
A cool marine layer overhead down on the docks. Not the most restful place to paint, since a Coast Guard helicopter landed about 50 feet away and blew over the easel. for sale

A cool marine layer overhead down on the docks. Not the most restful place to paint, since a Coast Guard helicopter landed about 50 feet away and blew over the easel. for sale

Painted in Balboa Park, San Diego. for sale

On the highlands above Crystal Cove. for sale
I really intended this as just a color study for a larger piece, but I like the way it came out.

Painted over breakfast this morning in Little Italy, San Diego. for sale

Low cliffs in Cabrillo, on Point Loma. for sale
Painted on location last week.

Painted on location today in Ocean Beach. The marine layer ended just behind me, with blue skies behind and cool haze ahead. for sale

Painted on location in Cabrillo, on Point Loma. for sale
Went to Cabrillo today to paint with my friend Margaret.
This composition is weird. I did not know if this would work, and I’m not 100% sure it does work. But it is what it is. I think as artists we need to try to step outside what is comfortable and push the ‘rules’ or even break all of them while staying inside a particular tradition.
Here’s mine:
Here’s hers:
We also learned, from eavesdropping on tourists, that people in Spain are more dedicated about recycling than people in Texas. It’s only hearsay though, so don’t quote me on it.

Rigoberto’s – buy now
I painted this last year and I am fond of this painting. Rigoberto’s taco shop in North Park, San Diego. I don’t normally paint cars for various reasons aesthetic and philosophical, but in this case it seemed weird to paint a Drive Thru without including a car.

Afternoon, Crystal Cove- for sale
Painted last year, started en plein air (outside on the sand) in Crystal Cove, California.

In Crystal Cove State Park, which I guess is not exactly Laguna Canyon. Close enough for government work. for sale

With this painting, I was playing with light and form. Painted on location at Cabrillo. for sale

Painted on location “en plein air” on the Cabrillo national seashore, a beautiful area full of informational plaques. for sale

A couple of years ago, I lived around the corner from here. I painted it.
Recently I went back, saw the lot was still vacant, and thought, why not paint it again? for sale

One of my favorite painting spots in Balboa Park. for sale

Florida Canyon in Balboa Park, begun on location, then abandoned and dithered over. for sale