Steep Street in Mission Hills- For Sale
I think this is the first time I’ve ever put cars in a painting. Well, maybe I did in Spain but it’s been more than a decade, so I don’t think it counts.
Also, terrifying street to drive on, BTW. Let alone to park; kudos to those brave drivers.
San Elijo Lagoon- For Sale
Another plein air painting as the afternoon light began to get soft and quiet on the marshes.
Harbor Island Marina Watercolor – For Sale
A small plein air watercolor of the Harbor Island Marina. What a pretty, restful place to paint among the boats, the calm water, and the suntanned joggers.
It’s a great place to unwind.
San Clemente Pier Painting- For Sale
This was one of those bright, bright days where everything went bleached pale. It was very still.
Monarch Beach, Dana Point, California- For Sale
A perfect afternoon at Monarch Beach, in Dana Point, California.
San Elijo Lagoon Painting – For Sale
An open air painting of the tidal marshes at the San Elijo Lagoon. It’s a really great place.
San Diego Skyline from Mission Hills – For Sale
I was very excited to paint the skyline from this spot. We’d driven past on Saturday when the clouds were super dramatic.
I was a little disappointed in the clouds on Sunday for not wreathing around the high rises… but I got over it.
Red Rocks Canyon Landscape Painting – Buy Now
One last painting from Red Rocks- I’m pretty sure there are no other half-completes in the stack.
Over Ocean Beach – For Sale
What can I say about this? Ocean Beach is beautiful and lots of fun. I had pizza for lunch, and I love pizza.
That’s this painting on the sideways easel, while these guys are checking out the geocache. It was a freezing 55 degrees in the shade- so I really, really suffered for this one. 😉
San Diego Industrial Landscape – Buy Now
An industrial building off Convoy in Kearny Mesa. This is a great area with mid century buildings and wide open spaces- lots of asphalt and geometry and I love it.
Del Mar Beach Painting- Buy Now
The last painting of the afternoon, on the bluffs at the southern end of Del Mar, with the beach down the cliffs below.
Saturday at Starbucks- for sale
I enjoy just sitting somewhere and drawing- in this case, at Starbucks!
Blacks Beach Painting – For Sale
Kelp washed up on Blacks Beach, San Diego.
Church on Normal Street
This piece almost went into my show at the Lyceum Gallery… opening tonight!
It’s a painting started “en plein air” (painted outside on location) on Normal Street in Hillcrest. This is the spot at one end of the Hillcrest Farmer’s Market.
Early morning, before the traffic gets heavy with people going to work, is a nice, peaceful time to paint. I didn’t manage to finish this one before things started getting hectic, with people waiting outside the DMV and streaming by in their cars, ready to hit the highway on their way to their jobs. So I finished it later in the studio; I often work this way.
“Places Here” – Art Reception: 6-8 PM.
Please join us at the Lyceum Gallery in downtown San Diego for the opening of my show, “Places Here.” It’s an exploration of San Diego’s urban neighborhoods, old houses, and hidden alleyways. (Please click here for more info.)
Dana Point Sailboats Painting- For Sale
I loved the crowd of sailboats around Dana Point, and wished I was in one of them!
A view from the pier in beautiful San Clemente.
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Art Reception: Friday January 18 from 6-8 PM
Please join us for wine and refreshments at the opening of my show, “Places Here,” at the Lyceum Gallery in downtown San Diego. The show will feature 28 urban landscape paintings of San Diego. (More info and directions)