Grey Morning Near Lompoc

"Grey Morning Near Lompoc"

12" x 16" Oil on Canvas

I've driven many times to Lompoc which is about 30 miles from here and the closest Home Depot! I live in the center of a funny triangle...Lompoc to the West, Santa Maria to the North and Santa Barbara to the South...or, Home Depot to the West, In N Out Burger to the North and art supplies to the South. Here in Solvang we have Ace Hardware, Rite Aid and a Subway Sandwich place and that's it.
Anyway...in the Winter months I see scenes like this along the highway headed for Lompoc. Very grey days and great fading-in-the-mist eucalyptus trees. Only painters like that kind of weather. This one was done alla prima in about 3 hours tonight. A very fun painting!

Morning Fog

"Morning Fog"

6" x 6" Oil on panel

Another foggy morning on the hills above Adobe creek. I see this view from our backyard and seeing's how I love fog it is always a welcome way to start the day. We get fog a lot from the ocean rolling into the valley ovenight and it usually burns off around noon. Sometimes this oak tree on top of the ridge is not even visible due to the fog. In summer months the Hunters moon will rise right behind this tree looking almost unreal with it's large diameter. There is always a great view over these hills.

$115.00