Home Garden Retreat

This was painted for the Alameda Plein Air event in 2010. I drove around Alameda looking for something that would catch my eye when I came across this scene. The colors of the flowers and foliage against the weathered fence drew me in and it was fun to paint. 100729

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Alameda's Park Street Bridge - Sold

This was painted for the Alameda Plein Air event in 2010. I lived in Alameda for many years and had been wanting to try painting this drawbridge. I gave it a shot and I was happy with the results. It sold right at the opening of the show. Unfortunately I never got a great photo of it. I shot this one at the show after it was framed. I painted a vertical version of this for the quickdraw. 100728

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Alameda Sunset - Water Scene Award

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I did this painting late after painting earlier in the day. I thought I arrived too late to catch the sunset but Carole talked me into it. I walked down a ways to get a better angle on where the sun would set in my painting and then quickly started placing color spots down as the sun was setting fast. I didn't even have the board covered by the time it got dark so I went to the car and dug out my head lamp, the type that mounts on your head, and went back and finished the painting. The light uses LCDs so the colors were off and I had to paint more of what I knew than what I was seeing on the board. I was pleasantly surprised when I brought the painting into the house that night. The judge for the the Alameda Plein Air must have also liked it as he gave it the Water Scene Award.

Rebecca at Julie's

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This was painted at the 2 hour quick draw for Alameda Plein Air. Rebecca worked at Julie's Coffee and Tea Garden and I ask her if she would pose for a painting. She was a terrific model and fun to paint. We set up in the garden patio in the back of Julie's; great spot. I had 2 hours to get my board stamped, drive up to Julie's, paint the portrait, frame and wire it, drive back and check it in within 2 hours. Weew! Carole Gray Weihman and Victoria Brooks were painting inside of Julie's too.

Verdi

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The folks at the Frank Bette Center arranged to have the artists paint at Cardinal Point in Alameda. I arrived a little late and Verdi asked if I would paint her portrait as all the other artists had already started their paintings. We went out into the outdoor atrium and she sat for me for about 2 hours. She was a great model! She wouldn't take a break and held her pose beautifully.

Waiting at Julie's

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This was painted at the Alameda Plein Air in a cafe called Julie's.

Bay Trees - in private collection

This was my Quickdraw painting on the final day of the Alameda Plein Air. I believe this was a 90 minute painting. I am on the south end of Alameda looking back at Bay Farm Island across the estuary. The reflected light bouncing back up on these tree trunks are what caught my attention.