28 january 2013 - r o ranch

another day at the ranch - really cold wind, many layers of clothing and we stuck it out. missed you, gigi.
all are works in progress.

                                                        

libby smith
oil on panel, 7"x16"

green ground with black cow -
a pasture confrontation,
with bare sycamores 

pamela zwehl-burke
oil on panel, 9"x12"

drab remnants of leaf,
moss hides the twisting black arms
reaching over green

nina warner
oil on canvas, 12"x24"

white limbs - shadows move
across the day and away
with the muddy road

archive 2010 - 2012 - pamela zwehl-burke

a selection of pamela's work from the last couple of years:

overlook, watercolor on paper, 2011

trunks, oil on panel, 2011

edge, oil on panel, 2012

foreground flora, oil on panel, 2012

path, oil on panel, 2011

valley, oil on panel, 2012

beach I, acrylic on canvas, 2012

beach II, acrylic on canvas, 2012

slough, oil on canvas, 2012

slough II, oil on canvas, 2012

river view, oil on panel, 2012 

archive 2012 - diane handloser

a selection of diane's work from 2012:

devereux I, oil on panel, 9"x12"

devereux II, oil on panel, 9"x12"

goleta slough, oil on panel, 8"x10"

bird refuge I, oil on panel, 8"x10"

bird refuge II, oil on panel, 6"x8"

bird refuge III, oil on panel, 6"x8"

trees at lake los corners, oil on canvas, 18"x24"

pumpkin patch, oil on panel, 9"x12"

santa ynez river I, oil on panel, 9"x12"

santa ynez river II, oil on panel, 9"x12"

a k park gardens, oil on panel, 9"x12"

21 January 2013 - r o ranch

monday painting at the ranch. 
beautiful and warm, no wind. everything greening up against the bare sycamore trees. we all had a good day. work in progress:

oil on paper, 16"x20" - pamela zwehl-burke
great movement, shadows 
spatial depth with broad planes 
thinly applied paint

oil on panel, 6"x12" - libby smith
beautifully drawn 
tree form of light and shadow
rich color surface

oil on board, 9"x12" - nina warner
road moves back in space
vivid greens and strong shadow
two more small studies



     

2 light studies, oil on panel, 5"x7"
nina warner


         

study done from memory, later in the studio, oil on panel, 4"x8"

oil on board, 5"x7" - diane handloser

lively trees, good depth
movement of leaves in ravine
color holds it all

archive 2012 - nina warner

archive from last fall

monterey wetlands, oil on board, 8"x10"

2 studies done from photographs taken on a gray day. I don't normally work from photos, but no time to paint on this trip. These look brighter than they actually are.

archive 2012 - Libby Smith

bird refuge, oil on board

archive from 2011. panorama view with great pond water color and reflections.

beautiful brushwork, Coco.

archive 2011 - Pamela Zwehl-Burke

behind the mission, watercolor 9"x12"

archive from 2011. the view down the road and across the valley. watercolor before oil paint - Lulu's self-imposed challenge.

archive 2012 - Diane Handloser

paradise, santa ynez river, oil on board

archive from last year. we went swimming in the river after painting all day.
breakthrough day for Gigi.

14 January 2013 - refugio coast

coastline, oil on board, in progress

looking north. Libby and Nina painting back to back.

14 january 2013 - refugio coast

near refugio beach, oil on board 14"x6"                    

looking south. beautiful, really cold, breezy, winter day. whales spouting, pelicans cruising the cliffs, a seal playing in the surf below. 

archive 2012 - Nina Warner

honeydew, oil on board, 5"x7

archive from summer, 2012. hot june day, behind honeydew school.