INDIAN BEACH By Steve Porter

This is a watercolor of INDIAN BEACH. Trinidad, Ca. at low tide.. This cove is protected from the western winds and is the site of the ancient TSURAI INDIAN VILLAGE. It is on 300 lb paper............... 11.5 x 15". sold

"PERSIMMONS AND PEAR" by Alicia Tredway

Here we have another small intimate watercolor.....6 3/4 x 5 3/4" It was painted alla prima using strong directional light. I love the tension of vibrant color undiluted as it comes from the tube against the soft muted grays and pastels.

ARABESQUE ROSE by Theresa Oats

The rose blossomed several days ago and is from the hardiest rose bush in our garden. I painted it from life in my studio with oils alla prima on a 7x5" wooden panel. Click here to bid

WHAT'S NEXT? by Susan Fox SOLD

"What's Next?" 12x9" oil on canvasboard- I saw this spunky Jack Russell terrier at a riding stable in southern California a couple of years ago. I really liked his attitude and had a lot of fun painting him.

SUMMER, MENDOCINO COAST, Oil Painting by Kathy O'Leary

I painted this piece on location (en plein air) while staying at Westport on the Mendocino coast. At Summer Solstice there was lots of sun mixed with occasional smoke from the many California fires last year. Luckily this day was only slightly hazy, allowing for the warm colors of the trees and grasses to come through. The painting is 9" x 12" on canvas covered panel. SOLD

"Red Chairs, San Pancho" by Linda Mitchell

6" x 8" oil on panel

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Just got back from a fabulous painting trip to La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico, where I got to paint with a group of Humboldt County artists, including two members of this blog, Amy Stewart and Rachel Schlueter. We painted small paintings en plein air for an upcoming exhibition at the Xaltemba Galleria in La Penita. I painted this one in my studio yesterday, from a photo.

"At the Sherry-Netherland" by Amy Stewart--SOLD

I just love umbrellas in New York. And rain, which makes the streets so reflective and interesting. This is in front of the historic Sherry-Netherland building at 781 Fifth Avenue (at 59th Street), right across from the Plaza Hotel and Central Park. The upstairs window, just above the umbrellas, is the apartment I was lucky enough to occupy for two weeks last summer. A beautiful spot--I wish I was there right now! I don't suppose the Sherry has an artist-in-residence program?

Ah well. This is 5 x 7 inch oil on board. 1/2 thick board with dovetail slots in back to allow it to be hung on a nail with no additional hardware, unframed, if you prefer. The sides are painted black. Signed on the back.

Click here to bid. Oh, and by the way, I'm adding this one to my growing collection of New York City notecards, all available from our Zazzle store.

SCENIC DRIVE ROCKS By Steve Porter

This painting is from scenic drive in trinidad. A watercolor 10.5 x 14". on 300 lb coldpress unframed. sold

"WINE AND GREEN DUCK" by Alicia Tredway

This is a 6 x 6" watercolor painting. I love this little green glass duck and I feel like it might appear in more paintings. The table top still life under strong light is a delight to paint and it can be done at night without the dreaded changing light problem.
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"Red Amaryllis" oil painting by Theresa Oats

This was painted directly from life in my studio. The amaryllis was a gift from my husband.

oil on panel 8" x 6" will available in several days. To learn more or bid click here.

CELEBRATION ROSE Oil Painting by Theresa Oats

This is a 5x7 inch alla prima oil painting(done in one

sitting) on panel titled "Celebration Rose". This is

a beautiful 'old' rose that blooms most of the year

and is available for most special occasions.

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FALL COLORS, JACKSON LAKE by Susan Fox SOLD

"Fall Colors, Jackson Lake" 8x6" oil on canvasboard- I was driving around Jackson Lake in Grand Tetons National Park and came upon this simple, but attractive scene of fall colors. I liked the combination of the bright orange aspen and the yellow willow with the lake in the background.

"LIGHT AND SHADOW-ELKHORN SLOUGH", Oil Painting by Kathy O'Leary

This is a painting done from a photograph I took on a grassy overlook on the Elkhorn Slough Wildlife Refuge at Moss Landing, Northern California. Known mostly by the locals, it's a beautiful region of mudflats, tidal water flows, rich with bird life and surrounded by chaparral, trees and wild grasses. It measures 8 x 10, and is painted on canvas covered panel. SOLD

Nov 2009 Press Release: Lost Coast Daily Painters Release 2010 Calendar, Host Holiday Sale

Last spring, a group of Humboldt County painters joined together to sell small works online through their blog, Lost Coast Daily Painters. The effort proved more successful than they could have imagined: collectively, they’ve sold over 150 paintings in six months. The group continues to attract new members: painters Alicia Tredway, Terry Oats, and Steve Porter have joined this month. Now they’re celebrating with the release of a 2010 calendar of Humboldt County scenes, and a holiday sale at Kathy O’Leary’s studio at 208 C Street in Eureka on December 5 for Arts Alive.

The calendar features paintings by O’Leary, Linda Mitchell, Rachel Schlueter, and Amy Stewart. Scenes include Indian Island, the Ferndale racetrack, and the AA bar. Some of the images are already part of Humboldt’s past. “As we were putting it together, we realized that already some of the places we painted had changed,” Mitchell said. “I went to O-H’s the night it closed to get one last painting. We also included Rachel’s painting of Gepetto’s in Eureka, and Amy’s painting of the pulp mill when it was still operating.”

