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I’ve enjoyed a long, fulfilling career in Silicon Valley.  It’s an incredibly diverse, constantly changing place and state of mind. It’s easy to be consumed here in a world where

Saint Ignatius is a San Francisco landmark in the Western Addition.  The school was founded in 1855, moved several times, and was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. The building in

Another image from Buena Vista Park.  I took a picture of clear, afternoon light striking the Monterey Pines.  I painted the same type of trees in this park in a

Buena Vista Park’s recent “remodel” is complete! It’s great. They’ve added lots of new walkways, wooden bridgets and stairs.  A friend of mine (Eric W) is a regular volunteer at

I painted the both works below on Sunday–the first plein air, the second in my studio.  I suppose it’s fair to say it would be difficult for anyone to identify

We’re having incredible weather this week in San Francisco!  I crossed the street yesterday to Buena Visa Park the oldest park in San Francisco on a great hill in the

Like the previous painting (Sunset, Buena Vista Park), I started this coastal painting by laying in the most intense colors first, and working out. I followed this approach in a

I remember the day I took the reference photo for this shot, while walking Gracie through Buena Vista park. The light and shadow was just at the right spot on

It was 90 degrees Fahrenheit Saturday in San Francisco! This is incredibly unusual…too hot, really. I put my backpack on full of supplies, and headed out for the 1 mile