Posts Tagged: painting

MacArthur Ave Paint-over

Posted 2024/09/17 by Sterling

There is something very satisfying about painting over your old work. The paint just goes down easier. You have the…

Cult Statue Sunset

Posted 2024/09/17 by Sterling

Hanging with the cyclographicult hommies at the statue, aka James A. Garfield, in Golden Gate Park. Looking west towards a…

Graham Street Palms

Posted 2024/05/30 by Sterling

I was painting in the Main Post of the Presidio at lunch today on Graham Street. It was a beautiful…

Crissy Field Overlook

Posted 2023/09/18 by Sterling

I was painting after work today, and usually, it’s super windy and cold over by the bridge as the fog…

Hamilton Park from Larkspur Lands

Posted 2023/09/04 by Sterling

A lazy Sunday with nice clouds. Painting the wide part of Corte Madera Creek looking east toward Greenbae and Corte…

Ross Hydrangeas

Posted 2023/08/23 by Sterling

If you are heading to the Phoenix Lake trailhead from Ross, you need to take Lagunitas Rd to get there.…

Battery Blaney

Posted 2023/08/10 by Sterling

There is this lovely grove of trees standing sentinel above Battery Blaney in the Presidio. I had to paint it.…

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…

Woodlark Apartments

Posted 2023/07/09 by Sterling

The boys and I went to see Howl’s Moving Castle at the Lark Theater this afternoon and then after we…

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…

Healdsburg Twilight Parade

Posted 2023/05/26 by Sterling

Plein air painting of the annual Healdsburg Twilight parade

Nob Hill Side Road

Posted 2023/03/21 by Sterling

Got one more snowy landscape in before driving back down the mountain. This one was just fifty meters east of…

Crows Nest from Jerome

Posted 2023/03/18 by Sterling

I had a fantastic day skiing at Sugar Bowl today, and even managed to squeeze in a quick painting before…

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…

Tam from Hal Brown Park

Posted 2022/12/08 by Sterling

Stopped on the way back from the morning school drop off to paint Tam in the rain.

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,…

Corte Madera Rain

Posted 2022/12/04 by Sterling

The weather was very dynamic today in Corte Madera. Dark rain clouds and blue sky. I didn’t want to get…

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…

Muddy Trails

Posted 2022/11/29 by Sterling

We got rain the other day and between showers I sloshed over to the salt mash trailhead to paint some…

A Brush with a bushtit

Posted 2022/11/20 by Sterling

It was an interesting morning on the ranch. A wild bushtit landed on my paint brush while I was working…

For Ralph

Posted 2022/08/29 by Sterling

Today I lost one of my closest friends to a long battle with cancer. I was introduced to Ralph Egglesston…

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 Thicket

Posted 2022/06/06 by Sterling

I set up just as the sun disappeared behind Kentfield and painted through golden hour until I lost all my…

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…

Terra Linda Sunset

Posted 2022/05/25 by Sterling

There are a lot of drawings, paintings and films I’ve made over the years which I find hard to enjoy…

Dive Practice

Posted 2022/05/01 by Sterling

The boys had their first swim competition on Saturday and it ignited their competitive spirit. We spent the rest of…

Kentfield Lunch

Posted 2022/04/19 by Sterling

On my lunch break I walked across the street from my apartment to paint the view looking west.

Post Rain Clouds

Posted 2022/03/19 by Sterling

I’ve been swamped with Star Wars work for the last two weeks and haven’t had much time to paint. Today…

Timelapse of Forbes Portrait

Posted 2022/03/03 by Sterling

I made a time lapse video of the portrait painting I did the other night.

