Downtown San Fernando
2024-11-18
I’ve been busy painting downtown San Fernando, and trying out different painting styles.Continue Reading
Arlington Garden
2024-09-13
Hello! In June 2024, I painted in Arlington Garden in Pasadena, California. The garden is a public park that has many different plants and trees with paths that weave through it. A lot of photographers like to take their subjects here to have photos taken. The subject of my paintingContinue Reading
Back at the Mayor’s Park in Glendale
2024-06-29
Hello, This is the fourth painting I’ve created here en plein air at the Mayor’s Bicentennial Park in Glendale California. The scene is the bushes, trees, and the little bridge in the long shadows of early morning or late afternoon. This composition is in a sideways “V”, which is designedContinue Reading
Santa Monica Pier
2024-05-27
In April 2024, I met my painting group one morning at the Santa Monica Pier to do some plein air painting. The weather was perfect: sunny but cool. We set up our easels at different spots on the pier, careful not to be in the way. I painted a wideContinue Reading
Wilbur-Tampa Park
2024-05-15
In the northern part of the suburbia of the San Fernando Valley is a little park called Wilbur-Tampa Park…Continue Reading
Plein Air Painting Winter 2024
2024-02-23
This post will explore the places I’ve been painting this season.Continue Reading
Creative Arts Sale at the Tree Lighting Festival
2023-12-09
Season’s Greetings! Other than painting local scenes I also like to go to art and craft fairs and meet people who like local artisans. Here are some photos from a Tree Lighting event that I attended at Enegren Brewing Company in Moorpark, California on November 25, 2023. Thank you toContinue Reading
October Plein Air – Tujunga & Reseda
2023-10-31
Little Landers Park near to my home happens to house the Bolton Hall Museum, a stone building built by the pioneers to the area of Tujunga, California. This makes it a convenient subject to paint. Last weekend I spent a few hours painting and then checked out the museum. EarlierContinue Reading
Trio of Cat Paintings & The Opening of Catnip Connection
2023-09-19
A new consignment store is open in Burbank, California at 3412 1/2 Magnolia Boulevard called the Catnip Connection. You cannot miss it with its giant psychedelic cat sign. It is a cool store with a lot of booths by vendors with interesting vintage and retro merchandise. There are also realContinue Reading
Plein Air Painting – Bright Under-paintings
2023-09-08
The more I paint, the more my style evolves. Currently, I have eschewed the dark black outlines cutting between areas of color. I use a bright under-painting and allow it to shine through by using minimal brushstrokes. I am still refining the technique. These are the results of two recentContinue Reading