Getting Ready for The Vault

I finally have all my work ready for my solo show at Robert Lewis Gallery! It opens Friday, April 13th. Hope to see you there (click here to view paintings that will be in the show). My next show is a group event at The Vault Gallery in Sonora, “Gold Country Plein Air“. I need … Read more

Autumn in Blackwood Canyon

I love painting in Blackwood Canyon, just outside of Tahoe City. Andy Skaff and I paint there together when I visit. I completed this work for my solo show (opening April 13 in Pacific Grove). I took photos at interim stages, so hope to make it into a video as I did the “Secluded Cove” … Read more

Studio Painting Demo

As I wrote yesterday, I have a solo show coming up at Robert Lewis Gallery, so I’m painting like a mad-man to get ready, less than 4 weeks until the opening! Click here to view paintings in the show. I painted this studio work, “Secluded Cove“. I’m not happy with the quality of the photo, … Read more

Solo Show – Robert Lewis Gallery

I’d planned on a weekend of painting in Carmel, but, the weatherman lied again. Instead of sun, fog. I did get one afternoon in the day I arrived. The second day, while I was waiting for the fog to clear, I stopped by Robert Lewis Gallery. I first met Robert at Eriksen Gallery (the first … Read more

Show at Kumquat Art & Home

I’m showing again at Kumquat Art & Home in San Francisco. Keverne, the owner, reported a sale as she was hanging the work, so we’re off to a good start. Click here for a full page of paintings available, here’s a sample of what’s available.  She also has a number of older, unframed studies that … Read more

Painting Trip – Pacific Grove

I’m taking time off to take advantage of the fantastic weather (sorry east coast, don’t mean to brag 😉  If the weather holds out, I’ll stay here until Sunday night. I arrived late, so only had time for one quick study.  Drove around a bit, then found these dry-docked boats at the Stanford University Marine … Read more

Off La Canada Road

Wow, what a FANTASTIC day in San Francisco. I believe it was around 80 degrees (F). Mike and I had breakfast with good friends Sam and Phil, then we spent a few hours looking at open houses. We’re thinking of pulling up roots in Redwood City and moving to San Francisco, somewhere around Castro or … Read more

Observation 5: Color Separation

“Think in black and white, but paint in color.” – George Post “I want all my senses engaged. Let me absorb the world’s variety and uniqueness.” Maya Angelou In every workshop, there are usually just a couple of things I come away with remembering forever, that really stick in my sieve of a brain. From … Read more

Pacific Grove Morning

I painted this last night…felt good to paint as I took a bit of a break after the Gay Faulkenberry workshop in Scottsdale, and instead wrote about other stuff. I’m not sure if this is done. It’s still in my studio, so I’ll take a look at it in the morning, or put it on … Read more