Big Sur by Bixby Bridge.
From the series, Nostos. Growing up in a military family, I lived in many places as a child. Monterey was the second one, and that’s why painting Big Sur was meaningful to me.
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Balboa Park Landscape
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Painted on location in Balboa Park.
This one took me 3 days on location, and another six months of staring at it before putting 2 dabs of paint and deciding it was done.
Del Mar 11 Street Beach
Commission, headed out the door. Turns out 5 commissions at the same time is a little overcommitted, and everything is weeks or months late. I think this one is ready to go out the door though.
This turned out to be a very fun place to paint. The people on the trains waved as they rolled past, and there were an incredible number of pedestrians.
Laguna Beach Painting
A golden summer day in Laguna. – buy now
Laguna Beach Landscape Painting
Wildflowers on the hills- for sale
Spring in Laguna- I’ve been trying to get around to finishing this painting for a while.
Monarch Beach Painting, Dana Point California
Afternoon on the beach – for sale
Monarch Beach in Dana Point, California. I did a few open air paintings up and down the coast that day, and this studio painting is based on one of those.
Santa Barbara Beach Sunrise
Leadbetter cliffs – For Sale
Leadbetter cliffs at dawn, the beginning of a perfect day in Santa Barbara.
Leadbetter Beach, Santa Barbara
Maybe sold – but here are more California seascapes
Outside the Laundromat, San Diego
Plein Air Outside The Laundromat While My Clothes Were Drying – for sale through Randy Higbee Gallery. 6 x 6 inches, oil on wood, framed.
I was very excited and honored to hear that this painting is included in the amazing 6″ Squared show at Randy Higbee Gallery. The opening Gala Artists’ Reception is Saturday, December 8th, from 5 to 9 PM. (102 Kalmus, Costa Mesa, CA Get Directions.) I’m looking forward to the opening next weekend, and if you are in Orange County, I hope to see you there!
I always liked the steepness of this street, with its pile of buildings crowned with giant, shaggy date palms and a Victorian commercial building housing a yoga studio. The street is lined with a mix of architectural styles, with Victorian cottages at the bottom, 1920s Spanish Revival buildings that house holistic healing places halfway up, and an awesome 1960s Modern library on the opposite side.
I wound up choosing this vantage point because it was the easiest place to park while doing laundry. Lugging the laundry up the hill was not fun, but it was the perfect place, it turned out, to paint.
Also of note, there’s a great Naples-style pizza place right around the corner.
On to other topics.
I’m also excited to announce a solo show of my urban landscape paintings at the Lyceum Gallery!
House in Hillcrest
The Gallery is located at the San Diego Rep Theatre lower lobby, in Horton Plaza in downtown San Diego. The show will coincide with Clybourne Park. Opening night and reception, Friday January 18; the play starts at 8 PM. More details to follow.
Cabrillo Seascape
Cabrillo Seascape, San Diego
This is one of 3 paintings I did on location, of the waves on the rocks and the tide pools on Point Loma. They’ve all been sitting around in the studio for months, and I’m finally getting around to posting them here.
Waves on the Rocks, Cabrillo
San Diego Seascape Painting- For Sale
Waves crashing on the rocks on Cabrillo point. I’d planned to touch up this plein air painting in the studio, but after living with the painting for a while, decided to leave it as-is. Something about the less polished state appeals to me.
Sunset on the Hills, North Park, San Diego, California
Shadows and light splash the hills looking East in the sunset.
San Diego Landscape Painting is for sale.