About art and art making

Commissions
Green Garden, oil on canvas, 36" x 60" commission for a law officeI’m just coming off a year long hiatus from taking commission requests. With a new request on the horizon, I thought it might be interesting to share stories of several past commissions that highlight...

Big Big Big!
Point Reyes, oil on canvas, 60" x 60" Earlier this year, Aerena Galleries my representation in wine country, asked me to create a series of large paintings. Specifically 60” x 60” or larger. I was excited and a little nervous to take on this task, having never painted...
Land And Sea – Juried Exhibition
Morning Garden, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 was selected to be in the exhibition Land and Sea at Main Street Arts. A national juried exhibition of landscapes and seascapes, Land and Sea, will feature close to 40 works from 28 artists. The exhibition was juried by Deirdre...
Synergy at the Zen Center
Denise Dmochowski and I installed the latest edition of our work of Synergy in the Art Lounge at the Zen Center of San Francisco. The exhibition of our paintings will be on view until September 30. Synergy. The interaction of elements that when combined produce a...
How I begin a painting.

Presidio Series
Introducing my newest series of paintings inspired by morning dog walks through the Presidio. It's a beautiful way to start the day. "Saturday Morning Presidio" is available at Secession Art & Design it's on view in the Ecological on view in the Ecological...
Atmospheric
AtmosphericSan Ramon Valley Conference Center | 3301 Crow Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA July 21 - October 19, 2017 | Hours: Open 24 hours, 7 days a week. This exhibition presents artwork that reflects the local environment with a notably moody aesthetic. Featuring...

Synergy the Pop Up
Denise and I were delighted to see our artwork hanging together in a beautiful flow at Real Old Paper Gallery in North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco. Synergy was a one night only pop up. It was our first experiment with creating this kind of an exhibition. We...
Synergy: A Pop Up Exhibition
Synergy. The interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements, contributions, synergism. For the first time and for one night only Denise Dmochowski and I will show our paintings together in a...

Local Landscapes in Abstraction
Local Landscapes in Abstraction Robert Allen Fine Art October - November 25, 2016 A Group Exhibition of Works on Canvas Featuring: Nicholas Coley John Maxon Victoria Ryan and Victoria Veedell ROBERT ALLEN FINE ART 301 Caledonia St,...

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I’ve been painting the landscape in one form or another for over 20 years.