One of my many paintings recording the appearance of this iconic Southern California beach, with its rocky coast, its every changing shoreline, and its deep blue water. The grassy slope in the center supports a grove of trees and a pair of small buildings painted red. On a clear day the town of Laguna Beach would be visible beyond the outcropping of rocks in the upper right hand corner.

The trees are made up of strongly contrasting patches of color and form a diagonal movement into depth. While that and the diminished size of the trees sets up a movement in one direction; white waves both parallel and oppose the direction of the palm trees to create some visual energy.

A rocky point with a few trees, warm sands, a distant cape. This view is much the same along the coast of Orange County, Southern California's beaches are among the best. The light is constantly changing to the painter's frustration.

Seen from a height, the viewer looks down on a pair of palm trees and the rocky coast around which the ocean swirls.

One of my more successful attempts to capture the movement of the ocean north of Hessler Park at Laguna Beach. Painting a moving landscape is one of the hardest things I have attempted. I started this painting, as I often do, with a small pencil drawing which demonstrated the opposing directions of the palm trees and the incoming waves along the curving beach.

Framed in a light colored wood.

Framed in a beautiful thick black frame with gold inner lining.

Purple hills over yellow field.

Framed in a thick black frame.

Looking South from Heisler park soon after the morning fog had lifted.

Framed in a thick black frame.

study for Laguna Morning

atmospheric study of cliff faces from the beach looking north.

Framed in a beautiful silver frame.

Framed in a beautiful thick black frame with a gold inner lining.