A Berkeley Daily: Jessica's Pumpkin, San Geronimo, California

4" x 6", Oil on canvas on board, Sold

Painting of a pumpkin carved by Jessica, daughter of poet (and cousin) Sara Tolchin.

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A Berkeley Daily: Blues, Studio, Berkeley

5" x 5", Oil on canvas on board, Sold

A monochromatic painting - this time in blue!

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A Berkeley Daily: Staircase, Greenwich, England

4" x 6", Oil on canvas on board, Inquire.

I enjoyed the maritime paintings in the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich - the architecture was more fascinating.

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A Berkeley Daily: Dusk, Waterville, Ireland

4" x 6", Oil on canvas on board, Inquire.

The last moments between the day and the evening.

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A Berkeley Daily: Star, Studio, Ireland

5" x 4", Oil on canvas on board, Inquire.

Early morning, outside the window.

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A Berkeley Daily: Green Apple, Studio, Berkeley

5" x 4", Oil on canvas on board, Sold

Monochrome in green creates a different atmosphere.

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A Berkeley Daily: Lily, Studio, Berkeley

6" x 4", Oil on canvas on board, framed $300

Flowers are always nice to paint.

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A Berkeley Daily: Funky Fisherman, Studio, Berkeley

9.25" x 4", Oil on canvas on board, Inquire.

Just for fun!

(Another character from Tana Lehr, at Studio Rasa.)

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A Berkeley Daily: Moon Sea, Cill Rialaig, Ireland

5" x 2.75", Oil on canvas on board, Inquire.

A night painting.

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A Berkeley Daily: Skull, Studio, Berkeley

4" x 7", Oil on canvas on board, Sold

I have never been drawn to painting skulls and always wondered what was the attraction to a subject so morbid. My neighbor, Tana Lehr, at Studio Rasa brought this in, I set up the composition for a monochromatic painting, sat down and painted. As the painting developed, I began to understand a little about vanitas, a genre containing symbols of death or change as a reminder of their inevitability - not a morbid subject after all.

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A Berkeley Daily: Bottle of Wine, Studio, Berkeley

11" x 4", Oil on canvas on board, Sold

I often work in monochrome - it offers a way to convey the subject clearly while leaving space for the unspoken.

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A Berkeley Daily: Three Oranges, Studio, Ireland

5" x 4", Oil on canvas on board, Sold

I like oranges more than radishes.

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A Berkeley Daily: Three Radishes, Studio, Berkeley

5" x 4", Oil on canvas on board, Sold

Fresh from the Berkeley Farmer's Market.

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A Berkeley Daily: Red Pepper, Studio, Berkeley

7.25" x 4", Oil on canvas on board, Inquire.

A simple still life.

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A Berkeley Daily: Light Violet, Cill Rialaig, Ireland

5.25" x 4", Oil on canvas on board, Inquire.

I woke up and saw this painting in the studio at Cill Rialaig.

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A Berkeley Daily: Gnome, Studio, Berkeley

6" x 4", Oil on canvas on board, Inquire.

There's a gnome in my studio! Thanks to Tana for the treasure. (Tana Lehr is my neighbor at Studio Rasa.)

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A Berkeley Daily: Alcazar, Seville, Spain

6" x 4", Oil on canvas on board, Inquire.

Spain has some of the most spectacular architecture including the Alcazar in Seville.

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A Berkeley Daily: Cliffs, Ballinskelligs, Ireland

5" x 4", Oil on canvas on board, Inquire.

The setting overlooking the Waterville Bay from Ballinskelligs, Ireland.

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A Berkeley Daily: Cups, Studio, Berkeley

5" x 4", Oil on canvas on board, Sold

Everything in black and white, with a little light, a little shadow.

A Berkeley Daily: Light Red, Studio, Ireland

5" x 4", Oil on canvas on board, Inquire.

One of the pleasures, and challenges, of painting is experimenting with new ways of seeing the world and new ways to express it on canvas.

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A Berkeley Daily: Sunset, Fishing, Koh Phangan, Thailand

4" x 7", Oil on canvas on board, Sold

I enjoyed being in Thailand: beautiful nature and simple lifestyle.

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A Berkeley Daily: Elephant, Studio, Berkeley

5.75" x 3.75", Oil on canvas on board, Sold

A small still life painted in the studio in Berkeley: a little elephant on an eggplant.