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Northern California painter creating semi-abstract images from the Marin landscape, the bay, the beach and its people.

I cheated. Monday we held our second annual Throwd

I cheated. Monday we held our second annual Throwdown @icb_art where we start, finish and share our work with our fellow artists all in one day. We had to pick a category: 3 colors plus b+w, or create something based on poetry or music. I painted a seated figure holding a drink using cad red dark, cad yellow, kings blue, black and neutral white oil pigment sticks. (Swipe to see Monday’s piece.) We left all the work hanging in the hallways. But I need to confess. Today I took mine off the wall and layered on a bunch more colors, then hung it back up. Looks much improved, but I’m feeling a tad guilty. Tomorrow I might mess it up even more. Speaking of messes, if you want to see what goes on in the studios on a regular day, please join us for “Artists at Work” Saturday Sept 27, 11am-5pm. It’s family-friendly, and most of us are very nice and happy to share our various methods. No rsvp needed.

🏷️ open studios, sausalito, Marin county, marinship, art curation, Bay Area art, figurative painting, r+f oil pigment sticks, studio visit, working artist studios

Mark your calendar for Artists at Work @icb_art ha

Mark your calendar for Artists at Work @icb_art happening next month—Saturday Sept 27, 11-5. While you’re at it, please note our annual ICB/ART Open Studios event has been moved from the first weekend in Dec to Nov 15-16 this year. It’s a great opportunity to survey the work of 100 artists under one roof in Sausalito, CA, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge.

#contemporaryart #colorinspiration #marin

This is an older 60x48 painting I recently resurre

This is an older 60x48 painting I recently resurrected from its former life. It was broken into 4 quadrants—each one a different view of the same Ring Mountain. I decided to kill the bottom 2 and they became a meadow. The top part connected the 2 mountains into one great big sweep. I kept a lot of the previous brushwork, so there’s a bit of tension between the delicate parts and the more aggressive oil pigment stick application. Mixing the old with the new was an interesting challenge. The best part was seeing it come together pretty quickly—reaching that moment when you realize your questionable idea actually had some merit to it. End of story.

🏷️ landscape painting, abstracting the landscape, vibrant green, Marin County, Ring Mountain, Northern California, sausalito artist, rf oil pigment sticks, @icb_art

Sometimes things just happen by magic. These were

Sometimes things just happen by magic. These were painted one after the other, not side-by-side. Just goes to show how the unconscious mind gets stuck in a pattern of its own. I love discovering this kind of stuff after the fact. Maybe you do too?

🏷️abstract landscape, intense color, geometric shapes, art on the wall, art curation, hanging system, studio visit, sausalito, Marin artist, Bay Area art, @icb_art

In the early stages, but kind of happy with the op

In the early stages, but kind of happy with the openness. I usually don’t like posting WIP but this feels like it needs capturing now.
🏷️ figurative painting today, art in progress, @icb_art

This painting captures what I think is so elusive,

This painting captures what I think is so elusive, but I keep searching for it and trying to convey this idea: nothing is fixed, everything is fleeting. Grounded elements contrast with fluid ones, resulting in images that are simultaneously static and dissolving, solid and ethereal. This is my manifesto I suppose! Although this painting is a real fluke, I know it’s trying to teach me something and I won’t part with it too quickly. (When I say it’s a fluke, do you see the upside down face in her dress?)

🏷️ Figurative painting, contemporary mixed media art, abstracting the figure, Marin artist, Bay Area figurative movement, art curator, @icb_art

This is not the painting I set out to make. I got

This is not the painting I set out to make. I got carried away, frustrated, annoyed and now here I am. I am calling it “Drama Queen” 48x36. I like how it punches up the @artroomsapp room settings.

🏷️modern art, contemporary art, abstracted landscape, interior design, color inspiration, Northern California art, Sausalito waterfront

Coastal comfort. More rocks on the beach. New pain

Coastal comfort. More rocks on the beach. New painting with oil pigment sticks, 60x40

Beyond Abstraction show opening reception July 5 @

Beyond Abstraction show opening reception July 5 @sausalito_center_for_the_arts 5pm-7:30. Come join us! These are just a few my works being exhibited.

I love how the frame works to focus the image. All

I love how the frame works to focus the image. All the subtleties inside seem to pop more. Kind of like listening to music in a dark space, especially when driving at night.

48x60 oil available through @stephaniebreitbardfinearts

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Abstract landscape
Soft color Contemporary art
Art curation

A little tour of the beach people, a lovely day to

A little tour of the beach people, a lovely day to remember. One of life’s little pleasures.

Manet at the Beach(?).Titles aren’t my strong su

Manet at the Beach(?).Titles aren’t my strong suit, so let me know if anything more meaningful jumps out at you. It’s a rather large piece, 60x72. Once it dries, it’s heading to @kennedycontemporary in Newport Beach, CA, where they know a lot about beaches.

