Open Studios!

Mission Open Studios is coming up next weekend. Stop by and see some of my new paintings as well as some good work by my studio mates. Several other studios are also participating. Check the Mission Open Studios website for more information.

Art Explosion Studios

2425 17th St. @ Potrero

Opening reception:

Friday, April 25 7PM-11PM

Open Studios:

Saturday, April 26 11AM-6PM

Sunday, April 27 11AM-6PM

Sketch

More practice with the watercolors and another Marin landscape.

Mt. Tamalpais

More plein air from Mt. Tam.

Golden Gate Park

Plein air watercolor sketches from Golden Gate Park and an ink drawing from another sketch.

Paintings

Progress on paintings. The landscapes are Mt. Tam and Drakes Beach at Point Reyes. Both are from memory, and both are acrylic on panel.

More Mt. Tam

Can't stay away from the rocks on Mt. Tam.

Birds!

An ibis (I think) and a flamingo from the zoo.

Bus sketches

Watercolor sketches from sketches from the bus.

Mt. Tam

Plein air watercolor sketch of some rocks on Mt. Tam.

New Project

In process ink and conte from a beautiful photo of Ursula's grandmother who performed in the circus.

Drawing!

Thanks to everyone who came to the opening. The show will be up through February 17th.

New Show

I will have several drawings in a group show at a.Muse gallery. It opens February 3. More info below.

Drawing: Four Artists Respond to Detritus

Chris Leib
Heidi McDowell
Christina Mazza
Tessa Merrie

*de·tri·tus n
1. debris or discarded material
2. fragments of rock that have been worn away
3. organic debris formed by the decomposition of plants and animals
*Encarta® World English Dictionary © 1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

OPENING RECEPTION:
Sunday, February 3rd from 4 pm – 6 pm
Show runs February 3rd through 16th
a.Muse Gallery 614 Alabama Street at 18th, Second Floor
San Francisco, California INFO 415.279.6281
OPEN 7 DAYS BY APPOINTMENT

One more watercolor

Tasmanian devil from a photograph.

Progress photo

Ink drawing of my uncle and grandfather on vacation in Texas a long time ago.

Watercolor

Tiny plastic wildebeast toy.