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Paintings by Sandy Ostrau
Deep Blue Pacific, 12×12 The first time I saw Sandy’s paintings I thought I’d died and gone to color heaven. I remember it well: it was at the Thomas Reynolds Gallery on Pine Street in San Francisco....
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What I’ve Been Working On
Self-portraits. It has been a lonnnng time since I tackled a portrait, and after a few attempts at painting others, I realized I needed a live model I could spend more than a few sessions with. So,...
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Kim Frohsin’s Figures
Sea of Yellow: Lisa I’ve started getting into figure drawing again lately. I haven’t done much of it since art school but I really enjoy the challenge. And the more I study the colorist painting...
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Two Must-See San Francisco Art Shows
(Left: Gull In The Mist by Lindsey Kustusch; Right: Untitled by Jeremy Mann) SFMOMA may be closed for three years due to renovation, but there is no lack of impressive art shows around town. And right...
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New Paintings From Sandy Ostrau
(Standing by Sandy Ostrau) This has been a great month for art shows in the city. All my favorite Bay Area painters have had solo shows—plus the Diebenkorn exhibit is currently going on at the de...
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Marin Art School
A few years ago I decided I wanted to re-learn painting, so I started looking for lessons in San Francisco. Surprisingly, aside from going back to school, I couldn’t find any serious, consistent...
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Pick Your Veggies!
Here’s one way to get your daily dose: check out these oversized prints by Jennifer Kindell. I originally saw them hanging in Sam’s Log Cabin—my favorite brunch spot in the East Bay—and fell in lust...
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Painting Workshop: Sandy Ostrau
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of taking a workshop with Sandy Ostrau. Held at the aMFa Gallery in Orinda, this was my first official workshop, so I was pretty excited. I’ve been admiring Sandy’s...
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