2576 Lombard Street, San Francisco After all this rain, I can’t wait to see the bounty that will come with spring! This year, spring has already arrived along Lombard Street with blooming artwork commissioned by the Marina Motel. The Marina Motel…
Last week, as I was wrapping up a mural project, my client said to me, “Honestly I wasn’t sold on the design. But I am thrilled with how the mural turned out.” I was finishing up my third mural project…
First up: I made this for YOU. Next: A Dramatic Entrance for Pabu, a Michael Mina Restaurant in San Francisco I was super fortunate to have my friend and photography artist Harlan Crowder come to capture the mural progress. All…
I had a super fun collaboration last month with Lisa and Berry, the owners of the new Gamelandia store now open at 290 California Avenue in Palo Alto. Berry is turning his passion for meeting up with friends to play strategy games into…
Last month I painted the landscape of one of my favorite hiking areas, Windy Hill in Portola Valley. I was commissioned by The Sequoias, a senior living community nestled next to the trailhead for the Windy Hill recreation area to…
I am humbled and thrilled to share this article written by the incredibly talented writer Johanna Harlow in this month’s Punch magazine. Enjoy! by Johanna Harlow for Punch Magazine, July 2022 “Has anyone ever told you, you’re a little…
Many wonderful species in our natural world are tragically named, and could use a bit of rebranding. Succulents, however, are an exception. The name says it all! Their sturdy, varied beauty is always a hit in sunny California gardens. They…
What is making me happy this week? This: No, it is not me in that boom lift, it is a student from my workshop last year, Anne Shreivogl. When Anne took my workshop last year, she had never painted a mural…
I have been stuck in a mental pattern of worry for the world lately. Wishing the world was safer and happier, or at least less contentious than it seems to be. Feelings of disempowerment suck up my energy, and I…
Last week I went to lunch with my friend and fellow mural artist Paul Gonzales. It was uncanny the similarities of experiences of our parallel lives as mural artists practicing our craft for over two decades. Like me, Paul paints…