I painted a demonstration for the East Bay Plein Air Painters last Saturday. Ikuko Boyland (Administrator of the EBPAP) was kind enough to take the time to photograph the demo and put together a PDF file. Thank you, Ikuko! The 5-page PDF should be loaded below (it’s 6MB, so may load slow depending on the speed … Read more
Fear can be an effective motivator, at least for me. I was scheduled to teach a short demo/workshop Saturday with the East Bay Plein Air painters. Demos are scary! What if I “crash and burn” in front of 20 artists taking notes, pictures for their blogs, etc. To ensure my Saturday demo went well, I … Read more
I was in Napa Valley for my birthday last week, and while I hoped to paint on site, I ended up tasting lots of wine! Why not? I did capture some amazing sights with my camera, and this image is one painted from that. Enjoy your holiday weekend (for those in the US 🙂 ! … Read more
A couple recent paintings today, one exploring new ideas, the other a bit more traditional. This first painting is from a reference photo of Avila Beach, taken during San Luis Obispo Plen Air last year. I was in a cliff looking down. I always liked the abstract qualities of shape and color in this photo, … Read more
Looking through my reference photos, I connected to a couple of photos from Big Sur canyons–often overlooked, given the drama of the seaside. I’m also pushing lots of paint lately to experiment with texture. Enjoy!
Today’s “Quick Paint” was delayed by rain, and ended the same way. I had lots of piles of grays to get rid of before I ship my equipment home tomorrow, and since it was a grey morning anyway, I had piles of paint ready to go! I am very happy with this, one of my … Read more
A couple more paintings to share.
Busy couple days, but finally ready for the show tomorrow night! It rained all day today, but I was able to finish a painting of a Venus-like statue at Edgewood Orchard Galleries. Last night, finished two paintings for the “Evening with the Artists” sunset reception. I did both a late afternoon/pre-sunset work and a really … Read more
Driving through the fog and rain in Sister Bay last night, I thought a bug or shiny tangible object had flown through my side window without a sound. I literally searched the cabin with my suspicious eyes, but, shock…are you ready for it?…it was a RAY OF SUNSHINE! I immediately pulled over, believing Ra himself … Read more
