Flooded Field and Old Simpson Mill painting by Andrew Daniel

Flooded Field and Old Simpson Mill

Oil on Canvas Board 8"x10"(20cm x 25cm)

With the constant rain, large ponds have been forming in the cattle pastures near my house. These are really exciting for me, because now I can have two skies in my painting the actual and the reflected, with pasture grass poking through the surface of the water.

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Pulp Mill on Humboldt Bay painting by Andrew Daniel

Pulp Mill on Humboldt Bay by Andrew Daniel
oil on wood 5" x 7"(13cm x 18cm)

It seems like, whenever I go to the Arcata Marsh to paint, my first compulsion is to look out across the bay to the pulp mill and the bridges. The forms seem as if they were shaped out of fog. Some day I will do a larger piece. Here is a study I made of the scene.

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Allen Marsh painting by Andrew Daniel

Allen Marsh oil painting on wood 5"x7"(13cm x 18cm)
By Andrew Daniel

I had just a short bit of time to finish this little piece. It was surprising how much could come through in the rush. Painting quickly often works out well for me, but it is difficult, because there is always a temptation to over refine things and get meticulous. This is one of the first times that I tried to get the distant houses in the background. It's a fine line to walk, not putting in too much detail back there...

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Pink Rose Buds paintings Andrew Daniel

Pink Rose Buds 5" x 7"(13cm x 18cm)

I was interested in this cluster of pink rose buds. The stems had great curves.

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Farm with Mustard Field paintings by Andrew Daniel

Farm with Mustard Flowers
Oil in Wood 8" x 8" (20cm x 20cm)

Field of Mustard Flowers
Oil on Wood 5" x7" (13cm x 18cm)

I have been interested in this mustard field every year as I walk by it. This year I was able to get out and paint it a couple of times. I hope to get out there more and maybe do a larger piece. I tend to be attracted to yellows, I guess....

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French Broom Painting by Andrew Daniel

Often, when I am going for hikes, I bring my camera to take pictures of the plants. This scotch broom was found along the dune trails behind Mad River Beach. I've painted a larger version from the photo, but this time I thought it would be fun to zoom in on a few flowers. There are so many great shapes in a flower bush if you look closely!

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Yellow Bush Lupin painting by Andrew Daniel

Yellow Bush Lupin by Andrew Daniel 7" x 5" (17cm x 13cm) oil on wood

I came across this Yellow Bush Lupin on a walk in the dune forest behind Mad River Beach near Arcata in Northern California. I like the stacked up yellows flower petals that this species displays.

If you haven't explored this area you might enjoy it. The bushes and trees there have been shaped by the harsh winds.

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Gearheart Pond painting by Andrew Daniel

Gearheart Pond by Andrew Daniel 7" x 12" (18cm x 30cm)

Gearheart Pond is one of my favorite places to paint, because of the oval shaped islands with reeds and the distant vista in the background. Every time I paint it feels fresh and inspiring to me, even though it's so familiar to my brush.

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Log Pond At Arcata Marsh by Andrew Daniel

Log Pond At Arcata Marsh by Andrew Daniel

Log Pond At Arcata Marsh by Andrew Daniel 8"x10" (20cm x 25cm)

I have been really enjoying the muted colors at the Arcata Marsh lately. They are really challenging to paint because the colors tend to run together. I revisited this view twice to complete this painting. After scraping off the first attempt I I tried again the next day painting over the ghost image that was left on the panel. In order to make the scene work, I had to adopt a different painting technique, in which I layer contrasting colors over each other to get the atmospheric qualities of the bushes; first painting the shadow tones of the bush then layering over the wet paint with the light tones.

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Eel River View painting by Andrew Daniel

Eel River View by Andrew Daniel 7" x 12" (12cm x 31cm)

I've picked up a job in Fortuna, Ca three nights a week. It has been really lovely to see so much of the regions landscape during my commute.

Sometimes, on my way back from work in the morning, I stop to make a painting. The region around Fernbridge and Ferndale have been really speaking to me, with the open spaces and the green fields.

If anybody has recommendations for landscape painting spots, I would love to hear them. I especially like rivers and wetlands, because of the reflected sky colors...

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