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Terrain, Travels, and Trails
April 15, 2025
Painting in Oregon, upcoming shows, gouache class recap
My best trick for starting a painting, figure drawing, class recaps
March 15, 2025
This month I’ll share the strategy Kate Rado and I taught our gouache students for starting a painting, and catch you up on the events I’ve been running.
A brief history of Sutro Tower
February 15, 2025
A look at one of my favorite painting subjects!
My new year is all about creating opportunities for learning art skills.
January 15, 2025
An impassioned plea for learning to make things with your hands
My biggest tiny house yet, and a peek at a mural in progress!
December 15, 2024
I invite you to join us for Cheerie Emporium, reveal my latest model, and share the progress on my latest mural
TINY, preview of new series, choosing where to paint
November 15, 2024
the beginnings of a new collaborative series, how I choose a painting spot
New York sketching adventures, strange and wonderful October events
October 15, 2024
insider tips for the most bizarre, underground, and under-appreciated events for this month.
Secret NYC drawing, Restoring the Beep’s Burgers sign, Zine fests, Castro Theater Painting!
September 15, 2024
Catching up on everything else after finishing my big series
I made more than 60 paintings in 50 days! Reflections on 50|50 and the Frank Bette Paint Out
August 15, 2024
This month has been all about doing a mind-boggling amount of plein air painting.
NYC Sketches, 50 paintings project, my art in the Ferry Building, Cityscapes in Gouache class!
July 15, 2024
I am excited to share stories from my first ever trip to New York city, progress on my 50 paintings project, and invite you to my next gouache class!
Neighborhood Art Walk, Art on the Castro Theater Screen, Ferry Building Exhibition, and Zine Jam!
June 15, 2024
This month, I share a conceptual piece about the Maritime Museum, a painting made on a piece of San Francisco history, and a look ahead at my next big project!
Zine workshop in New York, bookmarks, gallery shows, project sneak peek!
May 15, 2024
This month I’m looking forward to a trip to New York City, putting art up in galleries around the Bay Area, and revealing an unusual new painting!
Sign Painting, The Great Highway, Book Recommendations
April 15, 2024
I’ll take you with me to paint the Great Highway, learn sign lettering in Seattle, and, in a new section of the newsletter, recommend some books and events that are on my mind.
New class, interior paintings, Art Jam!
March 15, 2024
Come visit the latest mural I helped to paint, get a recap on the last cityscapes class, see my new interior paintings, new prints, and get excited for the upcoming Art Jam!
New Mural, Figure drawing, Food Bank Auction, and Fancypants!
February 15, 2024
This month get ready to see my latest mural, come draw with me at Sketchboard Co, bid on art to benefit SF-Marin Food Bank, and join me at the next Fancypants!
Painting dawn to dusk, next gouache class, and holiday commissions reveal
January 21, 2024
For this month I’m going to reveal some of my holiday commissions, share my recent explorations in both dawn and dusk, and announce the date of my next gouache class!
Coming soon
January 19, 2024
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