In keeping with the artists’ use of technology to sell art online, the calendars can be ordered online through Zazzle.com. “The nice thing about Zazzle is that it lets us design a high-quality calendar without having to invest thousands of dollars in up-front printing costs,” said Schlueter. “We’re also designing notecards and even T-shirts, all of which are printed only when someone orders them. None of this was possible even a few years ago.”

Samples of the calendars will be on display at the Lost Coast Daily Painters Holiday Sale at Kathy O’Leary’s C Street studio, where the artists will also offer small paintings for sale at affordable prices. “We’re even offering gift wrapping and shipping,” O’Leary said. “We want to make it very easy to get some holiday shopping done.” The sale starts at 5 pm on Saturday, December 5 and continues throughout the evening for Arts Alive.

Visit lostcoastdailypainters.blogspot.com to see new work by each artist, and visit the Zazzle store at www.zazzle.com/lostcoast.

"8th Street, Eureka" by Amy Stewart--SOLD

This is a scene I walk past almost every day--a cluster of Victorians and Craftsman bungalows near my house. The sun sets behind that palm tree, so there's always pretty light hitting those buildings. Eureka has a lot of nice architecture, always in various states of repair or disrepair, which makes for interesting subject matter. I should really do more of it.

This is 8 x 10 inch oil on board, and it's the 1/2 inch thick panel with dovetail slots in the back so it can be hung, unframed, on a nail with no extra hardware. The sides are painted black.

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MOUNT SHASTA WATERCOLOR by Steve Porter

I love doing snow scenes in watercolor as well as water reflections . Mount Shasta with grass Lake in the foreground is a wonderfull view. Washes dry quickly and moving from area to area before things change or dry is a bit of a wild ride.... this is 10.5 x 14.5". for more info or to purchase, email me at steveporter@suddenlink.net

"Cosmos" watercolor by Alicia Tredway

The size is 7 3/4 x 8 1/4" on 140 lb cold press paper. My friend and painting buddy Peg Anderson and I have been painting still lifes in watercolor at my studio from set ups. These are the last of my Cosmos from the garden. For more information or bid SOLD

QUIET MORNING by Susan Fox SOLD

"Quiet Morning" 8x10" oil on canvasboard- I photographed this relaxing scene with cottonwood trees near Dubois, Wyoming a few years ago.
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ANASAZI POT WITH PEARS, oil Painting by Kathy O'Leary

This 8 x 8 oil painting (on canvas covered panel) is of one of my favorite still life objects, pears. I love their simple shape and the way light hits them. My often used striped pot, is an Anasazi replica. I thought the shape and neutral colors would compliment the gold of the pears. SOLD

VINEYARD PALM IN LATE LIGHT, oil painting by Kathy O'Leary

I love palm trees, and finding one with another of my favorite subjects, vineyards, was particularly fun. What caught my attention was the light, and I kept my brush strokes loose here to emphasize where the light fell and the shapes it created. This painting is 8 x 10, on canvas covered panel. SOLD

"Lexington and 65th" by Amy Stewart -- SOLD

A sunny afternoon on Lexington Avenue. I stood and took pictures on this street corner for the longest time, waiting for exactly the right combination of cars to drive by. It was the jumble of bright awnings in the distance that I really loved, but it needed just the right yellow cab to really make it work.

This is 8 x 10 inch oil on board. The board is 1/2 in thick with dovetail slots on the back so you can hang it on a nail with no additional hardware. The sides are painted black.

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TRINIDAD HEAD MORNING By Steve Porter

This watercolor is of trinidad head looking south at low tide . 10.5" x 14" on 300 lb rough wc paper. It is still available. to inquire about this or more info, email me at steveporter@suddenlink.net

LETTUCE BOOTH oil painting by Alicia Tredway

This 12 x 9 painting is oil on panel. It is part of my Fair Series and was completed in the studio from photo reference. We have a yearly Summer Arts and Music Festival at the picturesque Benbow Lake in Southern Humboldt, California and I glean much material for painting at this event. To learn more or bid, SOLD.

'Spanky at Rest' oil by Rachel K Schlueter, $75.00

Oil on 6"x6" panel, alla prima- meaning the painting was completed in one pass inferring that the execution is confident, passionate and spontaneous and possibly reckless. Anyway, I took a bunch of photos of Spanky at Otto's place and I will continue this series when I get back from Mexico on Dec 2, if you are bidding on this painting, I will not be able to send it out until Dec. 2, when I return, thanks for visiting~Adios for now!

SUNRISE OVER THE VALLEY, oil painting by Kathy O'Leary

This is another painting from my recent trip to the Feather River Land Trust paint out in Northeastern California. Getting up early to photograph the sun rising over Genesee Valley, where the Heart K Ranch is located, I found this beautiful scene of brilliant morning light hitting the grasses and emphasizing the deep shadows cast by the large old pine trees. SOLD

"Street Vendors" by Amy Stewart--SOLD

I'm still working my way through New York City! Every time I think I've painted all the interesting images from my trip last summer, I find another one. Street vendors are hard to resist--I love the umbrellas and these simple figures. These carts were at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street, across from the Plaza, right in front of the Apple store.

6 x 6 inch oil on board. This is 1/2 inch thick board with dovetail slots on the back so you can hang it on a nail with no extra hardware. The sides are painted black.

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'Spanky' oil by Rachel k Schlueter

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Oil on 6"x6" panel, from a series of shots I took while visiting Curtis and Marcey at their home /studio which was voted best studio in Eureka this year. this is the first of many I intend to paint -looks like the Rooster phase is passing for awhile. Enjoy!