Bay View on Hyde St, San Francisco

Bay View on Hyde Street

original oil painting 14x11

Viewpoints Gallery
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Hyde Street has stunning views of the San Francisco bay, Alcatraz and Angel Island. I took a reference photo while I was plein air painting on Hyde Street in San Francisco, which I turned into a painting in my studio.   

I chose this composition because I liked the two cable cars crossing paths on Hyde Street. Also, the dark cast shadow on the tree on the right contrasts nicely with the rest of the bright, colorful painting.  A cast shadow is a darker shadow, created by another object blocking the light- in this case, a building out of the picture frame on the right.

Sonoma Vineyard

Sonoma Vineyard

original oil painting, 8x10

Viewpoints Gallery
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The rows of pinot grapevines at Williams Seleym Vineyards in the Russian River Valley were the subject for this painting.  See this painting in the "Art on the Green" show at Viewpoints Gallery in August.

Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz

Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz

original oil painting, 8x10
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I was painting in Santa Cruz the other day, on West Cliff Drive near the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum and lighthouse.  I chose another view but took a photo of Steamer Lane, a famous surfing spot in Santa Cruz.  Steamer Lane has consistent surf and two distinct beautiful waves, add to that a warm, sunny day and there were plenty of surfers in the water.

I chose this composition because of the cast shadows on the cliffs created by the angle of the sun. It is a long drop down from the cliffs to the ocean where the rocky bottom contrasts with the shallow greenish water.   

Artwalk, July 20 at Red Brick Gallery

Chrisman Ave, Ventura

original oil painting, 14x11, $375

Red Brick Gallery, Artwalk July 20, 1-4

  

About ten of my Southern California paintings are in a show called "Staycation" through August 13 at the Red Brick Gallery, 315 E Main St, Ventura. 

I've painted many townscapes and bungalows in Ventura and Chrisman Avenue is one of my favorite streets.  The small Spanish style bungalows in Southern California and the unique landscape plantings of palms, cycads, and cactus, always capture my attention. In this particular painting I like the shadow of the palm tree on the house and the dark underside of the queen palm tree canopy. 

 

Hope to see you on Saturday!

Viewpoints Gallery

Viewpoints Gallery

July Exhibit

Stop by Viewpoints Gallery in Los Altos to see my latest work.  The photo above shows the exhibit of my artwork for the month of July.

You can see cityscapes of San Francisco, surfers, sailboats and even a landscape of Ojai.  Viewpoints Gallery is located at 315 State St, Los Altos and is open seven days a week, Mon-Sat 11-5 and Sun 11-3.

6th Street, San Francisco

6th Street, San Francisco

original oil painting, 14x11

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6th Street is a busy thoroughfare in San Francisco. In the distance is the Golden Gate Theater on Market Street. The Golden Gate Theater opened its doors in 1922 as a vaudeville venue and was restored and reopened in the late 1970s.

The composition was interesting for me, because the buildings on Market Street come in at an angle to 6th Street. The perspective of the buildings was a challenge.

San Francisco Street 5

San Francisco Street 5

original oil painting, 16x20

$850

Painting cityscapes can be a color challenge.  In this composition, the red cable car contrasting with the dark shadows in the tree on the left, make for a strong focal point.  The different greens in the trees add a splash of color to a city scene of a San Francisco Street.

I did a smaller version of this painting, an 8x10 and I liked it so much, I decided to paint it larger.