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…

The Village Corner

Posted 2022/02/09 by Sterling

Looking south from the parking lot in Ross towards the Village Corner and Breaking Away Bicycles. If you look close…

Lake Elizabeth Spillway

Posted 2022/02/08 by Sterling

Looking south across lake Elizabeth towards the spillway. The cows were about and their calves came over to watch me…

Morning Light

Posted 2022/02/07 by Sterling

Looking south down from the Greenbrae side of Corte Madera Creek towards Larkspur. First painting in a week or two…

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…

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…

Grandma’s

Posted 2022/01/22 by Sterling

I lost my light about halfway into this painting and had to finish it up at home but that was…

Post Sunset Vineyards

Posted 2022/01/21 by Sterling

I was out at the ranch yesterday and was able to paint a quick sunset. This is the view across…

Sidewinder at Sugar Bowl

Posted 2022/01/19 by Sterling

More ski painting at Sugar Bowl! Here is the view looking west towards Mt. Disney from Sidewinder on a very…

Narrow Pass

Posted 2022/01/12 by Sterling

Quick lunch painting, looking south just below the trailhead of the Harry Allen Trail.

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…

Clouds Over Ross

Posted 2022/01/08 by Sterling

Across the street from my apartment, looking north towards Ross. I dropped this painting in the dirt just as I…

Corte Madera Creek brush

Posted 2022/01/06 by Sterling

Behind the College of Marin tennis courts looking north on a dreary day.

Phoenix Lake Redwoods

Posted 2022/01/04 by Sterling

I hiked up to the lake to try and find some redwoods. My sister says I don’t paint redwoods enough.…

Bon Air Road

Posted 2022/01/02 by Sterling

Standing across the street from MarinHealth Medical Center looking west just before sunset.

Citron Fire Rd

Posted 2021/12/28 by Sterling

Misty rain this afternoon up on the hill above Larkspur.

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…

Corte Madera Marsh Trees

Posted 2021/12/15 by Sterling

The rain stopped, the sun came out and there was a beautiful sunset over by the estuary in Corte Madera…

Clouds Above the Bay Club

Posted 2021/12/08 by Sterling

There were some great clouds yesterday over by Marin General Hospital. This is the view looking north across the street…

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.

Mount Saint Helena from Alexander Valley

Posted 2021/11/21 by Sterling

I was in Healdsburg last weekend and had two free hours so I drove up to Lytton Springs Road and…

Corte Madera Creek 2nd pass

Posted 2021/11/16 by Sterling

The first pass of this painting never sat right with me. I was waiting for another over cast morning with…

Fountaingrove Overlook

Posted 2021/11/08 by Sterling

I had to stop on the way to Zeldie’s house to paint the dramatic clouds above Santa Rosa. I drove…

Tam from McInnis Park

Posted 2021/10/25 by Sterling

The post rain clouds were fantastic this afternoon. I caught them at the tail end of the day over at…

Post Rain Reeds

Posted 2021/10/25 by Sterling

Walked across the street to see what the heavy rains and flooding the day before had done to the salt…

Morning Clouds Above AV

Posted 2021/10/23 by Sterling

I drove up to the ranch yesterday morning and just as I got to Alexander Valley the rain began to…

First Rain

Posted 2021/10/17 by Sterling

Big deal here in drought stricken Marin CA, it actually rained! Excitedly I took my gear across the street and…

Creekside Dawn

Posted 2021/10/11 by Sterling

The wind woke me up around four this morning and after a fruitless effort to go back to sleep, I…

Larkspur Morning

Posted 2021/10/09 by Sterling

After my morning coffee I stepped across the street to paint the salt mash. I like how shadows from the…

Harry Allen Trail

Posted 2021/10/08 by Sterling

Freezing and windy, that about sums up this mornings painting session. It’s was as if an invisible hand flipped a…

Behind Kent Middle School

Posted 2021/10/05 by Sterling

Lunch painting. Looking north behind the track by Kent Middle School next to Corte Madera Creek

Smokey Kentfield Sunset

Posted 2021/08/29 by Sterling

I’m back in Larkspur so instead of smokey vineyards now I get to paint smokey salt marshes. Here’s the view…

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…

Pruned Echium

Posted 2021/06/26 by Sterling

Post dinner patio color study. 1hr. Mom pruned the Pride of Madeira last week and it was looking pretty sharp.…

Office Hydrangeas

Posted 2021/06/22 by Sterling

Stressful day painting escape 1.5h

Over by Uncle Fred’s

Posted 2021/06/21 by Sterling

Couldn’t paint the last few days because it was deadly hot. I’m not happy with this sketch but I am…

