Posts Tagged: oak

First Bloom

Posted 2023/05/21 by Sterling

It was a hot, clear day out in Sonoma. After a long morning run in the vineyards, I set up…

Rainy Day on the Ranch

Posted 2023/01/13 by Sterling

The heavy rain thinned out to a drizzle so I hiked up behind my mom’s to check the water level…

Echium Sunset

Posted 2022/04/03 by Sterling

I had a hour to paint between rummaging through storage and the rare no kids dinner reservation with Zeldie. The…

Oak on the Hill

Posted 2022/02/11 by Sterling

On the hill behinds mom’s looking east. It was a burn day and smoke from the neighbors left a thin…

Lake Elizabeth Spillway

Posted 2022/02/08 by Sterling

Looking south across lake Elizabeth towards the spillway. The cows were about and their calves came over to watch me…

Jack Rabbit Country

Posted 2022/01/25 by Sterling

I was on the north side on the ranch this morning and I set up in the fog. It cleared…

Narrow Pass

Posted 2022/01/12 by Sterling

Quick lunch painting, looking south just below the trailhead of the Harry Allen Trail.

Winery Driveway

Posted 2021/10/22 by Sterling

The light yesterday afternoon were pretty fantastic. I had some time before driving back down to Marin so I swung…

Behind Uncle Jim’s

Posted 2021/08/27 by Sterling

This morning I drove out to the creek behind my uncle Jim’s house and painted the view looking west. It’s…

Vineyard Oak in the Smoke

Posted 2021/08/16 by Sterling

In was very hot and smoky in Alexander Valley this afternoon and the thick atmosphere really made the landscape pop.…

Gravel Driveway

Posted 2021/07/02 by Sterling

Another crazy hot day. Around six the heat became tolerable so I walked down the hill and set up on…

Afterglow in the Hills

Posted 2021/06/29 by Sterling

Drove over to the other side of the ranch around sunset just to mix things up and paint the Valley…

Shop Oak

Posted 2021/06/07 by Sterling

Crazy windy once again. This is over by the vineyard shop looking east. 1.5hr

Hassett Lane

Posted 2021/06/01 by Sterling

Post coffee painting this time out on the west side of Alexander Valley on Hassett Ln looking west. Vinwood cellars…

Looking West, Again

Posted 2021/05/26 by Sterling

Had another go painting the view towards Francis Ford Coppola Winery. Went a bit earlier and got lucky as the…

Black Sunglasses

Posted 2021/05/12 by Sterling

Got my covid shot yesterday so today I was mess. Felt like I had a really bad hangover, couldn’t think…

Oaks on the hill

Posted 2021/04/28 by Sterling

Well I guess summer is here. I nearly melted in the heat of the sun while painting this and the…

Farm Pond

Posted 2021/04/20 by Sterling

Plein Air 1.5hr Study of one of the ponds on the family ranch.

Bald Hill Ridge Trailhead

Posted 2020/08/29 by Sterling

Finally got away from my desk but I only had an hour before the sun set, so I quickly drove…

The Old Barn

Posted 2020/05/10 by Sterling

This afternoon I drove to the family ranch to enjoy a social distancing mother’s day BBQ. Emerging from self isolation…

Easter Echium

Posted 2020/04/12 by Sterling

Spent the day social distancing in my moms garden, painting some lovely echium flowers. It was a beautiful warm afternoon…

Gravel driveway

Posted 2020/03/25 by Sterling

Painted on a freezing, wet and dull January morning. The boys were sick so I set up shop at grandmas…

New Growth

Posted 2020/03/24 by Sterling

No thanks to the Kincade fire, the family ranch had been charred black for weeks, then we had our first…

Wood Pile Hill Painting

Posted 2019/08/16 by Sterling

A plein air study painted at the Robert Young Estate.

Under the Picnic Table Oak Tree

Posted 2019/08/13 by Sterling

A plein air painting I made in the family vineyards.