AT&T Park | acrylic on canvas | #sanfrancisco #sanfranciscoart #bayareaart #bayareaartist #bayareapainting #californiaart #californiaartist #cityscapeart #cityscapeartist #cityscapepainting #acrylicart #acrylicartist #acrylicpainting #sfgiants #sanfranciscogiants #giants #mlb #baseball

Broadway & Columbus, SF | acrylic on canvas #sanfrancisco #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscopainting #bayareaart #bayareaartist #bayareapainting #californiaart #californiaartist #californiapainting #cityscapeart #cityscapeartist #cityscapepainting #acrylicart #acrylicartist #acrylicpainting

Paradox is from the ancient Greek παράδοξος, "beyond expectation." Contrasts of light and dark, both decadent and desolate.

Chocolate and Vanilla Western, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches
On view at Dawson Cole in #Carmel

#hyperrealism #magicrealism #superrealism #pebblebeach #californiaart #tombetts

Classic modern California art from David Hockney. Vintage copy of the Retrospective show at LACMA. Collectible. Beautiful book for your collection. Find it here: etsy.me/1ogN7ly #etsy #artbook #arthistory #DavidHockney #LACMA #CaliforniaArt #modernart #vintagebook #art

Sublime, an overwhelming quality of greatness. Dessert in the desert highlights details, aesthetics, nature, beauty, the sublime.

California Dessert Sands, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches
On view at Dawson Cole in #Carmel

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An ephemeral pleasure, the golden hour, a state of simultaneous contrast.

Laguna Mint Noir, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches

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Italian for “light-dark," #chiaroscuro refers to contrast within a painting. Ancient Greeks called it skiagraphia or "shadow-painting."

Neapolitan California Noir, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches
Plus One Gallery in #London

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Classic modern California art from David Hockney. Vintage copy of the Retrospective show at LACMA. Collectible. Beautiful book for your collection. etsy.me/3D323NC #etsy #artbook #arthistory #DavidHockney #LACMA #CaliforniaArt #modernart #pride #art #vtg #booktok

The Summer Show at Plus One Gallery in London ends on September 14.

On view: Splash of Tea and Refracting Calm, both oil on panel, 16 x 20 inches

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“Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.” – Paulo Coelho

Le Cœur, oil on panel, 27 x 25 inches

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