32 of 61

|

canvas prints tree canvas prints city canvas prints pool canvas prints pond canvas prints palms canvas prints oceanside canvas prints california canvas prints morning canvas prints sunshine canvas prints ripples canvas prints blue canvas prints green canvas prints yellow canvas prints southwest canvas prints reflection canvas prints

paintings tree paintings city paintings pool paintings pond paintings palms paintings oceanside paintings california paintings morning paintings sunshine paintings ripples paintings blue paintings green paintings yellow paintings southwest paintings reflection paintings

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

In the center of downtown Oceanside, California, morning sunshine streams through islands of palms and ripples across the reflecting pool.

Oil paint on gallery-wrapped canvas, the image is extended around the sides. Artist-signed on front, bottom right. Many layers of oil paint give the piece texture, contrast and depth.

As an oil painter, I am inspired by intense color and deep contrast reflected through urban landscapes. I have a vivid childhood memory of seeing the aurora borealis, like a living creature, twisting over the black winter night sky above my Wisconsin home. Twenty-five years ago I moved to Southern California. The colossal scale of this city with its fluid light, contrasting landscapes, and passionate mix of cultures challenged me visually. The exotic extremes in Los Angeles opened wide my eyes and my heart. Now, using a vibrant palette and expressive brushstrokes, I strive to capture an essence of Southern Calfornia—light, earth and people— mirrored by this transcendent city.