Open Your Golden

I lived in Russian Hill for almost a decade. In that time I used my rolling carry on bag to traverse the streets and hills of San Francisco with my art supplies. I would find curb or stoop or pier to work from. I was inspired by my years in Guatemala where I did a lot of en plein aire paintings of my environment. I carried this passion with me to my new location. The climate and architecture were so different, along with the challenges....but there was so much beauty around me in both locations that I had to explore my new home town. Painting on the boats from Hyde Street Pier ws the apex of my journey. I would go from one of the three accessible boats and paint the landscape of and from the boats. I would paint from the Eureka, the CA Thayer and the Balcutha. The Balcutha was my favorite ship. I loved sitting on the stern of the ship and look back at the San Francisco skyline of North Beach. Often my horizon line was bobbing but it was such a pleasant expierence painting from these locations.