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I  studied with John Ebersberger this week at l’Atelier aux Couleurs: the Art Academy. John’s a great teacher, full of energy, enthusiasm, and most of all, knowledge.  He is from

I’m attending John Ebersberger‘s workshop this week, so been a bit busy.  This is my first attempt embedding a video using my new blog software, so hopefully this will work! 

It’s been a while (10 days) since I’ve had a chance to update my blog.  A lot is going on!  I spent time tonight framing for my show coming up

While looking through reference photos last night, I stopped at one that had caught my eye before.  In the distance, a rower in a small row boat on the lake. 

As (primarily) a landscape painter, travel is important.  The Bay Area is beautiful, with lots of variety, but there’s nothing like getting out of your usual surroundings to spark new

I wanted to play with abstraction and paint quality today, so I painted this from a reference photo of a beach canyon with a mixture of ice plant and sage

I was looking through my reference photos and came across a memorable one from Pescadero State Beach.  Before the “dot-com” money ran out, in the years I was painting full-time,

John Ebersberger is scheduled to teach at l’Atelier aux Couleurs, our local art academy (in Petaluma) July 6-10, 2009 . He’s an incredible colorist, and will be teaching ” Painting

Painting the sky is so much fun!  There’s a natural synergy between that subject and the tools of the painter, especially the brush.  The right-shaped brush can render the sky