Surreal San Francisco
painting series
Follow my progress as I paint a giant heart sculpture for charity
This ongoing series of paintings explores the geography and the spirit of San Francisco. I love the way that neighborhoods spill down the hills of this city and how the fog splashes across the landscape. But there’s more to this city than the beauty of her views. Those elements are represented by scribbles and machinery images, and little distortions of sizes and shapes.
In November of 2021, I applied this style to a 400lb heart sculpture to help raise money for the SF General Hospital Foundation. Learn more and see how I painted the heart here.
Bernal and the Bay in Bloom
acrylic on canvas, 30” x 24”, 2020, for sale
Tethered to Bernal
acrylic and mixed media collage on canvas, 30” x 24”, 2019, for sale
View of Candlestick Point
acrylic on canvas, 30” x 24”, 2022, for sale
Machine SF
acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 24” x 30”, 2020, for sale
This painting includes ink transfers from photocopies of vintage engineering books.
Bernal Heart Drone
acrylic and collage on canvas, 18” x 24”, 2018, SOLD
View of Coit Tower with Trout
acrylic and mixed media collage on canvas, 3’ x 4’, 2020, for sale
This painting of Coit Tower and North Beach has been in progress for several years. A falling apart copy of Trout Fishing in America gave me the inspiration to complete it.
Flowers Glen Park
acrylic on canvas, 24” x 36”, 2022, for sale
This is based on the view from the Grande Water Tower, aka “Little Coit Blue”, in MacLaren Park. You can see Mt. Davidson, Glen Canyon Park, and Twin Peaks. That bright blue building is Glen Park Elementary School. This was painted on a canvas from a neighbor. It has more texture than most paintings and is on narrower (0.5”) canvas stretchers than most other paintings of this scale.
Inside Bernal Heights
acrylic on canvas, 24” x 30”, 2021, for sale
A Beautiful Place
acrylic on canvas, 11” x 14”, 2019, SOLD
To Be Born Into
acrylic on canvas, 11” x 14”, 2021, SOLD
“A Beautiful Place” and “To Be Born Into” are a tribute to Lawrence Ferlinghetti. You can see the poet’s words in the sky.
Little Coit Blue
acrylic on canvas, 9” x 12”, 2018, SOLD
Floating Bernal Hill
acrylic on canvas, 11” x 14”, 2021, SOLD
Wildflower View of Bernal Hill
acrylic on canvas, 24” x 30”, 2020, SOLD
This is the view of Bernal Hill from around Valencia and Cesar Chavez - but with poppies and lavender added because that just feels right.
Twin Peaks Over La Lengua
acrylic on canvas, 9” x 12”, 2020 , SOLD
Poppies View of Bernal
acrylic on canvas, 9” x 12”, 2020, SOLD
View of Twin Peaks and the Sky Above
acrylic on canvas, 24” x 30”, 2020, SOLD
This is a painting of the view of Twin Peaks as seen from Bernal Heights. The abstract scribbles in the sky mean something, I’m just not sure what.
Sutro on the Hill
acrylic on canvas, 9” x 12”, 2020, SOLD
Excelsior View with Poppies
acrylic and collage on canvas, 24” x 36”, 2018, SOLD
Coyotes in the City
acrylic on canvas, 12" x 16", 2021, SOLD
Floating Telegraph Hill
acrylic on canvas, 11” x 14”, 2021
SOLD at the 2022 Artspan Auction.