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Mountains, Santa Barbara
A larger painting of sunset on the mountains behind my hotel on East Beach. 12 x 16 inches. for sale
Coronado Beach Painting
Painted this morning on the beach in Coronado. for sale
Night on the Prado
Night in San Diego. for sale
The Prado seen from the Cabrillo Bridge.
Houses Near Rosecranz
Houses in Pt Loma- for sale
Painted last year. Now I can’t remember the name of the street, and now that I look at it maybe that’s not how you spell, “Rosecranz.”
Balboa Park Botanical Building
They say this wacky curved greenhouse is one of the most photographed buildings in Balboa Park- though probably not from this angle. Painted over lunch on the Plaza de Panama. for sale
Hillcrest Street Scene, Watercolor
Painted this morning on University Ave in Hillcrest. for sale.
Watercolor’s been speaking to me lately, and oil less so. Normally I’m more of an oil person but I’ve been at this long enough to know there’s no sense in trying to force it. So watercolor it has been. Another day today with unseasonably overcast skies and a little rain.
Nothing To See Here
I like to paint where I am. Sometimes they are not the most picturesque places, but I still like them. Painted out the window of a coffee shop this afternoon, on an uncharacteristically hot, muggy, rainy day in Encinitas, CA. for sale
Little Italy Watercolor Painting
Painted over breakfast at Starbucks one sunny morning. Watching the people and cars go by, watching the planes land. for sale
La Jolla Beach Painting
Painted on location in La Jolla. for sale
Coronado Rain
A rare summer rain this morning in Coronado, CA. Painted over breakfast. for sale
San Diego Canyon Landscape
Painted on location in Balboa Park. for sale
Florida Canyon
I like this spot and have painted here many times. This is a larger, maybe unfinished piece, but I’m probably going to leave it as-is.
La Jolla Beach Painting
Painted on a soft gray morning in La Jolla. for sale
Gray Cabrillo Surf
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.