#figurativepaintings #coastalart #atthebeach #largeartwork #californiadreaming🌴 #bayareafigurative #icbartists #marinopenstudios

One of my new favorites, and I can’t even say wh

One of my new favorites, and I can’t even say why. Just a mystery. 36x48.

#abstractpainting #movingparts #softpalette #gentlecolors #studiovisit #bayareaartist #icbartist #sfartist #marinartist #interiordesignideas💡 #artcurator

Thank you to wonderful collectors (now good friend

Thank you to wonderful collectors (now good friends) who commissioned this piece. Happy anniversary!

#contemporaryart #landscapepaintings #abstractlandscape #colorinspiration #westmarin #bayareaartist #icbartist #paintingcommission

These women will be hanging with me during Mill Va

These women will be hanging with me during Mill Valley’s First Tuesday Artwalk tonight. Drop by the Depot downtown 5:30-7 to join us for a glass of wine and enjoy the group exhibit curated by @sallyacote . The show remains up through July.

#figurativepaintings #portraits #anthropolgieinspired #icbartists #artcuration #millvalley #firsttuesday #artwalk

This is “A Whisper” 40x40. Serene and soothing

This is “A Whisper” 40x40. Serene and soothing, something to calm the nerves! Whenever I paint something like this, I know my next step will be to make a piece wildly crazy and chaotic, because that’s just the way my pendulum swings.

#landscapeart #coastalart #contemporary_art #rocks #sandybeach #interiordesignideasforhomedecor #artcurator #colorstudy #icbartists #marinopenstudios

A few of the many characters developed in a recent

A few of the many characters developed in a recent @blackpondstudio online course given by painter @elizabethreagh — which all began with quick sketches from @drawingisfree_org Monday zoom sessions. So many resources out there, tons of talent to learn from and lessons to absorb. Not sure where I’m going, but that’s okay.

#figurativepaintings #portraits #contemporaryportraiture #onlineartclasses #artcommunity #sausalitoartists

I’ll be welcoming studio visits this weekend, be

I’ll be welcoming studio visits this weekend, beginning with a Preview Reception Fri 5-8pm, then Sat and Sun 11-5pm. There will be 50 studios open at @icb_art so I hope you can stop by and enjoy the scenery. We are all participating in the county-wide @marinopenstudios event that takes place annually. For an overview, you can check out all the artists’ work and pick up tour guides at @sausalito_center_for_the_arts

#openstudios #contemporaryart #marinartist #interiordesigninspiration #sausalito

This coming Sunday April 27, please join me for St

This coming Sunday April 27, please join me for Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts @stephaniebreitbardfinearts open house at their Menlo Park CA gallery from 12-3pm. If you’re in the area, I would love to see you. Address is 779 Santa Cruz Ave Menlo Park. (This painting is Traverse, 24x24.) There will be lots of other contemporary work and a fun street to explore.

#siliconvalleyliving #menlopark #gallerystroll #galleryopenhouse #bayareaartist #sfpeninsula

New! Happy Place 40x40. Looking forward to showing

New! Happy Place 40x40. Looking forward to showing it in my studio @icb_art the first weekend in May for the @marinopenstudios event. Over 250 artists will be open throughout the county. Samples from each are being shown at @sausalito_center_for_the_arts beginning later this week, where visitors can pick up their tour guides. As an added bonus, @icb_art will be open for a Preview Reception Fri May 2 (5-8p) hosted by the 50 participating artists. So please come! I’m in Studio 300 on the Third Floor of ICB/ART located near the waterfront in Sausalito.

#openstudios #marinopenstudios #icbartists #artshowcase #sausalitocenterforthearts #contemporaryartwork #abstractlandscape #colorpalette #interiorstyling #artroomsapp

Mixing @rfpaints oil pigment sticks directly on th

Mixing @rfpaints oil pigment sticks directly on the canvas. Thank you @adelesypesteyn for catching me at work. If you watch til the end you’ll get a glimpse of the studio on a pretty gray day. I’ll be open the first weekend in May for @marinopenstudios at @icb_art and hoping we get a bit more sunshine by then. Of course, my third floor studio will be a bit cleaner for visitors.

#marinopenstudios #icbartists #contemporaryart #oilstick #colorinspiration #sausalito

Return of the rocks—a recurring theme. Going bac

Return of the rocks—a recurring theme. Going back to this subject keeps me grounded in a way. It reminds me what is important to capture, and what is superfluous.

#marinopenstudios #icbartists #sausalito #coastalliving #watersedge #colorinspiration #artcuration #landscapepaintings #rfpaints

If you know what a palate cleanser is, that’s ho

If you know what a palate cleanser is, that’s how I categorize this new 36x48 painting. It’s bright, uncomplicated (yet sophisticated!), not too demanding. I think it feels fresh but still interesting. A break from the news anyway.

#landscapepainting #contemporarylandscape #marinartist #marinopenstudios #icbartists #bayareaartist #colorinspiration #rfpaintsticks

How great is this life?!

How great is this life?!

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