Category: Healdsburg

Freestone Barn

Barn located in Freestone, CA, just outside of Sebastopol. Of note is the bakery Wildflour, just across the street. With sticky bun in hand, I went to work on this painting.

Geyserville Barn

I’ve always loved this red barn located just north of Geyserville, CA at Canyon Rd. It’s visible traveling north on Hwy 101 with the Mayacamas Mountains off in the distance. I believe it was once apart of the Geyser Peak estate but since the winery’s sale (currently owned by the Australia-based company Accolade Wines), I’m not sure who owns it.

Ridge Vineyards


I’ve been in full bunker mode for over two months now: my hair is getting shaggy, I live, work and sleep in the same clothes, and my face is rarely shaven. But Friday I managed to get out of the house and find a location where nothing but the occasional car or bike passed by. That place was Ridge Vineyards – Lytton Springs, just outside of Healdsburg, CA. It felt so good to be out painting again — it’s been over two months after all.

New Class: Sketching Out-of-Doors for Beginners

Healdsburg’s Clock Tower

Have you ever wanted to learn how to sketch in watercolors but didn’t know where to begin? Or maybe you just want a refresher on what it’s like to get out and paint the beautiful sights around Sonoma County. Well, join me for a one day class in Healdsburg, California that will inspire you to put your phone away and reach for a brush instead.

Sketching Out-of-Doors for Beginners (Saturday June 15, 2019)

New Class: Unraveling The Complexity Of Travel Sketching (Saturday June 1, 2019)

I’m excited to announce that I will once again be teaching my travel sketching class this year for the San Francisco Bay Area Urban Sketchers 10×10 series! Together we will tackle a new location (Golden Gate Overlook) and discover new styles and techniques that will enhance your sketchbook and make any trip memorable.
I recommend signing up soon because it will likely fill up fast!

Here is the link to my registration page.

Fort Point Lighthouse Below the Golden Gate Bridge

Before last weekend, I had never sketched Fort Point Lighthouse, located just below the towering Golden Gate Bridge. The iron lighthouse was built in 1863, but once work began on the bridge in 1933, the lighthouse was obscured from view and soon decommissioned. A fog signal and navigational light were then placed at the base of the bridge’s south tower. It became a National Historic Site in 1970 cementing its perch overlooking the bay.
If you haven’t experienced the bridge from below, you’d probably be impressed by the energy surrounding it. The structure’s enormous size, the sounds of non-stop traffic, the tide moving in out of the bay in conjunction with the weather swirling around the span all provide an electrifying experience that crackles with energy.
I sketched atop the fort for a couple of hours, before strong winds, fog and cold drove me to seek shelter in the fort below.