• River and Foliage

    River and Foliage

    The last environment in gouache to wrap up the challenge!  I learned a lot from this piece, but the most important thing is this. I don’t like cold press paper for gouache. I work my gouache opaque and want a stroke to lay down paint wherever I run my brush across. Since  cold press has…

  • Cafe in Gouache and People Sketching

    Cafe in Gouache and People Sketching

    I went to the cafe early to get this done, since I am hanging out with friends today. I did some people sketching as well. I want to give a shoutout to Rosemary & Co for their excellent pocket brushes. Good investment that I use for watercolors and gouache.

  • Mountains

    Mountains

      I’m doing an environment everyday for a week as part of a Twitter challenge with some art friends. This was an exercise to see where I was stating with doing environments. It’s rough, but it gave me a good indication of what I needed to work on. The Hudson River School painters are some…

  • Mensho Tokyo (San Francisco, CA)

    Mensho Tokyo (San Francisco, CA)

    Mensho Tokyo is new (as of this writing) ramen shop located at 672 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. It is closed on Mondays and open every other day from 5 PM-11:30 PM or when soup runs out, whichever comes first. I highly, highly recommend this place. I came very early (around 2 PM) in order…

  • Ken Ken Ramen (San Francisco, CA)

    Ken Ken Ramen (San Francisco, CA)

    Ken Ken Ramen is located at 3378 18th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110. They are open Tuesday to Saturday from 6 PM to 10 PM and Sundays 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM and 6 PM to 9 PM. I had their tonkotsu ramen (only served on Tuesdays and Wednesdays) with extra noodles and it was…

  • Watercolor at the Park

    Watercolor at the Park

    At a park near me.  

  • Accomplishments in 2015 and Goals for 2016

    Accomplishments  in 2015 and Goals for 2016

    Quick list of accomplishments I did this year and goals I’m setting for myself for next.

  • Still Life: Pen Cap and Bottle Cap

    Still Life: Pen Cap and Bottle Cap

    I learned it was smarter to place a background first before overlaying anything opaque because it’s easier to manage that way. Not my favorite, but I learned a little something from it.