Black Diamond Mines Regional Park Antioch California Plein Air Oil Painting

I began the day early,

New Plein Air Paintings

Here's my most recent pieces along with a cabinet I designed to hold original oil paintings.  These were all painted on location, en plein air at various locations around the San Francisco Bay Area.

Blue House link

Awesome Blossoms - Paint Out

The alarm blazed at 6:30 a.m. and promptly I shut it off.  Drowsily

Sonoma Paint Out - The Farm

Today's paint out was at 'the farm' in Sonoma. A beautiful and private location. It was a bit windy out there today but not unbearable. Many artists showed up to paint, I was thrilled! So happy to finally meet some of my artist friends in person and be able to paint alongside them.

My Michael, Michael S. Moulthrop...My Love to You, Honey

My husband had two names. He was known around town as Mike, the barber and as Michael, the photographer.

Michael Moulthrop 1941 - 2017

San Quentin Penitentiary

Sorry I haven't posted for awhile. Time slips away...

Matanzas Creek Winery

Yesterday we went to Matanzas Creek Winery in Santa Rosa. Lovely lavender fields, like being in France.

Past Month Flew By...

A very long time since I've posted anything.

What is New and My YouTube Channel

Hi There! I know I've neglected my blog for some time now, I've been so busy getting ready for some exciting things that are happening.

Handmade Frames for My Original Oil Paintings

Morning Glories, Mare Island

#39 Daily Painting - Showing Frame

This is a potted plant that I painted plein air in Locke, CA, on a bright sunny day. It was a scraggly little plant in a clay pot with pitiful pink flowers. I set my easel and in no time set to painting.

May 1st, A New Month for Daily Painting - #31

Let's hope I can keep this up.

Rush Ranch #1

Pierce Road #30 - 30 Days of Painting

We drove to Pierce Road last week, before I got sick, and this is the second painting I did that day. 

Pierce Road

Painting #29 A

Amador Fall

When we were camping at Jackson Rancheria, we drove around doing plein air painting. This house set against the vineyard was what caught my eye.

Painting #28 - All Aglow

I know, I know, I haven't been posting a painting every day. I've been very sick all week. Some nasty bug I caught that has made my asthma flare up and every night I'm having trouble breathing. I'm missing my gym workout so much and am sick of the inactivity. I've been forcing myself to paint whenever I have the energy.

Tomorrow I'm going to be painting at a big event at Rush Ranch and on Sunday I'll be painting at another event at a winery in St. Helena. Both are events that are open to the public and they've invited plein air groups to participate. Should be fun, I'm looking forward to painting plein air this weekend as I've pretty much been cooped up in the house all week.

So, I guess I should redo my painting a day goal to A Painting a Day, As Long As I'm not sick. :-P

Here's a painting I did before I got sick.

All Aglow 5x7 original oil painting

Painting #27 - Pleasants Valley Farm

The frame below is handmade by Michael and hand painted by me.  Mike has been very busy making a bunch of frames for the upcoming art gallery I'll be going in, in June. He's also making them for several of my paintings that will be at the Art on the Vine event in Fairfield on the same first weekend in June.

Pleasants Valley Farm 6x6

#26 Painting a Day

This one is also from the Pleasant Valley Iris Farm.

Anvil of Death

Painting a Day - #24 & #25

You saw this one from yesterday's post from painting at the iris farm. Here it is again, as painting a day #24 and below this is painting a day #25. I figured it's been awhile since I posted my daily paintings, (I've been busy working on orders) that I should try to get caught up here.

6x6 oil painting.

Here's painting #25.

6x12 oil painting.

Plein Air Paint Out - Pleasant Valley Iris Farm

We had a very nice turn out today, nine painters showed up to paint.

Plein Air - Painting a Day #22

Fence in the Road