Construction Series: Bay Bridge horseshoe, painting and study

After the Loma Prieta earthquake, the damaged freeways, bridges, and viaducts required complete reconstruction up to the Bay Bridge toll plaza. I was involved with the design and construction of the new structures and was onsite when the horseshoe flyover was jacked into place. It was quite an engineering feat.

Cypress 02, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48

This is the preliminary study for the Cypress painting, working out the composition and amount of detail to include.

Study sketch for Cypress 02, ink and color pencil on paper

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Sketches: Sphinx by Simone Leigh, LACMA, 9/2024

Great show at the LACMA of Simone Leigh's works. These two sculptures captured my attention:

Sphinx, Simone Leigh, LACMA, 9/2024

 

Nice kitties, sitting very still...

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Sketches: Art display, date and place unknown

Getting close to Fall in Northern California and it's a dreary day. I'm not sure when or where I sketched this, but it was a moody art display that complements this day. Enjoy.

Art display, unknown date and place

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Sketches: Night rider, 9/2015

Riding through the mountain roads at dusk or dawn can be exhilarating. This scene is still tickling my painter bone.

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Sketches: Owl by Lucy Lewis, Cantor Arts Center, 9/2024

Sometimes you just experience love at first sight...

Owl by Lucy Lewis, Cantor Arts Center, 9/2024

 

You can bury me in this with the Owl...

Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University.

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Sketches: Seated Girl II, Neri and Brown, DeYoung - 09/2024

One of the niceties of visiting a world-class museum during a random weekday is that you pretty much have the place to yourself. You can just park yourself next to great artwork and admire, or sketch, and not be interrupted.

Seated Girl II, Manuel Neri and Joan Brown, 1963, DeYoung Museum

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