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I have to admit I do tire of this question. The answer is: “No. And I’m not painting vineyards. I’m painting color shaped by ambient light in the tradition of the French Impressionists yet I’m influenced by my mentors, and contemporary art icons, Wayne Thiebaud and Gregory Kondos.” But the real answer would just take way too long so I reply, “Yes. I only paint vineyards.”
However, I’m revisiting a series of pastels on black sandpaper inspired by San Francisco at night under the full moon. I started it when I first moved to San Francisco five years ago.
Recently I was inspired by an exhibition on display at The Legion of Honor called Aspects of Mount Fuji in Japanese Illustrated Books from the Arthur Tress Collection. It’s there until February 20th, a must see.
One of the many artists that I was drawn to was Henri Riviere, and in particular his 36 views of the Eiffel Tower bound into a book of lithographs. Henri Riviere was inspired by Hokusai’s 36 views of Mont Fuji.
Wayne Thiebaud used to say there are no new ideas. If you find one you like, take it and make it your own.
So I am carrying on the tradition and continuing my series of the Golden Gate Bridge under full moon light to include a total 36 views.
It's raining now and the vines are bald so I cannot paint in Wine Country.
So I'll focus on my Eiffel Tower, my Mont Fuji. That is the Golden Gate Bridge, less than a mile from my private live work studio.
The Golden Gate Bridge is as an ever-visible icon symbolizing my adopted home. And when it’s lit at night it glows for miles around in and through the fog.
Do you just paint vineyards?
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I have to admit I do tire of this question. The answer is: “No. And I’m not painting vineyards. I’m painting color shaped by ambient light in the tradition of the French Impressionists yet I’m influenced by my mentors, and contemporary art icons, Wayne Thiebaud and Gregory Kondos.” But the real answer would just take way too long so I reply, “Yes. I only paint vineyards.”
However, I’m revisiting a series of pastels on black sandpaper inspired by San Francisco at night under the full moon. I started it when I first moved to San Francisco five years ago.
Recently I was inspired by an exhibition on display at The Legion of Honor called Aspects of Mount Fuji in Japanese Illustrated Books from the Arthur Tress Collection. It’s there until February 20th, a must see.
One of the many artists that I was drawn to was Henri Riviere, and in particular his 36 views of the Eiffel Tower bound into a book of lithographs. Henri Riviere was inspired by Hokusai’s 36 views of Mont Fuji.
Wayne Thiebaud used to say there are no new ideas. If you find one you like, take it and make it your own.
So I am carrying on the tradition and continuing my series of the Golden Gate Bridge under full moon light to include a total 36 views.
It's raining now and the vines are bald so I cannot paint in Wine Country.
So I'll focus on my Eiffel Tower, my Mont Fuji. That is the Golden Gate Bridge, less than a mile from my private live work studio.
The Golden Gate Bridge is as an ever-visible icon symbolizing my adopted home. And when it’s lit at night it glows for miles around in and through the fog.
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I have to admit I do tire of this question. The answer is: “No. And I’m not painting vineyards. I’m painting color shaped by ambient light in the tradition of the French Impressionists yet I’m influenced by my mentors, and contemporary art icons, Wayne Thiebaud and Gregory Kondos.” But the real answer would just take way too long so I reply, “Yes. I only paint vineyards.”
However, I’m revisiting a series of pastels on black sandpaper inspired by San Francisco at night under the full moon. I started it when I first moved to San Francisco five years ago.
Recently I was inspired by an exhibition on display at The Legion of Honor called Aspects of Mount Fuji in Japanese Illustrated Books from the Arthur Tress Collection. It’s there until February 20th, a must see.
One of the many artists that I was drawn to was Henri Riviere, and in particular his 36 views of the Eiffel Tower bound into a book of lithographs. Henri Riviere was inspired by Hokusai’s 36 views of Mont Fuji.
Wayne Thiebaud used to say there are no new ideas. If you find one you like, take it and make it your own.
So I am carrying on the tradition and continuing my series of the Golden Gate Bridge under full moon light to include a total 36 views.
It's raining now and the vines are bald so I cannot paint in Wine Country.
So I'll focus on my Eiffel Tower, my Mont Fuji. That is the Golden Gate Bridge, less than a mile from my private live work studio.
The Golden Gate Bridge is as an ever-visible icon symbolizing my adopted home. And when it’s lit at night it glows for miles around in and through the fog.
