I painted a demonstration for the East Bay Plein Air Painters last Saturday. Ikuko Boyland (Administrator of the EBPAP) was kind enough to take the time to photograph the demo and
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Fear can be an effective motivator, at least for me. I was scheduled to teach a short demo/workshop Saturday with the East Bay Plein Air painters. Demos are scary! What
I was in Napa Valley for my birthday last week, and while I hoped to paint on site, I ended up tasting lots of wine! Why not? I did capture
A couple recent paintings today, one exploring new ideas, the other a bit more traditional. This first painting is from a reference photo of Avila Beach, taken during San Luis
Looking through my reference photos, I connected to a couple of photos from Big Sur canyons–often overlooked, given the drama of the seaside. I’m also pushing lots of paint lately
This painting of Timberfield model Chase sat in my studio for a while, unfinished (I thought). I like to work “ala prima”, wet into wet. I wasn’t able to finish
Today’s “Quick Paint” was delayed by rain, and ended the same way. I had lots of piles of grays to get rid of before I ship my equipment home tomorrow,
A couple more paintings to share.
Busy couple days, but finally ready for the show tomorrow night! It rained all day today, but I was able to finish a painting of a Venus-like statue at Edgewood
Driving through the fog and rain in Sister Bay last night, I thought a bug or shiny tangible object had flown through my side window without a sound. I literally