Been super lucky to be able to get out and paint this spring and especially lucky to be painting with my friends. Most expeditions have been in the Berkeley Hills with old friend, painting stalwart extraordinaire and trail guide Will Yackulic. We riff on philosophy, mushrooms, tonalism and art nerd methodologies and theory as we get down with the local flora and fauna.
Wildcat Creek, Berkeley Hills
Wild Cat Creek, 11 x 14 acrylic plein aire ala prima. Headed back to the woods of the Berekely foothills again with friends and plein aire enthusiasts Will and Chad Lyles. Got down to this creek setting. A lot of foreground, not my forte. There’s a lot of light chasing happening. I find it really hard to capture sunlight through the trees. Quite a skill. It’s a little on the abstract side which is good, since that’s where I began as a painter years ago.
Devil's Slide, Pacifica/Montara
San Pedro Pt., 11 x 14, acrylic, ala prima Headed down to Devil’s Slide with my friend and artist Phil Bonner this week. It’s an area I call our Baby Big Sur though there is a hint/precursor of the Mendocino Coast here too. Walked down the old Highway One, jumped over the barricade and set up on the top of the cliff for this POV.
