MUNI to Rodeo Beach

Rodeo Beach Collagescape, mixed media on canvas, 4”x4”

One of the easiest weekend escapes from San Francisco is on MUNI’s #76 bus over the Golden Gate Bridge to Rodeo Beach.  Even if I go with friends by car, it always brings a smile on my face to see those MUNI buses looking slightly lost as they wander the windy roads and hills of the Marin Headlands.  

Angel Island Summer Day

Angel Island Collagescape, mixed media on board, 6”x6”

This is the first Angel Island piece in the Collagescape Series.  This time a more summer palette with the golden grasses and historic buildings contrasted against the blue of the Bay.  There is also a dash of red tile roof and a hint of International Orange from the Golden Gate Bridge across the glistening water.  This piece reflects my most recent trip when it was just such a hot, bright, summer day.

Fort Funston

Fort Funston, acrylic on paper, 16”x20” and Fort Funston Collagescape, mixed media on canvas 4”x4”

The painting of San Francisco’s Fort Funston goes back to 2000.  Of course I did not cut it up, but if I did, and made it into a collagescape, it would end up something like the new piece above.  After reviewing my photos and earlier paintings, I then paint big fields of color onto paper that I cut up for each collagescape.