Gazing out at the Pacific Ocean and taking in the soft rolling waves can be so soothing. Did you know that the word “Peaceful” also means “Pacific”?

With gale force winds, there was no painting that day! Credit to my partner’s photo of where we stood, I was still able to capture the moment of this spectacular day.

This is one of the trails I take at Arroyo Verde in Ventura, California. It was a bright spring day with all the wildflowers in bloom. You can see Anacapa Island in the distance.

Carpinteria Bluffs is one of my favorite places for a paint out.  Here's one on a bright sunny day.

Walking down Butterfly Beach Lane, Montecito, here is the view looking towards Santa Barbara.

Walking along this path I was stopped me in my tracks to paint the view.