 inches

Historic Call House at Fort Ross

Last weekend we drove up to Fort Ross for the afternoon. While there, I had the opportunity to do this small sketch of the historic Call House, built in 1878, which is located near the reconstructed Fort Ross complex.

Pencil; 3.5 x 5.5 inches