Category Archives: art

18 Sunrise over San Francisco

{ Click on image for larger view } Painting #18 keeps me in the city I love, San Francisco. This sunrise was taken from my last trip to San Francisco on our way back to Oregon. We left early in … Continue reading →

Posted on March 8, 2012 by lestar.arts

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Day 17, Willie Mays Gate at San Francisco Giants Park

{ Click on image for larger view } Painting #17 takes me to San Francisco. I’m a big San Francisco Giants fan and with spring training in full swing, I wanted to paint a tribute piece to my favorite baseball … Continue reading →

Posted on March 8, 2012 by lestar.arts

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Day 15.5 – Milk, Eggs and Salt

{ Click on image for larger view } So Day 15 actually included a second still life painting. It was a challenge of painting white on white – picking out all the various tones of color on the white objects. … Continue reading →

Posted on March 6, 2012 by lestar.arts

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Day 15 – Buddha and The Red Box

{ Click on image for larger view } When it comes to still life paintings and pulling out amazing vibrant colors from the subject, Clare Carver is phenomenal. I had the pleasure of painting with her today and was that … Continue reading →