California Beaches and Islands

2003 and 2006

   
   
   

A great shot of a Catalina buffalo on a hill side with the Pacific Ocean in the back ground.

   

Little Harbor and Shark Harbor on Catalina Island as seen from a bluff at on the north side of Little Harbor.

   

A working light house on the Pacific Ocean just north of Santa Cruz.
   
Sunset over the Pacific Ocean just north of Santa Cruz.
   
Avalon Harbor on Santa Catalina Island from the hills above town.
   
The rocks at the edge of Lover's Cove on Catalina Island.
   
The back bone ridge on Catinina Island. You can see the Pacific Ocean in the background. This picture was taken while on an overnight hike into the Island's interior

  
A view of Newport Harbor from the tip of Balboa Peninsula. The rocks across the water are a decent place to climb in the fall and spring. WAY too many tourists in the summer!
     
Local wildlife on Newport Beach.
   
A view looking down the Pacific side of Balboa Peninsula from "The Wedge."

   
A shot of the canal that separates Balboa Island from a smaller island.
   
A view of the waves and a sailboat from my first weekend in California and from the first time that I saw the Pacific Ocean.
   
There was a sidewalk art display near Balboa pier just as the summer ended in 2003. Some of them were incredible! This one came together so beautifully.
 
The color and detail in this one was also very nice. The dove was the very last part to be painted.
   
St. George slaying the dragon. My favorite piece done that day. Not only was it huge and detailed, but I feel a connection to the subject after spending so much time in Basel, Switzerland where the actual incident happened. I mentioned it to the artist and she didn't know that there was a actual St. George. She thought it was all a fairytale. Click on the picture and you'll see a epic of the original painting and you can decide for yourself how well the artist did.
   
This Pacific sunset was captured on Thanksgiving Day 2003 on the beach of Balboa Peninsula.