Posts Tagged: valley

Corner of Lincoln & Presidio Blvd from the YMCA parking lot

Posted 2023/07/20 by Sterling

I set up perpendicular to the Tennessee Hollow trail looking back towards the post office and LDAC. It was windy…

Petlenuc Creek

Posted 2023/07/05 by Sterling

Today I set up on the Tennessee Hollow trail / Presidio Promenade Trail. Not sure which trail this is as…

President Biden Visits Larkspur

Posted 2023/06/21 by Sterling

The President of the United States flew into Larkspur yesterday, and Marine Helicopter Squadron One landed right across the street…

Alexander Valley Snow

Posted 2023/02/24 by Sterling

It snowed last night so the boys and I drove up the hill to check out the view from the…

Lost Sunset

Posted 2023/02/08 by Sterling

The light faded just as the painting was starting to get good. The golden hour had passed.

Norther Alexander Valley

Posted 2023/01/08 by Sterling

On Geyserville Ave just south of Asti looking east towards the geysers.

New Year’s Oaks

Posted 2023/01/02 by Sterling

After a few days of rain and gray, New Year’s Day brought us crisp blue skies, green grass and sunshine.…

Corte Madera from Ring Mountain

Posted 2022/12/28 by Sterling

It was a sunny day cast in a veil of thin fog. I hiked around the salt mash looking for…

Bon Air Bridge

Posted 2022/12/07 by Sterling

Sunset painting from the Bon Air bridge looking north towards Ross.

Lucas Valley

Posted 2022/12/06 by Sterling

A concerned friend texted me about the beautiful weather yesterday and very colorfully insisted that I better be outside painting,…

Terra Linda

Posted 2022/11/30 by Sterling

I did this painting a while back, it was a really beautiful afternoon but blazing hot. I didn’t last more…

Dusk Behind the Woodshed

Posted 2022/06/20 by Sterling

Post fathers day taco dinner painting. It’s amazing how long the light lasts in the summer. Also amazing how predictably…

Creekside

Posted 2022/06/02 by Sterling

Between the deadlines at work, all the end of the school year events and friends getting hurt or sick. I’ve…

Into the Sun

Posted 2022/05/15 by Sterling

When I set up my gear the overcast sky led me to believe that it was going to be a…

Ross Creek Sunset

Posted 2022/04/24 by Sterling

I think I’m loosing it. I went out to paint and forgot my paints and medium. Had to scrape my…

By the Vineyard Shop

Posted 2022/02/15 by Sterling

Quick morning sketch with a little bit of clean up at home. Looking west from the vineyard shop.

Oak on the Hill

Posted 2022/02/11 by Sterling

On the hill behinds mom’s looking east. It was a burn day and smoke from the neighbors left a thin…

Above the Solar Farm

Posted 2022/02/03 by Sterling

Looking south from the hill above the solar farm on a burn day. Very bright late morning with lots of…

From the Junkyard

Posted 2022/02/01 by Sterling

Looking west towards my uncle Fred’s house from the junkyard overlook after sunset.

Jack Rabbit Country

Posted 2022/01/25 by Sterling

I was on the north side on the ranch this morning and I set up in the fog. It cleared…

Robert Young Daisies

Posted 2022/01/11 by Sterling

Morning painting at the ranch, looking north towards Uncle Jim’s house. The daisies were out in force and the weather…

Post Rain Vineyards

Posted 2021/12/15 by Sterling

I was in Alexander Valley this morning because I was told there was snow on the mountains yesterday. Alas, no…

AV afternoon

Posted 2021/11/27 by Sterling

Started this outside on Friday but had to run and so I finished it up at home.

Winery Driveway

Posted 2021/10/22 by Sterling

The light yesterday afternoon were pretty fantastic. I had some time before driving back down to Marin so I swung…

Thick Veil of Smoke

Posted 2021/08/18 by Sterling

Woke up to a fire alert for Willits and then while I was painting got another for Corte Madera. You…

Mom’s garden

Posted 2021/07/11 by Sterling

Woke up early to avoid the heat and while I was having my coffee the light pouring down from the…

Afterglow in the Hills

Posted 2021/06/29 by Sterling

Drove over to the other side of the ranch around sunset just to mix things up and paint the Valley…

Fire in Alexander Valley

Posted 2021/06/15 by Sterling

I looked up from my lunch to see smoke rising from the middle of the valley. At first it looked…

Sunday Morning Driveway

Posted 2021/06/13 by Sterling

Lovely day. Thought I would paint the view for the driveway while the boys had a lazy video game morning.…

Geysers overlook

Posted 2021/06/04 by Sterling

After dinner I drove up the mountain towards the Geysers and pulled off at the first big pullout above the…

Looking West

Posted 2021/05/24 by Sterling

Road the four wheeler up the hill and painted the view looking west towards Francis Ford Coppola winery. Once again,…

Evening light

Posted 2021/04/30 by Sterling

Quick post sunset half hour color study. Looking west towards Healdsburg from Alexander Valley.

Looking South

Posted 2021/04/30 by Sterling

On the hill above my brothers place on a bright afternoon. It was mid day and way way too bright.…

AV Post Rain

Posted 2021/04/25 by Sterling

Alexander Valley got some long overdue rain today. After the shower I climbed up the hill to paint the dramatic…

Mom’s Driveway

Posted 2021/04/20 by Sterling

View from my mom’s porch, overlooking Alexander Valley. Funny story, I am in the process of selling my house and…

Under the Picnic Table Oak Tree

Posted 2019/08/13 by Sterling

A plein air painting I made in the family vineyards.

Dreaming of the mountains

Posted 2012/12/06 by Sterling

It has been raining on and off for the last two weeks. I have been here in San Francisco for…

Peace in the Valley

Posted 2011/11/05 by Sterling

I painted this ArtRage painting on my iPad at B.C. Womans hospital while my wife was in labor with our…

Mountain Railway Painting

Posted 2011/08/16 by Sterling

It was an exciting morning. I discovered that the good folks over at ArtRage added script recording to their iPad…

Dragon Paintings

Posted 2011/05/29 by Sterling

Here is a collection of concept paintings I made for the Dragon project. All were painted in Photoshop.

Jungle Painting

Posted 2010/12/04 by Sterling

She wanted something that looked like an old tropical postcard. So first I painted this nice little Costa Rican Landscape…

Valley Pan

Posted 2009/02/08 by Sterling

A camera projection test I made in Maya. The goal was to create a 2d/3d hybrid look.

The Northern Pass

Posted 2008/11/14 by Sterling

One of the reasons I have been trying to learn Maya is so I can make 2.5d backgrounds for my…