"AFTERNOON SHADOWS" original oil painting

A place up the hill from the festival and my summer show.. This is a 30x30 oil on canvas and a study about light and dark and how the sun plays with the mood of this quiet street. (Sold)

"SURF & SAND"

Oil on canvas, a scene where the surf battles the shape of the land and the break wall of this part of the coast called "THE WEDGE"

"THE LAST LIGHT"

After hours of driving I pulled off on the side of the highway to get out and stretch my legs. Leaning back against my van and relaxing, I felt a warm summers breeze sweep easily over me from this wonderful Nebraskan landscape. Looking around I turned just in time to see these grain silos way off in the distance catch the last light of the setting sun and I thought," what a fantastic country this is".   Oil on canvas 40x40 inch gallery wrap. This is going to be an up-coming blog painting that will be posted to "Skies the Limit"
(SOLD)

"STILL OPEN?"

Late night, a little hungry and tired after a long days drive it was good to find a place that is still open.  A nice hot cup of coffee, a slice of pie I now can sit back and reply my camera on today's shoot.  Deleting some, keeping others, deciding on what might I paint and how large will I make the painting.  Downing my third cup of Jo and finishing "I must say" a great piece of lemon-meringue pie I knew I had some good material to keep me busy painting.  Now it's time to find a rood and sleep.  This is the third in the series for Chemers gallery that I will deliver once dry.  This is a 12x12 oil on canvas.... I just might do bigger, mmmm!

"HEADING WEST"

For me it was like finding a long lost friend.  This painting was lost in the shuffle of a galleries inventory, when the relation ended this painting reappeared and was shipped back to me.  Yes I to am at blame for not keeping closer tabs, but, it all has a happy ending, I got my baby back and can re-introduce it.  This painting came about from me being on a road at the right time.  I was heading back to California when out of the corner of my eye I saw this red pickup coming down a dusty road, I slowed letting him get in front, as the truck entered into my lane I was excited to see the pillbox air-stream in tow, reached for my trusty camera, took one shot knowing my next painting was locked inside...  This is an oil on canvas 36x24 and will be "unless sold" in my summer show where I know it will find a home. For serious interest email me. schwartzart@earthlink.net     (Sold) 

"HEY TAXI!" & "LATE NIGHT TAKEOUT"

This two canvas are apart of a series of three at this moment for Chemers gallery to add to what they have already of my canvas paintings.  These are 12x12 gallery wrapped so no framing is needed although Chemers has a fine and extensive line of frames to be had.  And you might look at my blog site to see more of my daily paintings.

"SUNDAY MORNING" 64X30

I wanted to capture the feeling of morning time.. This is in a small town in the US. It could be anywhere, its all of those on any Sunday morning. Quiet, a little coolness in the air, no traffic, bakery is open, paper on most porches, brewing coffee, sleepy faces.... Its "Sunday Morning"

"TRADEWINDS"

With a light breeze blowing warm air, you can smell the rain coming and you just don't care...
I must go back for more rejuvenating. Oil on canvas, 30x24

"GOODNIGHT TILL TOMORROW"

. It is a 20x24" oil on canvas.. (Sold)

"ICE-CREAM PARLOR"

This 30x40" was one of my opening paintings for the Laguna art festival.. It sold within the first 10 minuets of the show... (Sold)

"BLUE SWALLOW MOTEL"

This 24x20 oil painting was inspired by my blog titled "ROUTE 66" a 6x8 inch. My intent was to paint the same scene and yet keep a distinct difference for each. Now! it is back to my blog paintings and I will post my next canvas soon. (Sold)

"IN THOUGHT"

Returning to a friends house in the valley where I used to live, I looked out at the city below, jammed with humanity and remember with fond memories of places I've worked, ladies I've dated, from restaurants with great foods to burger stands, it all felt like a lifetime ago as I got lost in thought... Yes that is I standing out there. This is an oil on gallery rapped canvas and is a 24x20 inch. For more info email schwartzart@earthlink.net

"AM RADIO"

Not just looking at the reflections but reflecting... Simpler times... the fifties.. No iPods, cell phones, flat screens, up-loads & down-loads.. Simpler times... Now don't get me wrong, "I LOVE MY MAC" In another life I would probably have gone and become a computer geek... But! in this life I paint... So! here is a 30x30 oil on canvas, the hole thing is the painting even the part that looks like a frame. Fun to do, maddening, but fun... This is from my car series. Hope you enjoy my interpretation of reflections..

"FLIYING ABOVE THE WAVES"

This is in Laguna beach and is a 20x24 inch on gallery rapped canvas.  (Sold)

"BLUE"

This 48x40 inch oil 0n canvas was of a trip back form Santa Fe. I was just coming out of Flagstaff on I-17 heading south. As I came over this one hill, the valley below opened up to this view, so I picked my camera up and took one shot and new, "Here's my next painting". (SOLD)

"ADRIFT"

When living in San Luis Obispo, I met this guy who became a good friend and come to find out
a fantastic fisherman... So for two years, practically every weekend we went fishing, his requirement for taking me out on his bass boat was, I did not smoke or drink hard liquor, never had, don't intend to start I told him... With that, my introduction to lake fishing was a magical experence for both my skill and my minds eye. This is one of many viwes in just drifting in silence. Oil on canvas, 32"x28"

"RUMBLINGS" 20"X40"

Taking a road to somewhere, knowing that soon it was going to rain I pulled of to just stop and look at the light on the road I put my window down just in time to see, hear, and feel the rumblings of the train and the distant thunder. Oil on canvas, 40"x20"

"SUNSHINE PARK"

Just traveling thru on my way to see a friend. After reaching the end of conversation and wanting to get back out on the road, I turned to look back and thought, here is my next painting, one photo later and weeks of painting, I feel I captured the mood I was looking for. Oil on canvas, 36"x32" (SOLD)

"EXIT AT ALBUQUERQUE"

One of many a trips to New Mexico and a stop in Albuquerque after a long day of driving.
Oil on canvas 60"x40" (SOLD)

"INTO A BUTTERMILK SKY"

This back road place I found myself has given me some wonderful skies and a feeling that time stopped somewhere in the fifties... Oil on canvas 40"x 40"

"NEXT STOP"

The thunderhead behind this train made a wonderful backdrop for this painting.. I played with the coloring in this giving it a mood of faraway feelings of leaving and going too another place.
Oil on canvas 36"x34" (Sold)

"MY PARADISE"

I painted this on a new canvas that I had not worked on before, it has a very smooth surface and was not sure of it taking the oils like I wanted and needed... When I started at the top, developing the shad in the sky I knew I made the right decision in using this canvas.. The colors glided on making this painting an absolute joy to work on. 64"x20 oil on canvas. (SOLD)

"POETIC ILLUSIONS" 30"x64"

(Privet collection)

"CARNIVAL" 36"x30" Oil on canvas

"LATE AFERNOON SHADOWS"

FOR ART EXPO IN VEGAS
Here I played with shadows on the road and the clouds above. I wanted a mood to be felt about this time of day and I feel I've accomplished this. The size is 30X30

"10 MORE MILES"

Here is a painting that I had for a year and just last week pulled it out of my storage room where I keep my paintings when there is no more room on the walls. Will I took a look at it with new eyes after a year and put it up on my easel and made some big changes to it and found I did the right thing..... Funny how your never really through painting a painting, yes I know when to just stop and walkaway but, if its calling to me, it's usually right. This is a 30"X24" oil on canvas. (SOLD)