In the Studio Today...Tiburon from Angel Island; Session #2

Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Tiburon from Angel Island 16" x 20" Second day working on this painting, which I started plein air on Angel Island this Sunday.

In the Studio Today... Tiburon from Angel Island; Session #1

Sunday, March 2, 2008
Tiburon and Mt. Tam from Angel Island 16" x 20" o/c
Plein air start- about 45 minutes only, as we had to race back down the hill to catch the 3:30pm ferry back. Looking foward to having more time to do this again. It was a gorgeous day!

In the Studio Today... Session #3; Cyclist at Old St. Hilary's Church, Tiburon, CA

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
"Cyclist at Old St. Hilary's" 16" x 20" Started yesterday as a plein air painting in Tiburon, CA. Added final details in the studio today, especially around the church windows.

In the Studio Today... Session #2; Plein Air Painting Old St. Hilary's, Tiburon, CA

Tuesday Evening, February 12, 2008
"Cyclist at Old St. Hilary's" Tiburon, CA o/c 16" x 20"
Session #2 working on this painting, adding some details, including a cyclist that peaked into my plein air scene today, and sailboats that dotted the landscape.

In the Studio Today... Session #1; Plein Air Painting Old St. Hilary's, Tiburon, CA

Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Old St. Hilary's Church, Tiburon, CA 16" x 20" Day 1 of plein air work, blocking in the colors. The fog started to roll in at about 1pm, and it was warm and sunny with no wind. Great views of San Francisco and sailboats coming about from this special spot.

On Location Today...Plein Air Faux Pas on Ring Mt.

Friday, January 18, 2008
I took this photo today, on Ring Mt. in Tiburon, CA, just South of the eucalyptus grove. Pictured is artist, Kate Peper, creating a plein air watercolor of Mt. Tam. To the left of Kate is my empty easel... We hiked all the way out there today and got ready to set up and I realized, after double checking my supplies when I left the house, I'd forgotten.... A CANVAS! First, "Plein Air Faux Pas" of 2008.... Say that 10 times fast. Oh well, "Laugh and the whole world laughs with you"... right? So, I spent an hour or so photographing Tiburon and San Francisco from the area just below the Eucalyptus Grove, East of Turtle Rock. It was the wrong time of day to capture Bay Views, as it was too bright. I guess I needed some sort of filter, and I am not a professional photographer, so I take my bad photos home and fix them in Photoshop. Here is one of those from today...and, for future reference, a plein air checklist...

In the Studio Today... Tiburon Library Show

Friday, September 14, 2007
Watercolor artist, Kate Peper and I were granted a month from the Juried Art selection team at the Belvedere-Tiburon Library. We will be having a show together in March 2008. Our reception will be 5-7pm on March 11, 2008. Stay tuned!

Paintings_Cycling Portraits

"Cycling through Landscapes" is a series I created for the Mill Valley Depot Show, September 2009. It has visited 3 galleries in Marin, and now is currently on display at the San Anselmo Coffee Roasters, a frequent cyclist rest stop. I have had wonderful feedback on this exhibit from our community, comments such as, "It is a real tribute to the cyclists of our town". Prints of all this series may be purchased through Fine Art America.  View original cycling paintings by C.Proppé that are still available to purchase.
"Sunset Ride", Ridgecrest Blvd. looking West, Marin County, CA 2009
24" x 48", o/c._____SOLD Purchase this print online

"Ridgecrest Ride", Mt. Tamalpais, with view of Bolinas, CA 2009
24" x 36", o/c._____SOLD Purchase this print online

"Dwarfed by Elephant Mountain", Pt. Reyes-Petaluma Road, CA 2009
30" x 30", o/c._____SOLD Purchase this print online

"Gospel Flat Farm, Farmstand and Produce Bike" 18" x 24", 2009. _____Available contact the artist or Purchase this print online

"Bikes at the Depot", Lytton Square, Mill Valley, CA 2008
14" x 18", plein air, o/c._____Available contact the artist or Purchase this print online

"Burley Parade on Shaver Grade", near Phoenix Lake. 24" x 30", 2009. _____Available. Please contact the artist for direct purchase. Purchase this print online at Fine Art America

"La Coppa Coffee Bikes", Downtown Mill Valley, California. 16" x 20". 2009._____Available contact the artist
or, purchase this print online at Fine Art America

"Cyclist at Old St. Hilary's" 16" x 20" o/c_____SOLD (Framed and unframed prints available. $200./$300. Click here to inquire)

"Big Red waits patiently for next Sausalito Cruise"
12" x 24" with wide, black plein air frame_____Available contact the artist or Purchase this print online

"Bolinas Lagoon, Bolinas Ridge, Bike Study", 6" x 6" framed, oil pastel and scratch removal on canvas. Sealed._____SOLD.
Read more about this study here.

Ride to the Roasters_2006
16" x 20"_____SOLD Purchase print at Fine Art America
On display at San Anselmo Coffee Roasters, San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo, CA

San Anselmo Cyclists at the Roasters 2005
24 x 36_____SOLD Purchase this print online at Fine Art America
Purchased by San Anselmo town residents and businesses
for Bryan Stubblefield, Manager of San Anselmo Coffee Roasters
Painting on permanent display at the Coffee Roasters

Tamarancho Trek, Serpentine Trail, Fairfax, CA
24" x 36"_____SOLD


Camp Tamarancho, Fairfax, CA
36" x 48"_____SOLD/Commission. Purchase this print online at Fine Art America


Hick's Valley Road #1, Marin County, CA
16" x 20"_____NFS/Gift of the Artist Purchase this print online at Fine Art America

Hick's Valley Road #2, Marin County, CA
18" x 24"_____NFS/Gift of the Artist Purchase this print online at Fine Art America

1st Tricycle, 1 of 3 in a Child's Portrait Triptych
8" x 10"_____NFS/Gift to the artist's son

Aidan with Trike, 2 of 3 in a Child's Portrait Triptych
8" x 10"_____NFS/Gift to the artist's son