Bay Bridge Vantage Point

This birthday season we did a lot of local parks with different views of the Bay Bridge in California. Years ago I would never have tried the bridge because I found it intimidating. As I have grown older, painting is more about joy and fun and not selling. As I post paintings from this visit. You will notice that I used tempra paint and paint sticks in some on the many paintings that I managed this visit.

Escaping Light

This painting was started years ago and left in a pile of unfinished works. This year I finished it up with gel pens, etc. It's a painting of Northern California redwoods.

Gated Spaces

This piece started out as what I thought was a failed gelli print. I keep the failures because fresh eyes and time offer a new perspective. I've recently been painting houses in my neighborhood. I added the drawing to the gelli print and kept exploring. I next added Gansai Tambi granulating colors and various gel pens. I endeavored to leave each part of the process visible.

Pier Group Three

This is part of a series that started out as 1, 5 and 15 minute drawings of a scene. After the lesson, I continued to work on them. They were done on Khadi paper using multiple mediums. The subject matter is a marina in Richond, California.

Corner House Before Sunrise

As artists, we all tend to paint our surroundings. Some mornings when I'm heading out for an early morning workout this corner house is illuminated. It reminds me of an Edward Hopper painting. I of course cannot begin to mimic Hopper, but I can add my own spin to it. I've recently picked up many varieties of gel pens and Kuretake Gansai Tambi granulating colors both were used in this series of paintings.

Magical Hills

The fog was extremely thick on the day I took the photo that inspired this painting. Of course all images are open to interpretation.

Hopper On Freight

One of my current favorite painters is Edward Hopper. I'm drawn to what I perceive to be the "Aloneness" in his paintings and drawings. This house from my hood reminds me of that imagery. I recently dipped back in to my passion for gel and dip pens. This drawing started out with just the Kuretaki Aurora Violet as the background. I used a dip pen to add the drawing of the house and you know the rest.