My last painting of the Alameda paintout (Frank Bette Center for the Arts), painted today at Ploughshares Nursery on Main St in Alameda, a non-profit nursery where 100% of sales supports housing for formerly homeless families. In addition to a wide variety of CA natives, this nursery specializes in plants and practices that are environmentally […]

The Frank Bette Alameda Plein Air Paintout painters were generously invited to spend the day at one of the yacht clubs on the island. I arrived in the early evening and painted up on the club house balcony, overlooking  the marina and the Oakland hills beyond. Today’s second painting: Wings on the Bay, oil on […]

I had fun this afternoon in Alameda painting this charming Victorian with its sunlit rose garden in front.  For evidence of that, click on the link for a photo of me painting it. Heirloom Roses, oil on linen, 10″ x 8″ Here’s me enjoying the moment:    

This afternoon’s painting, along the sandy hiking trail on the southeastern edge of Alameda island. To the one side are houses with incredible views of the Bay  and San Francisco; to the other side are marshes and the Alameda Bird Sanctuary. There are a number of topnotch painters in this event – I’m humbled by […]

It’s not easy being a plein air painter. This evening I stopped by the Dragon Rouge Lounge, sat down at a small table on the terrace, ordered a Tiger beer and some spring rolls and took out my easel, paint and brushes. There in front of me was the wonderful Park St Bridge. It was […]

This was the third painting I did on this first day of the Alameda Plein Air Paintout.  I had only a couple hour slot in which to paint and, since it was clear and not very windy, I headed over to the beach. View of San Francisco from Alameda. Oil on linen, 6″ x 8″