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Death Valley Sketchbook, Nov. '17

I took a sketch trip to Death Valley late last year. It was beautiful and the perfect time of year for exploring. I used a sketchbook...

Los Angeles Sketchbook

For a few years now I have been working on my next book entitled Los Angeles Sketchbook. It will be similar to both of my previous...

Saturday in the Park

Last week I attended the annual Saturday in the Park event hosted by the Mid Valley Arts League. It was a beautiful spring day, chilly...

Manzanar Paint Out - Part 2

The small town of Keeler is an excellent place to wander about and sketch and paint. As a fan of architecture, I love the variety of...

Manzanar Paint Out - Part 1

I went to Lone Pine a few years ago for the annual Henry Fukuhara Paint Out. Watercolor artists from all over gather for this five-day...

Florida Sketchbook - Part 3

I ended up filling a complete sketchbook on this trip, using both sides of most of the pages. The last blog post concluded with a night...

Florida Sketchbook - Part 2

We packed up and headed out to New Orleans for the weekend. It was a rainy Saturday morning. I was a passenger for once, so I had the...

Florida Sketchbook - Part 1

It was early and still raining when we arrived at LAX. While we waited for our delayed flight (that was ultimately cancelled), I sketched...

Kauai Sketchbook - Part 2

This next series continues my Kauai adventure starting with dinner at an outdoor restaurant, next to a waterfall and surrounded by Tiki...

Weekend in the Studio

I was able to spend most of last weekend in the studio. I finished a commission of a craftsmen house in pasadena, worked on a city scape...

Watercolor Workshop

Here is a series of images from a watercolor workshop I taught at the San Fernando Valley Arts and Cultural Center in Tarzana. It was a...

Crystal Cove

Lately I have been working on a series of paintings and sketches of Crystal Cove, a small community of cottages and cabins on the coast...

Colorado Street Bridge Demonstration

I gave a demonstration for the California Art League in Tarzana last night. It was well-attended and the food was spectacular. Video Vic...

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