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Plein air reflections, works in progress, and finished pieces.

On the easel

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The full panel, straight on: eight framed oil landscapes hung in four rows on a white fabric wall under a tree, coastal blues at the top, golden hills and red rock country in the middle, surf and shoreline at the bottom. A card at the top left reads Eliot Fowler, and a small painted box of business cards is clipped at the right.

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Martinez Art in the Park on 16 August 2026

I just finished being a vendor at my first ever art fair, Martinez Art in the Park, and it was a great time. Also, I'm exhausted.

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A small oil painting in a warm wooden frame, held up in the studio: a pale blue inlet under a soft sky, a gold rocky point with wind-shaped pines, and a cream shoreline curving into still water.

Journal · the studio · 15 August 2026

Packing for Martinez Art in the Park

Martinez Art in the Park is tomorrow and I'll be selling my work there. It's my first art fair so I thought I'd detail what I did to prepare.

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On the wall

Finished paintings

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A ridge overlooking a waterway, a distant hillside and a faint structure

Abbotts Overlook

Point Reyes, California, March 2025

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Series

Longer runs of work, in order

Golden-hour light on rugged coastal cliffs and surf along the Bay Area coastline, with wild grass and pink flowers in the foreground and fog-layered hills across the water.

Series · 16 entries · 3 January 2025 to 7 February 2025

My Self-Made Artist Residency

Spending six weeks plein air painting in CA and AZ

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The archive

21 entries since December 2024

2026

16 AugJournal

Martinez Art in the ParkMartinez Art in the Park

15 AugJournal

Packing for Martinez Art in the Parkthe studio

21 JunJournal

Inverness, CAInverness, CA

2025

19 MarNew work

Abbotts OverlookPoint Reyes, California

7 FebJournal

Self-Made Artist Residency: Final Recapthe studio

5 FebJournal

Painting Month: Day 22 Recapthe studio

4 FebJournal

Painting Month: Day 21 Recapthe studio

1 FebJournal

Painting Month: Days 19-20 Recapthe studio

30 JanJournal

Painting Month: Day 18 RecapDiablo Foothills Regional Park

29 JanJournal

Painting Month: Day 17 RecapMount Diablo State Park

28 JanJournal

Painting Month: Days 14-16 recapthe East Bay

23 JanJournal

Painting Month: Day 13 recapSedona, Arizona

20 JanJournal

Painting Month: Day 11-12 Recapthe Sandia Mountains

17 JanJournal

Workshop Recap: Plein Air Painting at Saguaro Lake RanchSaguaro Lake Ranch

11 JanJournal

Painting Month: Day 5 RecapHeart's Desire Beach

10 JanJournal

Painting Month: Day 4 RecapOld Borges Ranch

9 JanJournal

Painting Month: Day 3 RecapLivermore

8 JanJournal

Painting Month: Day 2 RecapDiablo Foothills Regional Park

7 JanJournal

Painting Month: Day 1 Recapthe San Mateo coast

3 JanJournal

My Self-Made Artist Residencythe studio

2024

30 DecJournal

Reflecting on My Oil Painting Journey in 2024the studio