Yes, I took another day off today while painting the Big Sur area (the “game” was called off due to rain), but I did find this recent figure study to
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My trek to Hearst Castle has started in Point Lobos, where I got two good days of painting in. Point Lobos is located just south of Carmel, CA, where all
I am on my way tomorrow to Hearst Castle to paint for an invitational, and taking my time, driving down the coast from Carmel to Cambria with a stop in
It was a beautiful, sunny day in San Francisco today — 73 degrees! I loaded up a small pochade kit on my bike, and headed down to Golden Gate Park.
Not a lot of successful work this week. Calm before the storm. I head East next week for a nice art trip, so saving up the work. I do like
In my day job, we take a “Strength Finder’s” course (developed by Gallop) to find out what we’re good at, and focus our talents there. I’ve always felt that painting
I’ve recently started focusing on the figure, and am having fun with the various approaches that are possible. This little slide show shows the range of ideas I am exploring.
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
Here are few more recent figure studies. I continue to enjoy this new challenge–although I think I’ll sneak in a landscape soon. This figure (sans mouth!) was done in about
Still feeling really challenged by learning the figure. Reminds of a quote by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, “Do something every day that scares you.” I need this. I took snap