BACKGROUND

I've been painting for about ten years. My wife Anne's family has quite a history in Catalina Island. Her parents met there and some of her uncles had restaurants in Avalon. Many times we had mini family reunions over there. We would try to time our vacations to the island when the P-A-P-A artists were over there. It was wonderful to watch them paint around the island and then display their art for sale in the Casino. My brother-in-law Gene Peltier, a Lake Tahoe artist encouraged me to try painting myself. Gene said many of the early California artists were sign painters like myself. Anyway, I already had the brushes. I love plein aire painting in oil and have recently been experimenting with the new Open acrylics. I am a member of the California Art Club and San Gabriel Fine Arts Association.

Friday, August 5, 2011

Chinatown, My Chinatown


8"x10" Oil. I spent much of my youth in Chinatown. Burning firecrackers in the plaza during New Years, watching the lion dancers, and just having fun. My parents co-owned a restaurant for a few years and I worked there and at another restaurant close to this spot. The pink building used to be the Hong Kong Low restaurant where my family celebrated many of my grandmother's birthdays. The quaint atmosphere seems to have disappeared. But fond memories still remain.
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