Inspired by the wave action of the Pacific Ocean hitting the shoreline and the natural beauty of Point Lobos State Natural Reserve in Carmel, and by an accident of color and texture that appeared on my palette pictured below while working on another cold wax medium piece. I noticed how the layers of the wax on my palette made a pattern…
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About Cold Wax Medium Painting
In 2015 I took a workshop from a well known cold wax artist. One goal of taking the workshop was to help add more of a impressionistic value to my traditional paintings. The workshop fulfilled my expectations more than I expected and I haven’t looked back since. For those of you that are not familiar with this medium, cold wax…
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Painting the Pacific
Perched on a cliff on the central California coast, 50 miles south of San Francisco, is the 115-foot Pigeon Point Lighthouse. This impressive lighthouse, which boasts to be the largest on the Pacific Coast, was a brief stop in our travels up and down the Pacific Coast Highway. It had all the amazing elements for a dramatic painting: turbulent blue green waters, colorful cliffs, and the constant…
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Painting the beach
It’s no secret amongst my friends and family that I am a sucker for the beach, especially Pensacola Beach at the Gulf Islands National Seashore. I’ve been enjoying this beach for decades by either camping at Ft. Pickens or renting condos on the beach with friends. We have never tired of its beauty. I love the sound and feel of…
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Painting the forest
Both of these compositions began with images that I took while on one of many afternoon walks through a planted pine forest in the flatwoods of Southeast Georgia. I love walking through the woods to take in the sights and sounds of nature. In these forests the thick layers of pine needles that carpet the forest floor softly muffle your…
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