More Scenes of Oakland...

My good friend Alice said my corner in the Mini-Masterpieces show was looking a little sparse. To remedy that, I created a few more works for Saturday's reception for Maria Muldaur. Here are a few samples:

Morning at 9th and Washington, Oakland (Sold)

Tag zone Oakland Chinatown Webster

Farmers Market Oakland 9th Street

Final Mini-Masterpieces

After a busy weekend, I've finished my 12 works for the Mini-Masterpieces show at Rhythmix Gallery in Alameda. Hope you can make the opening on November 13. Here are a few samples.

Used to be Salvation Army alley

Branches at Paramount

Up late at Traveler's 11th and Franklin

Early on 12th Street

Brass hydrant at 11th and Webster

Mini-Masterpieces Show starts November 13, 2015

Here a few works in progress for the show...

Lake Merritt at 18th

Night at the Trib

Sunset over Port of Oakland

New completed painting:

Acrylic on canvas, triptych, 96" x 24"

Pop-up Studio

For larger works, it's easier to setup an outdoors studio, on-the-fly, with available tools. This was my work space last weekend for a triptych I'm painting. It was all good, even with squirrels providing unsolicited critique, until the gardeners came to mow-and-blow...
    

Works with kid chair seating, painting facing North. 

Made with ladders and clamps.

Sitting at the Cafe, minding my business...

when I noticed the guy at the next table pulled out a sketchbook and was drawing me. It turns out he was an architect named Ed, owns his architecture firm, and does this for fun.

Thanks Ed for a nice sketch and keep it up. 

Rehearsal night at Paramount Theater

Our violin instructor got us into the Paramount Theater to watch the Oakland Orchestra rehearse for their next performance. We were lucky to watch Kenneth Renshaw play his heart out...