oil painting
view of MissionValley from Wandermere, Oil on linen 18″ x 24″ 10/09
This is a painting I recently finished, only a few blocks away from where I live – a small park on top of a steep hill over looking Mission Valley – you can see the glint of sun off the ocean in the far distance. The marine layer atmospheric effects gives everything an incredibly magical feel. I need to retake this photo – the white balance must have been off on my camera, everything looks too blueish.
View from Balboa Park of Downtown San Diego, I-5 and the 163, Oil on linen 30″ x 40″ 9/09
This is a painting done from Balboa Park looking out over I-5 and the 163. For those who know the area I was painting in the overlook section behind the Air and Space Musuem. I worked on this off and on over the summer and just finished it a few days ago. I will need to take another photo, this one the greens aren’t accurate and has a slight diffuse glare on the painting that throws off the color somewhat. But gives you an idea of what I’ve been up to and satisfies my impatient need to show the world the fruits of my labor…
Tug Repair Oil on Panel 8″ x 10″ 7/07/09
I had an accident, a fall from Cowles Mountain, that messed up my hand in a big way earlier this summer. My painting sadly suffered in a big way during this time but I kept at it as best I could.
Here are my a few of my paintings during this time …
Through the Docks, Oil on Panel 8″ x 10″ 7/09/09
view from Jackson Drive, San Carlos – San Diego, Oil on linen 18″ x 24″ 8/09
view from Navajo Drive, San Carlos – San Diego, Oil on linen 10″ x 14″ 8/16/09
View from the alley Oil on Panel 9″ x 12″ 4/18/09
I meet with Pat Kelly and her Urban Landscape class at the Athenaeum Music and Arts Library of La Jolla. Some great new cityscape painters in the works here. It was fun to paint with some other people in an urban setting, not something I usually do. This is the fruits of my labor over a couple of hours or so. Thinking of going back to that alley in University Heights and doing some more little paintings. Several very engaging views with abstract configurations of buildings and what not.
San Diego Farmer’s Market Building Oil on Linen 30″ x 42″ 11/01/07 – 3/29/09
I think I’ve finally decided this painting is done. I hope to do more in a similar vein in this location.
Mt. Woodson Boulder Group #14 8″ x 10″ oil on panel 2/18/09
As I was leaving the mountain yesterday late afternoon, I walked past this view and decided to make a quick study of the light – I hope to return to the scene and give it the time it needs in a new perhaps larger painting. Also, I need to retake the photo of this painting, too much glare and the color is not quite right.