July 4th weekend is the annual Marinscapes show At Escalle Winery In Larkspur

here are a few of my paintings for the show....

plein air on loma alta

Sherrill Miller, Tom Wood and I painted on Loma alta just west of Fairfax a few weeks ago to make people aware of the threat to that area from the open space trail proposal.

Here are some photos of the proposed area and us on top of Marin.

The 680 trial is a bad idea.

plein air on the central coast

A few weeks ago we went to the Paso Robles art Festival. Fun to meet up with old friends and fellow painters from the San Luis Obispo Plein Air festival.
I will be doing the festival again this year. I am showing my works at the "Just Looking Gallery" in SLO on Higuera and I need to get to the central coast as often as I can.
I was able to do only one painting on the trip, but had a chance to drop off some new works at the gallery.

plein air on the move

Finally some decent painting weather. The fog is gone and the sun is out on the coast, time to get out and do some coastal paintings.

I have a painting demo to do in Sonoma next week and a painting workshop in August.

I do most of my outdoor work this time of year when the grasses are turning golden.

My next show is Marinscapes in Larkspur.

July 4th weekend.

Here are a few painting from the show and up the coast.

plein air on the central coast

My wife Tes and I just got back from a trip down to San Luis Obispo county.

We showed my paintings in the Paso Robles paint the river paint the dream exhibit.

The turn out was great like last year, but the sales were not there.

I don't think any paintings sold for over $250 except for the plein air "quick draws"

My painting and that of my good friend Ken Christenson were the only artists that sold for over $500.

I was able to drop off paintings at my gallery in SLO on Higuera Street called "Just Looking Gallery"

Here are some photos of our trip including a few paintings I did on my last trip there a few weeks ago.

plein air in motion

Today a few artists climbed the peak of Loma Alta to paint and check out the new 680 trail being pushed through by the Marin Open Space and Steve Kinsey.
We came upon about 30 hikers on a tour of the proposed trail.
We made our opinions heard to the hikers that this was a sensitive and controversial trail.
Art can have an effect.
As artists we need to do what we can to bring attention to areas that we Cherish and use for our paintings, especially if they plan to turn it into a playground for mountain bikers.
Plein air painting does give us certain responsibilities to our subject.
I hope I am not alone in this thinking.