
On the Plaza de Panama – buy now
Until recently, this area was a parking lot, but now it’s a wide empty plaza, free of cars and perfect for painting.
On the Plaza de Panama – buy now
Until recently, this area was a parking lot, but now it’s a wide empty plaza, free of cars and perfect for painting.
Hillcrest- buy now
A vintage Spanish style home in my old neighborhood- Hillcrest. I love the way the trees in front hide the house from the street, like a secret.
Spanish house- buy now
The strangely slumping house across the street. I painted this out my studio window.
Liquor Store in North Park- for sale
High noon on El Cajon Blvd in North Park.
Outside the laundromat- for sale
While I was working on this drawing at the laundromat, I overheard the following conversation:
3 year old boy: What’s that?
Father: It’s a flag. Can you say flag?
3 year old: Flag. I’m gonna f*** her like a pig!!!
– I just kept painting.
Shed at dusk – buy now
Evening at my friend Julia’s place in Blacksburg, Virginia.
The house next door. – for sale
This is the view from my studio window. The original part of my house- where the studio is located- was built in 1905.
Crystal Cove – buy now
In Crystal Cove, looking towards the ocean.
Snoozin’ – for sale
Two cat paintings in a row? What have I become!
I moved about a month ago, and this is one of the first paintings of my new neighborhood. My new area is an old one- many houses around here were built between 1885 and 1920. According to the MLS, ours is from circa 1905, though I haven’t been down to the historical society to do any research. I hope to paint it soon.
This cat was just around the corner, in front of a grand Victorian.
In the mountains- buy now
The Santa Ynez valley above Santa Barbara.
East Beach, Santa Barbara.
I love this beach, and I love this town. This is a larger studio painting from my most recent trip.
This painting is unavailable, but here are more Santa Barbara paintings for sale.
Poles – buy now
Playing chauffeur to a conference in Irvine scored me a free room and two days to paint in Laguna. This is one of the trails in Crystal Cove State Park. On my map, the trail was called, “Poles.”
Downtown in San Diego, the trains run along the waterfront. When a long freight train is passing, you have time to paint a quick watercolor. 15 minutes? Something like that.
At sunset, I met a pedicab driver who used to be a lawyer. In a couple of weeks, Comic Con will descend on this street, and it will be mayhem. Fun mayhem.
Laguna – for sale
Laguna’s a great place to hike since you’ve got cool breezes from the ocean almost all the time. Also, a great place to paint for this same reason.
Spring wildflowers – buy now
Yellow wildflowers on the bluffs overlooking Crystal Cove.