Cat Nap

12x12
Oil/masonite panel
Studio painting

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I caught this gentle giant relaxing from a long day while chilling out to another glorious San Diego sunset.  I really like this one and it was a joy to do.  It looks really sharp in its dark chocolate frame with pale gold interior border. It's been a construction frenzy here lately.   A lot of construction in my neighborhood equals more of these paintings to come.

Wired

6x8
Oil/masonite panel
Plein air

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This painting was done on a hot morning in Colombia, in the neighborhood of my mother-in-law.  Though it was painted in Colombia you can get the impression that it could have been painted anywhere.  Buried in all my recent San Diego plein air paintings, I found a few more from Colombia that I haven't posted yet.  The high horizon line and the ascending path caught my eye for this one.

5th & Robinson

9x12
Oil/masonite panel
Studio painting

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This bar, The Brass Rail, is on the same block where we live.  At night when we go to bed we can sometimes hear the distant sound of heavy bass from the music that is played there.  It's white noise after living here all these years. Being so close to the big LGBT Pride Parade this weekend I thought it would be a good time to post it.  It's the 4th largest LGBT parade in the nation and an estimated 200,000 people will be at the parade and it's festivities.  The Brass Rail is one of many gay bars that populate Hillcrest, our neighborhood.  To me it's one of the more visually interesting bars to look at, especially at night.  So here it is in all it's nocturne glory.  Should be an interesting weekend. George Takei is one of the grand marshalls this year.  "Oh my........"