Sunday Coffee at Madrona Bakery

 Sunday Coffee at Madrona Bakery

Oil on Wood

6"X8"

Heading there now for a Friday afternoon pick-me-up.

Passage

 Passage

Oil on Wood

12"X12"

Passage: way, through, of time.

All of the above.

October Morning Ride Through Rossi's Vineyard

 October Morning Ride Through Rossi's Vineyard

Oil on Wood

6"X6"

Now and Then

 Now and Then

Oil on Wood

6"X6"

Here is what happened.

I didn't like that the hydrangea was cut off in yesterday's painting. So the plan was to just do another.

I am in small painting mode. Fall. Studio Gallery TINY show is coming up. Serena and Lily Art Collection Gift of Art launch is coming up. 

I am out of 6"X6" boards so the time has come to paint over some of the HOPE series paintings. Each one meant a lot at the time, but some have worn out their welcome in the studio.

As I painted the vase and hydrangea, I saw HOPE 5  the March 25, 2020 Sonoma landscape through the window and just couldn't cover it up. So. Then and Now. 

It is October. Six years since fire swept through our land. And here we are. Older, wiser, and better than ever.

Kitchen Window on an October Morning

 October Morning

Oil on Wood

6"X6"

Ready to Harvest

 Ready to Harvest

Oil on Wood

6"X6"

Rossi's vineyard on Lawndale Road is loaded with grapes. Beautiful, bountiful, hopeful on the last day of September.