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It was 90 degrees Fahrenheit Saturday in San Francisco! This is incredibly unusual…too hot, really. I put my backpack on full of supplies, and headed out for the 1 mile

I had the pleasure of painting with Brent Jensen today in Golden Gate Park. Brent and I met years ago at a plein air event, and have tried keeping in

We are painting this Sat (tomorrow) at Golden Gate Park at Stowe Lake/Strawberry Hill, starting at 9:30AM. I will paint either the rock stone bridge or the Chinese pavillion. The

Camille Przewodek teaches a regular Monday class at her studio in Petaluma. She’s one of my favorite teachers (her new series of marsh paintings are incredible), and she has a

I thought I may have met my “end” yesterday, ironically while painting at Lands End beach in San Francisco. Like many of you, I often hike to remote places to

It was a beautiful morning yesterday, so I’m glad I got out to Golden Gate Park. I went to North Lake in what’s known as “the chain of lakes“, where

When I paint plein air, it’s most often a race against time, weather, bugs, tourists and kids (similar to bugs :-). Yesterday, Gracie and I set up again at Golden

My last day at San Luis Obispo Plein Air, I had a relaxing morning and just painted for the fun of it. I needed that, because unfortunately, painting for these

I had a great day at Golden Gate Park yesterday, finishing two good studies. This view is the other side of the Golden Gate Pavilion peace pagoda, that I painted

I painted the Golden Gate Pavillion peace pagoda (see comment below) today on Strawberry Hill, on the bank of Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park. There’s a neat virtual tour