Speedway Meadows, Golden Gate Park.

Speedway meadows in Golden Gate Park.

Fall Color at Stow Lake

Fall color at Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park with the Sutro tower in the background.

Quick Figures in Gouache

Two small figurative studies painted in gouache, 20 minutes each. Painted with the Thursday drop-in figure drawing group at Riley street art store in San Rafael.

Memorial Park, San Mateo

A few weeks ago, we went on our first family camping trip with three other families at Memorial Park in San Mateo. The nice part about going with other families with kids is that we all took turns watching the kids as they played and explored the campsite, giving me some free time to paint two small gouache paintings. Each painting took around 70 minutes or so. The first one is the swimming hole and the second one is from the site we reserved within the Azalea campgrounds.

Nishi Honganji, Kyoto

I was in Japan from September 1st - 11th to attend my sister in-law's wedding in Kyoto. The ceremony was held at Nishi Honganji, the headquarters of their Buddhist temple in the older section of the city and was visually stunning. Since we were busy with the family, I only had a few brief opportunities to paint.

The first one is based on my memory of the wedding day. The ceremony was held in a building adjacent to the main temple and afterwards, we walked in a procession to the main temple as an attendant held up a red umbrella in front of the newlyweds.

The other two gouache studies are from life of the main entrance of the Nishi Honganji temple gates. One is painted from the courtyard inside the grounds and the other is across the street from the gate.

Downtown San Jose

These are small color studies painted with gouache in downtown San Jose. It was a warm sunny day spent with some students from the SJSU Animation/Illustration program. The first painting is the Center for the Performing Arts. Below is SJ Museum of Art.

20 Minute Figure Studies

20 minute figure studies painted with gouache.