Backlit at Marian Bear

Backlit At Marian Bear, 8 x 10, oil on canvas

It was a nice morning at Marian Bear Park yesterday. I had about an hour to paint so I did this small one. There is so much to paint here. I even saw a coyote, snapped a few pics of him. Maybe I'll incorporate him into a painting.

Presidio View

Presidio View, 8 x 10, oil on prepared board

We have a group that goes out on a weekly basis to paint the San Diego River. This is last week's effort- it is painted from along Sea World Drive. Some artistic license was used - maybe this was the view 50 years ago. The structure on Presidio Hill is the Serra Museum.

It was a beautiful day out there. The fish were jumping, as usual.

View from Qualcomm

View from Qualcomm, 10 x 8, oil on linen on board


Still painting the San Diego River. I did this last month and I'd like to go back and do another. The greens in the River were so vibrant.

River Days 2007

River Days 2007- the Estuary from Quivera, 9 x 12, oil on prepared panel

This was done as a part of the River Days festivities put on by the San Diego River Park Foundation. "The vision of the San Diego River Park is a greenbelt from the mountains to the ocean along the 52 mile long San Diego River." What a fantastic cause!

Although the day was the epitome of "May Gray" there was so much to be learned from it. Perhaps the motto of my day was "make the most of it." I saw hints of color in the sandbars and the distance and tried to emphasize and push it just a bit.

SD River Estuary, revisited

SD River, revisited, 8 x 10, oil on panel

I painted this last week. I've been doing several paintings of the SD River in preparation for River Days, a celebration of the river and a day for clean up and building awareness. The Sage Group is hosting a plein air paint out on Saturday morning. Should be fun. I'm looking forward to it!

SD River Estuary

SD River estuary from Friars, 8 x 10, oil on prepared panel

Fish in the River were jumping a foot out of the water! Unreal.

Dog Beach

Dog Beach Jetty, 9 x 12, oil on prepared panel


Dog Beach, 6 x 8, oil on canvas panel

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I'm trying to do more in and around the San Diego River. These are from Dog Beach.