Painting Lake Merritt
Oakland’s Lake Merritt is a place where many different types of people come together. It seems like everyone walks around the lake. There is always something cool going on. I tried my hand… Continue reading
Category Archive: Painting
DIY Painting Palattes: Apron Table
Hi everyone This post is a DIY approach to a new kind of palatte for painting. As far as I know, no one has done one like this before. Ill show how I… Continue reading
Sketching Oakland: Morcom Rose Garden
People might not associate Oakland with rose gardens. But the cool thing about Oakland is its diversity. Not just the people, but the places as well. Heres a corner of Oakland you might… Continue reading
DIY Painting Palettes part 1: The Big Ol’ Bob Ross
Hi there friends. Welcome back to the SCLeccentric blog. Today we’re going to do a DIY project that I think you’re gonna enjoy very much. Are you a big fan of Bob Ross?… Continue reading
Defeated by the Sunol
We tried to make a Plein aire painting. It was total defeat. Recently T and I went down to the Sunol wilderness in the East Bay. There’s a really nice spot there called… Continue reading
Paintsketch: No one stays still like a Bodhisattva
Its hard to find someone who will stay still for a portrait. Thank you Mister Bodhisattva. I did a sketch painting at Cafe Leila in Berkeley. We rolled all over the East Bay… Continue reading
Call me Ishmael
Having been driven to distraction by my current residence situation, I chose on this day to endeavour to make a fresh Plein aire painting. Surely this would wash from me the distasteful business… Continue reading
Two Bridges
This month I found a secret spot. It’s just a side of the road in one of the East Bay parks. But boy is the view nice! That eastern span of the Bay… Continue reading
Hot Mess: An Experimental Painting
Some paintings are pure experimentation. This one is four experiments on top of each other. It started with me trying to make a master copy of Van Gogh’s sunflowers. I got nowhere even… Continue reading
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