Painted after a picnic lunch in the Santa Ynez Valley, above Santa Barbara.

Went on a Santa Barbara painting trip this weekend. My aunt likes wine and is a member here- I went to pick up her shipment. I was glad I did- beautiful place. buy now
Painted from the Santa Barbara Brewery on State Street – for sale
For Sale The view of North Park from the back porch of the Laundromat. I almost rented the house in the foreground.
This painting happened sort of by accident but it is also staged. Let me explain. I was painting in Balboa Park, a painting of some trees. And I drove home a different way than usual , through South Park.
I saw this orange house and thought, what a great orange house. Then I saw the orange Prius parked in front of the orange house and I thought, Ha! So then I parked MY orange Prius up the hill behind and painted this.
We picked up lunch here at the Bi-Rite on the way to the Legion of Honor. buy now
Julia asked the worker- sandwich chef?- what would travel the best. He had a beard and San Francisco pallor and gave the question very serious consideration before offering a measured response. He was obviously an expert (albeit in an obscure subject), and I liked how seriously he treated his sandwich creations, which really were excellent- perfect rustic baguette, salty prosciutto, creamy fresh mozzarella and basil or arugula or something.
Also I’d like to mention that the guards at the Legion of Honor did not care that we carried an entire box of wine into the museum. Later in the day after much time on buses and through different foggy microclimates, the guards at the De Young also did not care that we brought half a box of wine into the museum. Only in San Francisco, probably, god bless them.
A pretty great day.
On the fringes of Little Italy- for sale
Little Italy in San Diego is a strange combination of things. There are excellent Italian restaurants and people at least pretending to be Italian. There are gleaming high rises and also tired old buildings like this one, which is abandoned and probably waiting to be turned into a gastropub or craft brewery.
In the woods, outside Blacksburg – for sale
I always find something to paint in an alley. for sale
From last year.
Early fall in the New River Valley, Virginia. for sale
Another Temecula landscape! for sale
In the Temecula valley. for sale
Painted en plein air, from the roof of 24 Hour Fitness in Hillcrest. for sale
Monarch Beach- I think is the name 😉 – for sale
I liked the way the shadows fell here. buy now