Palo Alto Tree Lighting 2019
This is the painting I created at the 2019 City of Palo Alto Tree Lighting on Lytton Plaza in downtown Palo Alto, California. I used an iPad Pro 12.9 (3rd Gen), Apple Pencil 2 and the Procreate app. My iPad screen was displayed on a large 80″ LED screen that everyone could enjoy watching. The […]
Dancing at the Presidio
Angie Major and I perform to “Opus No. One” at the Veterans Day USO-Style Dance at the Presidio Officers’ Club in San Francisco on November 9th, 2019. This version of “Opus No. One” was performed by Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra. The live painting of Dawn Hampton I refer to that […]
Winery Sunset Dinner
This live painting performance started by depicting the beautiful sunset view from the tasting room terrace of the magnificent Davis Estates winery in Calistoga, Napa Valley, California, followed by the painting of the members dinner. The painting, a 24″ x 48″ acrylic painting on canvas, was then presented to two guests and signed on the […]
From Bar to Courtyard
This live painting performance started in the front bar area of the magnificent Trou Normand restaurant in San Francisco where the reception took place. We then moved to the inner courtyard of the restaurant for dinner and I continued painting there. The initial digital background canvas I started with reflected the color gradient branding of […]
Fall Open Studios 2019
Cellist Hallie Marshall-Pridham performed played D. Gabrielli’s Ricercares Solo Cello followed by J. S. Bach’s Cello Suites at my Fall Open Studios Exhibition. I painted her using the iPad, paper and canvas as she played. It was super fun! I also shared some of my latest artworks, such as ‘The Blue Tea-house, […]
AR-enabled Silicon Valley Series at the Atlas Cafe
The artworks on display at the Atlas Cafe, the series Iconic Silicon Valley Places, were all created on location from direct observation, ‘en plein air’, using the iPad Pro, Apple Pencil and Procreate app. Each was painted in a single session, ‘alla prima’. The prints are Bay Photo MetalPrints™, dye sublimation fused into […]
Mary Stallings at The Battery
On October 7th, 2019, I painted legendary singer Mary Stallings as she performed soulful jazz at an elegant sold-out evening in the gorgeous penthouse of the classy private club and hotel, The Battery San Francisco. The event was produced by the Red Curtain Addict team of Kari and Parker. Throughout […]
Live Painting at Augmenting Cities Symposium
Live painting at the opening reception of the Augmenting Cities: A Playful Path to Community inaugural symposium, hosted by Niantic and the Knight Foundation at the Oakland Museum of California to gather and reflect on how people, cities, and technology will evolve and be shaped through augmented reality (AR). I used the iPad Pro […]
Summit Art, Arlington, Texas
The artwork shared here was created during a three day company meeting at the Live! by Loews Hotel in Arlington, Texas. It includes a painting of the opening reception party, a painting of two sessions and a painting depicting the 100-year history of the company. All these artworks were created live using an iPad Pro, […]