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.…

Shop Oak

Posted 2021/06/07 by Sterling

Crazy windy once again. This is over by the vineyard shop looking east. 1.5hr

Zeldie

Posted 2021/06/04 by Sterling

My first attempt at a portrait with oils. Thank you Zeldie for being patient and brave enough to model for…

Lazy Porch View

Posted 2021/05/29 by Sterling

Didn’t want to go out but still wanted to paint. Made it as far as a lawn chair on the…

Blue Gum Morning

Posted 2021/05/08 by Sterling

Spent the morning reading good reviews for The Bad Batch, which was nice, then walked behind the house and painted…

Evening light

Posted 2021/04/30 by Sterling

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

Trespassing

Posted 2021/04/27 by Sterling

The neighbor’s security detail thought I was an intruder so they called me in and I got a visit from…

Covid 2020 Lockdown

Posted 2020/12/27 by Sterling

For our second round of covid stay at home orders the boys and I have been using our time wisely.…

Rainy Day Fig Tree

Posted 2020/11/17 by Sterling

The first rain of the year. Set up under the eve of my house and painted the fig tree in…

San Anselmo

Posted 2020/11/07 by Sterling

Spent the afternoon in downtown San Anselmo trying capture the warm atmosphere of all the families celebrating the victory of…

Ross Common

Posted 2020/11/05 by Sterling

I was painting by the post office steps today in Ross, CA and heard a great deal of cautiously optimistic…

Greenfield Ave

Posted 2020/10/20 by Sterling

Hanging out on the corner of Greenfield Ave and Greenfield court looking west with Red Hill in the background and…

Smokey San Anselmo

Posted 2020/10/01 by Sterling

Smoke means interesting landscapes so I found my way to the El Camino Avenida overlook in San Rafael around sunset…

In the shade of the oaks

Posted 2020/09/28 by Sterling

It was very hot and dry in Alexander Valley yesterday. I spent my afternoon standing in the shade of an…

Barber Ave Bridge

Posted 2020/09/24 by Sterling

Walked downtown to paint and grab a burrito. Barber street looking west from the bridge over San Anselmo creek.

Beach Drive

Posted 2020/09/21 by Sterling

Post work painting session. Looking South on Beach Drive in San Rafael around sunset. I’m really glad I had my…

Red Hill Rooftop

Posted 2020/09/14 by Sterling

Climbed up on my roof to clean the gutters but painted the view instead.

Boyd Memorial Park

Posted 2020/09/13 by Sterling

Standing on the corner of B street and Mission Avenue in San Rafael looking west on a Smokey afternoon.

Another Smokey View

Posted 2020/09/08 by Sterling

It’s gross outside. Smoke from the Willits fire has turned the whole neighborhood a peach hue.

Bald Hill Ridge Trailhead

Posted 2020/08/29 by Sterling

Finally got away from my desk but I only had an hour before the sun set, so I quickly drove…

Morning Smoke

Posted 2020/08/23 by Sterling

Looking out the living room window the air is heavy with smoke from the Napa and Sonoma fires.

Mt. Tamalpais in the smoke

Posted 2020/08/20 by Sterling

Rode my bike up the ridge above San Anselmo looking for something to paint. For me, painting Mt. Tam feels…

Sunset View of Fires in Napa

Posted 2020/08/18 by Sterling

Drove over to China Camp after work to paint the smoke from Napa and Sonoma. It made for a rather…

Backyard Brush

Posted 2020/08/07 by Sterling

I was supposed to cut down brush but instead I found inspiration and pick up my paint brush.

Late day Summer light

Posted 2020/08/02 by Sterling

Just looking down my driveway

By the pool

Posted 2020/06/21 by Sterling

I took the boys for a swim and was able to get a quick oil sketch in.

Oleander

Posted 2020/06/08 by Sterling

I ran out of panel boards to paint on, oh the joys of social distancing, finally made some more and…

The Old Barn

Posted 2020/05/10 by Sterling

This afternoon I drove to the family ranch to enjoy a social distancing mother’s day BBQ. Emerging from self isolation…