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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…
I go through a lot of creative mediums throughout the course of a year and try and not neglect any one of my favorite interests. Life is short after all, so you may as well try everything. I wish…
Albany Bulb 16 x 20 Acrylic Plein Aire Ala Prima It’s been a terribly foggy and windy summer in SF, so as much as I hate getting caught in traffic, I decided to cross the Bay Bridge and paint on…
Seal Rock 16 x 20 Acrylic Ala Prima Had an intense day of wind at this spot on the north end of Ocean Beach, SF. I have been pummeled by coastal winds on a few occasions over the course of…
Mussel Rock Park, Daly City Acrylic 11 x 14 Marina and I were traveling down to visit our friend Tammy Fortin last weekend. It was the golden hour as we descended Highway 1 down to Pacifica. Sunset stretched out across…
Baker Beach/Sea Cliff Acrylic 11×14 Ala Prima, 10/24 Marina reminded me we used to go to this spot when Maizie was little. You actually park in the Sea Cliff neighborhood where there is a beach access trail. It leads you…
San Gregorio Beach from the Hillside Trail Ala Prima, Acrylic, 11×14 9/9/23 My 16 year old daughter Maizie and I travelled south down Highway One looking for a good En Plein Aire vista. We pulled into San Gregorio State Beach…
Dunes Beach Hillside Acylic 16×20, ala prima, 11/23 I took a drive down to the Half Moon Bay area looking for a good vista.The plan was to hit Moss Beach but the spot I was thinking of was closed off…
Dead Man’s Point Acrylic on Canvas Ala Prima 1 With my last 11×14 canvas I headed over to China Beach, SF but there was a massive construction site going on probbly to do with it looked like updating the…
Pt. Bonita, Marin Headlands, Acrylic on canvas, 16×20, 10/2023 I haven’t painted outdoors in over a month so it was good to get back out into the sea air on a perfectly sunny autumn day. I’ve been hitting…