Spring in CA, and new opportunities

I have been so busy with other commitments I haven't been posting much. Now that school is almost done for the year I will have more time to spend painting and blogging.
the most recent paintings to date are below.

I love the light we get in Spring here in the Bay Area.

lately I am more concerned with color and light than actually structure. If that makes sense.
I went to see the Victorian show at the Legion of Honor the other day and it was so inspiring. All the Pre-Raphaelites using such control over the palette and the use of secondary colors like oranges and greens. I came back wanting to paint richer, and brighter.

I am moving out of my studio and am going to paint from home now. I hope this brings more paintings out of me. I am much happier painting at home. I have great light and a nice little nook to paint. The studio was getting to be too far, and too social for me! I'm a pretty solitary person when it comes to working. My studio bldg. was like a beehive of artists- which to many would be wonderful, but to me it was too much energy.

Almost forgot- I might get to show at a  new gallery in Berkeley. I am SO excited. I'll keep you posted.

peaches 6x6 oil on panel

cottages 6x6 oil on panel