Tag Archives: night painting

Downtown Night, San Diego

Above the Gaslamp.
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Construction Site at Night Painting, San Diego

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A restaurant going up by the harbor. It was a steamboat restaurant- I heard a strange story that the steamboat sank, but that’s probably an urban legend.

Nocturne, South Park

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The canyon by my friend Lenise’s house, in South Park. The South Bay sparkling in the distance.

Downtown Night, San Diego

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Skyscraper going up a few blocks from my house.

Night Cat

Up the street. Ran into this guy on my way home, probably from a glitzy night spot. for sale

Trash Cans, Moonlight

I’ve seen lots of paintings lately of dramatic full moons. Here’s my contribution, from my backyard. for sale

Little Italy Nocturne

One night in Little Italy, after a disappointing Carbonara. for sale

Termite Tent Painting

Termite Tent at Night – buy now
This older painting is still one of my favorites. What I love about it is the way the building glows inside the termite tent- they left on the floodlights and in some of the apartments. (I thought you were supposed to cut off the power before tenting, but I’m no expert). And it always takes me back to that cool, wet-smelling night with a marine layer overhead.
Here’s a link to the rest of this series of termite tent paintings. It’s a subject that always draws me back.

San Diego Nocturne, Sherman Heights

DIY renovation in Sherman Heights- for sale
I think of this place as the Carrie House since it reminds me so much of the house in the original Carrie with Sissy Spacek. The architecture is similar, but far from identical.
It’s a happy story of this area of urban renewal- undergoing a slow renovation by a do-it-yourselfer with black chickens in the yard (chickens not pictured). This house is just a couple of blocks from mine- (already renovated, built circa 1905) and recently got a historical designation. I think the plaque outside says it’s from the 1890s.

Night Painting on Commercial Street

I may as well call this painting Insomnia. I woke up at 3:30 from some nightmare (can’t remember what) and painted until just after dawn. This is the Mayflower trucking company, 2 blocks from my house. Buy now

Downtown Fireworks

Ah, city life. A peaceful night shattered by earth shaking booms… too soon for Armageddon, it must be fireworks. for sale