I like the steep pitch of the roof and the way this house (from the early 1900s?) seems to doze in its overgrown garden.
Craftsman House- Painting of San Diego
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Painting of a Cat in the Grass
A painting of a tabby cat in my neighborhood, keeping cool in the shade. I like to paint cats; it is very relaxing.
Do you like cat paintings? I have a second Etsy shop full of cat paintings.
Painting of a Cat in the Grass is for sale.
Pink House and Palm Trees- San Diego Painting
A pink house in Hillcrest, seen from the alley behind, on a bright, sunny San Diego morning.
I like out- of- the- way places like this quiet alley, with a low jumble of rooftops and back yards… I like to paint places that look like they aren’t trying too hard to impress.
More of my paintings of San Diego, California at my Etsy shop.
Painting of San Diego Eucalyptus Trees
A stand of Eucalpytus trees in Florida Canyon. I like places like this, where even though you’re in the middle of the city, you get soothing natural vistas.
Painting of San Diego Eucalyptus Trees is for sale.
Mission Valley Target Store- San Diego Oil Painting
The Mission Valley Target Store has an eerie presence, long and low at the end of its empty, early-morning parking lot.
Like yesterday’s painting of the termite tent, I’d had a somewhat perverse itch to paint the Target store for a long time. I’m not going to try to analyze it.
This painting of san diego is for sale.
Rapp Saloon, Santa Monica Painting
I liked the way this old brick building (from 1875) was dwarfed by taller, newer structures around it. I was also intrigued by the atmospheric effects of the buildings in late afternoon light so close to the ocean.
This painting started as a drawing when we lost the car in Santa Monica. We’d parked on the fourth or fifth level of the garage- what we didn’t realize is there are several garages “near a J. Crew” which was my only point of reference. So after going all the way up and down two incorrect garages, we wound up in front of this building and I insisted I had to draw it. Mike went to find the car and left me to work on a sketch.
Time passed and I couldn’t get happy with the painting, so I abandoned it and forgot about it. More time passed, and my truck got broken into. While my GPS was stolen, this incomplete painting was not. I decided a square format would work better, so I started over and I wrapped it up today.
This painting is for sale.
Morning in the Alley, Hillcrest- San Diego Painting
Morning glory vines draped on a fence in a sun-splashed Hillcrest alley. I do a lot of paintings of San Diego, and I especially enjoy out-of-the-way places like this one, with a strange cantilevered house festooned with flowers.
Art Deco House in Hillcrest- San Diego Painting
Our San Diego neighborhood- Hillcrest- is an eclectic mix of early 20th century house styles. I love this one, an Art Deco/ Mission Revival combination.
Morning Glory Vines in Santa Barbara
Morning glory vines with blue and purple flowers twine up utility lines in a Santa Barbara back yard.
Santa Barbara painting is for sale.
Craftsman House in Hillcrest- San Diego Urban Painting
I love the soaring lines on the gable. It’s a great old house.
San Diego Landscape Painting is for sale.
Bougainvillea and Recycling Bins
Mounds of bougainvillea like this are one of my favorite painting subjects. I also enjoy painting recycling bins!
San Diego Landscape Painting is for sale.
I’ll Give You 2 Oranges
Farm and Clouds
Looking down from high hills over farms and fields below, in the Santa Ynez Valley near Santa Barbara.
This painting is the opposite of how I usually work. Usually I start small and then work large. But this time, I started with a big painting, which turned into a surly adolescent.
So I started over with a small sketch to try to figure out the composition.
For sale for shizzle
The Flame, Hillcrest
Painting of Hillcrest, San Diego, California landmark, The Flame, seen from across Park Blvd.
Hillcrest painting is for sale.
Embassy Hotel, San Diego
I’ve wanted to do a painting of the Embassy Hotel in Hillcrest for a long time, but I had a hard time deciding which facade would make the best painting.
I finally decided on this one, because I liked the simple, functional look of the brick, contrasted with the elaborate Italian/Spanish/Moorish fantasy palace style architecture of the street facades.
I like those facades too… maybe another day I’ll paint them!
San Diego Urban Painting is for sale.