After a good night’s rest, awoke to a fantastic, sunny day at 7am. Finally! I drove to the Alluvial Fan area of Rocky Mountain National Park to paint the waterfall. I happened to mention the spot to a fellow artist, already set up when I arrived. We actually ended up painting the same composition. We’re … Read more
I got up at 5:30AM to paint the sunrise, but no luck. Estes was again covered with clouds. It is supposed to clear up this afternoon, and definitely tomorrow. I thought it worthwhile to explore the park, so drove up to Bear Lake (very nice, easy places to set up) and ended up doing the … Read more
Well, despite the “Orange” national security threat, I arrived in Colorado in one piece yesterday. It was actually a very trouble free flight and the person who checked my ID in line had the time to wish me a happy birthday (August 20)! Ron Schlorff and Julia Seelos are set to arrive in a few … Read more
I’m off the Estes Park, Colorado for their invitational plein air event, Thursday. The park is part of the larger Rocky Mountain National Park. Ten days of painting in the rockies sounds sooo good right now. As per a previous post, my experience at the recent Vahona Plein Air Invitational was not so optimal. I … Read more
As some of you know, in addition to my art career, I work part-time for Wells Fargo (the 4th largest bank in the US). Since I can’t support myself with art alone (I tried for 3 years and almost starved 😉 I may as well do something I enjoy. At a company the size of … Read more
Well, it was a bad weekend (except of course for the sales at Filoli, Ya!). I just was not thrilled to paint Crocket. I did one decent landscape of the hills outside town, but my citiscape…no bueno. I wish I could loosen up when it comes to painting architecture. I’ve seen it done well. Danny … Read more
I received a nice email from Filoli today, two of my three paintings sold the first weekend of the show! “It was great fun because the buyer was from the San Mateo County Counsel’s Office, looking specifically for art of San Mateo County! She was thrilled with your paintings. They will be hung in their … Read more
I have just received a new book well worth checking out, “Joaquin Sorolla” by Blanca Pons-Sorolla. The book is filled with astonishing images. I’ve of course seen his work in museums before and have heard many artists I admire (including Barry John Raybold (Virtual Art Academy) and Ted Georschner) rave about his work. JARDÍN DE … Read more
Hey, this is cool. I got a call today from the Chancelor of the Biology School at UC Berkely asking permission to use the painting below on a poster advertising their Microbiology conference at Asilomar Conference Center. I did a series of sand dune paintings last year. Funny enough, not great sellers, although one in … Read more