Sandburg Painting Class

I taught my Sandburg kids how to mix color since we will be painting a lot more often.   They were pretty crazy today so I will have to figure out some way to keep the classroom flowing more nicely.

Painting with Gaia at Miramar Lake

Today we painted at Miramar Lake for Gaia’s Birthday!  It was nice to see Gaia who was a student of mine before and I met some nice new folks as well.  We had a perfect day under the shade of a full tree; The weather was beautiful and we got a nice breeze as we Read more about Painting with Gaia at Miramar Lake[…]

Beer and Brushes at Longship Brewery – National Beer Lover’s Day

For our Beer and Brushes event that landed on National Beer Lover’s Day we painted…  Beer!  I had a good and positive group and all their paintings turned out great!  It was a hot day so it was nice we got to hang out inside the cool air-conditioned Longship Brewery with good beer and equally Read more about Beer and Brushes at Longship Brewery – National Beer Lover’s Day[…]

Summer’s End Painting

This is my end of the summer painting.  Behold, a watermelown!  ?  I love to engage my community especially through public art.  

Studio Class – Bob Ross Mountain

I taught my student last night how to paint mountains in the great Bob Ross’ style.  We have learned techniques such as “happy clouds” and to “beat the devil out” of brushes.  On a serious note though his brush loading, pallet knife, and blending techniques are pretty ace.

Fundamentals of Art at the Mira Mesa Library

I love seeing variety in art.  This is from my fundamentals art class at the Mira Mesa Library where I get to see some new and familiar faces from my community. ?  

CDA Butterfly Painting

I got the pleasure to paint with the nice folks of CDA (Child Development Associates Inc.) for their corporate team building event and they were so much fun!  I enjoyed their laughter and spirit as they painted their blue butterflies.  In the end all of our paintings looked very good together and we made a Read more about CDA Butterfly Painting[…]

Old Poway Park Painting

This group was super fun and enthusiastic!  It was a very hot day so it was kind of the Hamburger Factory in Poway to let our awesome group of painters create some artwork in their cool restaurant.  I love how the paintings turned out, they had so much life and character to them.  (This is Read more about Old Poway Park Painting[…]

Birthday Paint Party at the Park

I had a pleasant time instructing Elena’s group of ladies for her birthday at the park.  They all did well in creating their sunrise paintings and I love seeing the different ways the same painting is interpreted by different painters. ☀️  

Painting at the Park – Summer

I had a nice time painting with this group at the park.  It was really hot, but the canopies helped a lot.  I enjoy how we can all paint the same thing and they all come out distinctly different.  There’s a lot of feeling in some pieces and others might have more technical mastery.  Anyway Read more about Painting at the Park – Summer[…]

Paint Night – Summer

  I painted with Liz and company and they were a very lovely group.  They had a ladies painting night while the children had a play date and entertained themselves.  We painted a sunset since summer is coming to an end or is it a sunrise?  It’s hard to tell since it’s a picture, but Read more about Paint Night – Summer[…]

Rose Painting

I just realized I haven’t been posting my own art much on these blogs so here’s one.  This is a good one to show my painting process.  Roses are very beautiful, but they are a lot harder to paint then one would think.  This was a good value study that I was able to do Read more about Rose Painting[…]