building

Some more ink wash studies of construction equipment..

Stump Beach

A rare occasion where I managed to pause in our travels to actually paint on the spot!  As with sketches, the rule for me will be to work at much smaller size.  These were done after a beautiful hike in Salt Point State Park up in the Sonoma County coast.

The first turned out better than the second.  I think I'd lost my concentration by then, and also the sun was getting unbearably hot.

around town

SFAI

These are more sketches from my weekly excursions to the area area around the SF Art Institute  of late (North Beach essentially), done while waiting for my wife while she took a watercolor class.

The baked goods case of the Columbus Cafe:

Loading dock in the interior courtyard of the SFAI:

For these two below, I feel like I still ought to simplify and push the values further apart...hmmm...

Columbus Cafe again:

SFAI loading area stairs at night:

monument

...from a while back.  Market and Dolores.  It was sunny but really windy and, as I was sitting in the shadow of the swank new(ish) Whole Foods Market, my fingers went numb with cold.  Bad circulation I guess..

  

That which shall not be named...

..or Trump as Cthulhu...Inspired by a Facebook thread involving some clever friends of mine.  I had forgotten about it, but am glad I remembered in time for the first GOP debate.  Plus, can there ever be enough Cthulhu?  I think not!

Totems and such

I've been fascinated by all the high-rises going up around town.  This is some pile driving equipment on 8th and Brannon:

Actually, it's a little manipulated from the actual site - I've moved some elements around.  I like the image as an idea but not terribly pleased with how it came out.  Plus I screwed up on the sky..:(

More skeletons

...of pending high-rises, that is..