John Ebersberger Workshop Recap

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I  studied with John Ebersberger this week at l’Atelier aux Couleurs: the Art Academy. John’s a great teacher, full of energy, enthusiasm, and most of all, knowledge.  He is from the “Hensche School” painting method, whose lineage goes backward from Henry Hensche (John’s teacher and Hawthorne’s assistant), to Charles Webster Hawthorne (Chase’s assistant) to William … Read more

John Ebersberger Workshop

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I’m attending John Ebersberger‘s workshop this week, so been a bit busy.  This is my first attempt embedding a video using my new blog software, so hopefully this will work!  If you don’t see an embedded QuickTime video below, here for the video posted on YouTube. This is a plein air figure painting start by … Read more

Kauai Canyon

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It’s been a while (10 days) since I’ve had a chance to update my blog.  A lot is going on!  I spent time tonight framing for my show coming up next week.  Meanwhile, I did have time to do this painting from a reference photo taken in Kauai last year.  Enjoy! AVAILABLE IN MY STORE

Rower (Stow Lake)

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While looking through reference photos last night, I stopped at one that had caught my eye before.  In the distance, a rower in a small row boat on the lake.  After zooming and cropping, I found an image and design that I liked.  I’m starting to second-guess parts of this painting, now that I’ve had … Read more

Desert Sky, Papago Park, Arizona

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As (primarily) a landscape painter, travel is important.  The Bay Area is beautiful, with lots of variety, but there’s nothing like getting out of your usual surroundings to spark new creativity, inspiration and push yourself technically. This past Spring I was fortunate to study with Kevin Weckbach (I highly recommend his workshops, here are my … Read more

Just having fun

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I wanted to play with abstraction and paint quality today, so I painted this from a reference photo of a beach canyon with a mixture of ice plant and sage brush.  It felt good (mentally), not to think to much and just respond.  I’ve had a lot on my mind lately, but hope to return … Read more

Pescadero Sunset

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I was looking through my reference photos and came across a memorable one from Pescadero State Beach.  Before the “dot-com” money ran out, in the years I was painting full-time, I used to paint here often with early artist friends like Kim Fancher-Lordier, Ann McMillan, Julia Seelos, Cathy Boyer, Cynthia DeBenedetti , et al.   We’d … Read more

John Ebersberger Workshop

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John Ebersberger is scheduled to teach at l’Atelier aux Couleurs, our local art academy (in Petaluma) July 6-10, 2009 . He’s an incredible colorist, and will be teaching ” Painting the Still-Life & Figure in Full Spectrum Color”.  Please sign up! They may need to cancel since the class isn’t full. I’ll be there.

Painting the Sky

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Painting the sky is so much fun!  There’s a natural synergy between that subject and the tools of the painter, especially the brush.  The right-shaped brush can render the sky naturally, and the fluidity of paint adds to this perfect fit between subject and materials.  They’re also among the best subjects to create compelling compositions, … Read more

Upcoming Shows

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I have a few shows coming up that you may be interested in.  Hope to see you!

  • Viewpoints Gallery – Two-Man Show with Andy Balantine.  July 6-31.  Reception: Saturday, July 11, 2-5PM at the gallery.
  • North Tahoe Plein Air – I will be painting on location Wednesday – Friday, September 9-11. The silent auction, demonstrations and public sale will take place at the Village at Northstar on Saturday and Sunday, September 12 and 13, the same weekend as the Autumn Food and Wine Festival.  The show and sale of  paintings will then move to North Tahoe Arts in Tahoe City and continue until November 1st.
  • San Luis Obispo Plein Air – I will be painting throughout San Luis Obispo September 28 – October 4th.  A paid “Collector’s Party” will be held October 2nd, 4:30-6:00pm at the Art Center, then a public recpetion as part of the art walk from 6-9pm.  Saturday, October 3rd is the “Quick Draw”, during which all painters will have two hours to paint a scene anywhere in the city block around the Art Center and Mission Plaza, followed by a live auction of the completed paintings. Paintings will remain on sale Sunday, October 4th at the Art Center from 10am-6pm.