Commission- a great patron in Ocean Beach lives in this historically designated Craftsman-style home from, I want to say, 1912.

Hillcrest alley- for sale
Sunny morning in an alley in Hillcrest, San Diego.

Today’s effort during the North Park Festival of Arts – other paintings for sale that are actually finished
Thank you to everyone who stopped by! It was great seeing you, and a great day in North Park.
This painting is not quite done, but hopefully I’ll be able to finish it up next week.
The eucalpytus grove down the street, on the edge of Balboa Park.
Saturday, please join me at North Park Festival of Arts!
I’ll be in booth J-24 in the Juried Artists area.
May 18, 2013
North Park Festival of Arts, North Park, San Diego
Booth J-24
On University Ave near Iowa St.
Saturday May 18
11-6.

North Park Water Tower – for sale
Painted on location overlooking North Park, from the Georgia St Bridge.
I wanted to have a new painting of the neighborhood for North Park Festival of Arts, this Saturday May 18.
I’ll be in booth J-24 in the Juried Artists area.
May 18, 2013
North Park Festival of Arts, North Park, San Diego
Booth J-24
On University Ave near Iowa St.
Saturday May 18
11-6.

At Stone Brewing in Escondido- for sale
A green tunnel of vines on a sunny San Diego afternoon- at the Stone Brewery in Escondido, CA.

Early light on the beach – for sale
High tide just after dawn on the beach in Carpinteria, California. I almost avoided getting my shoes wet.

Corner of Georgia St – for sale
A sunny street corner in uptown San Diego.

Afternoon light – for sale
Shadows and light crisscross on the train tracks in Santa Barbara.

Laguna Beach – buy now
Just got back from 2 days painting in Laguna Beach. This one’s from Crystal Cove.

But overlooking North Park – for sale
Just a couple of blocks away. I really like these long, sloping front lawns. The houses are great too, and have great views East over North Park.
Speaking of which:
Saturday May 18, I’ll be at North Park Festival of Arts, in the juried artists area.
North Park Festival of Arts
Booth J-24
On University Ave near Iowa St.
Saturday May 18
11-6.
This might be a color study only or maybe I’ll finish it tomorrow. The light in Laguna and the water colors are different from San Diego, so I wanted to focus on capturing the changing light effects in a series of quick studies.

North Park San Diego- for sale
Palm trees, power lines, and bougainvillea in beautiful North Park, San Diego.
Speaking of North Park, next Saturday May 18, I’ll be at North Park Festival of Arts, in the juried artists area.
North Park Festival of Arts
Booth J-24
On University Ave near Iowa St.
11-6.
Hope to see you there!

Cottages in Little Italy – San Diego – buy now
Here’s my painting from the Little Italy Art Walk last weekend. Thank you again to everyone who stopped by. I think I posted the one below already- the painting hasn’t been touched since the plein air session.
And working on the piece:

Victorian cottage painting For Sale
This Victorian cottage is across the street from where one of my drawing groups meets, in the East Village of San Diego. Before it was restored, it was a wreck, but it is beautiful now.
The before:
Like so many things, it just needed a little work.