Painting while traveling is one of my favorite ways to spend my vacation time.
Learning from Life
Plein Air painting is a great way for me to learn from life and have fun painting with friends. My most pressing concerns are getting a quick and clear read and as capturing light and mood as I experience them.
There is something magical and irreplaceable about painting from life that cannot be replicated by looking at photo reference. That’s why when I use photos I always try to imagine how light would have behaved in real life and then I try to capture that lived in feeling.
A little twig on my back yard turned into one of my favorite 2025 plein airpril paintings
Paquito isn’t really this chubby. I guess that’s creative freedom for you.
Antigua, Guatemala is a charming little city. It feels like traveling through time. Highly recommended. This was the first time I went, for my honeymoon trip.
LA can have really beautiful light in the morning.