acrylic on canvas, 30” x 24”, 2022

acrylic on canvas, 14" x 11”, 2024

I made this painting right after experiencing this high-energy brass band play a March 21, 2024 show to a vibrating sold out audience at El Rio.

I recommend following this band and keep an eye out for when they schedule one of their dancing parade.

acrylic on canvas, 20” x 16”, 2026

I sketched Ruby Ibarra and her band performing at our local PBS/NPR affiliate, and then made a painting from the drawing (and referred to some video of the event). Ibarra was a winner of the Tiny Desk Concert and put on a terrific show. I like to think I captured some of the energy that I felt being their in person.

acrylic on canvas, 16” x 20”, 2026

I like to call it “Little Coit Blue”.

acrylic on canvas, 16” x 20”, 2026

Grande Water Tower from the Excelsior, a lovely destination for a city hike.

acrylic on canvas, 12” x 9”, 2026

2183 Mission Street was home to Balazo Art Gallery, which also hosted all ages punk rock shows. Then it became Reaction Mexican Restaurant, but that closed years ago, and now the space has just been empty. It really makes you wonder how it makes sense to leave such centrally-located spaces empty with the high value of real estate in this city.

16” x 20”, acrylic on canvas, 2026

acrylic on canvas, 24” x 30”, 2026

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This features an abstracted view of Bernal Hill, Candlestick Point, and the San Francisco Bay as scene from Twin Peaks. This painting is part of the Surreal San Francisco series.

I thought I had finished this painting in 2020, but then decided that the California Poppies in the foreground should be open to better welcome you into the painting.

acrylic on canvas, 40" x 30", 2021

This is inspired by the work of Suzanne Simard who proved that trees communicate with each other and send resources to each other through their roots via a network of mushrooms. There is a magical inter-species forest community that people are just beginning to barely understand.

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16" x 20", acrylic on canvas

A distinguished portrait of Kermit the Frog as he appears at the end of Emmett Otter’s Jugband Christmas.

acrylic on canvas, 14” x 11”, 2025

A tree on a hill with a knot of highways in the background.

acrylic on canvas, 11” x 17”, 2024

A smaller version of “Reaching” which is 2’ x 4’ from 2021.

acrylic on canvas, 16” x 20”, 2024

acrylic on canvas, 11” x 17”, 2024

Note that the gold in the sky of this painting is extra shiny.

acrylic and pages of Dune book on canvas, 14" x 14", 2024

What does Paul Atreides see when he ingests the spice? Read all about the ideas for this painting in the inquiry blog here.

acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20", 2024

I love this view of Bernal Hill from the west. Maybe the colors in the sky are a bit of nature showing off, or maybe that’s just the vibes of the neighborhood in abstract form.

acrylic on canvas, 15.75" x 11.75", 2024

acrylic on canvas, 9” x 12”, 2022

A portrait of Wendy MacNaughton giving her TED talk, “The art of paying attention.” Read more and see her talk here.

acrylic on canvas, 18” x 24”, 2021

This canvas started as one of my election week paintings from 2020. I sat in Holly Park processing the stress of an national election whose results were still uncertain. In that first iteration (which you can see and read about here), I included the words, “FEEL that nervous ANGRY ENERGY HARNESS [and] Unleash That CREATIVE POWER.” A year later, I decided that the painting would be better without the words - but those feelings are still in there.

Now, you can see the the view of Twin Peaks in the background.

acrylic and mixed media collage on canvas, 9” x 12”, 2021

As an educator, I teach about using art to access our emotions and using our emotions to create meaningful art. The pandemic has been tough for all of us. This painting is an artifact of my own process as I ask, “How do we hold this?”

acrylic on canvas, 12” x 12”

It was years ago that I first painted this canvas in class with a live model. The composition was always pretty good - with another student in the class peaking out from behind their easel - but it felt a bit stale. Now I’ve revived this painting with brighter colors and a bit more life overall.

As with all of my work, the sides are painted black so this will look nice on the wall without a frame.

acrylic on canvas, 8” x 8”, 2021

One of a series of small paintings of beers. One beer can, and you can, too!

acrylic on canvas, 8” x 8”, 2021

The second of a series of small paintings of a one simple bottle of craft beer.

acrylic and mixed media collage on canvas, 18” x 24”, 2021

The sides include artifacts from the 2016 workshop where the roots of this painting were created.

This painting began using art created by after school teachers in a workshop I taught on behalf of the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth, and their Families. The participants did some scribbling and cut out shapes to represent the feelings and values they wanted to offer the young people they worked with. The composition evolved over time as I tried to make it all work as a painting, but the sentiments remain.

acrylic on canvas, 18” x 18”, 2021

This is a painting of my studio companion, a succulent growing in an old teapot. I rarely do still life painting.

acrylic on canvas, 19” x 12”, Jan 20, 2020

Created live at the Reclaim MLK protest in Oakland organized by the Anti Police Terror Project. Half of sale price will be donated to the Anti Police Terror Project.

acrylic on canvas, 40” x 30”, 2011-2023

This painting revisits a subject I tried in high school, to create a picture where it’s unclear whether we’re seeing a giant ant or just a close up view of one. With this attempt I added an exploration of fractals - patterns that appear the same no matter how much you zoom in or out.

After a over a decade, I put this back on the easel and added some new details.

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acrylic and collage on canvas, 9” x 12”, 2018

This painting represents a reflection on the booklet, Principles for Equity in the Arts created by members of a YBCA fellowship.

acrylic on canvas, 18” x 24”, 2020

This is an allegorical painting about a passionate teacher trying to connect with the students in their classroom. Are they succeeding?