Small painting inspired by a bigger place

For the moment I’m continuing with my Cayucos series of small 10 x 10 inch paintings on cradled wood panels. This size of painting fits the size of my studio space. I’m toying with the idea of attaching some of the small panels to together to make a larger painting. We shall see. Here is one I just completed this morning.

The title for these painting comes from the small community of the same name in San Luis Obispo county on the California Central Coast. Although the climate can be foggy and misty and not always sunny and bright these paintings are abstractions of the feelings I get when I think of times spent in Cayucos and surrounding area. Someone once told me that “A bad day at the beach is better than a good day at work.”

Cayucos No. 29, Acrylic on cradled wood panel, 10 x 10 inches (25.4 x 25.4 cm), November 2021