Secret Views

In this series, I paint hidden cityscapes in acrylic based on my original photographs. I focus on vistas not available to the public; ones that can only be seen from private spaces. I’m particularly interested in the double intimacy of a backyard view: It's a vantage point you shouldn't have access to, and from which you might see something you oughtn’t. The resulting compositions feature flattened buildings, stylized greenery, and enough windows to remind you to draw your blinds.   

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View out the back of a private residence on Francisco Street in the Marina.

12 x 12 Secret View from Francisco Street

Yellow house exterior with window behind tree

11 x 17 Secret View from 18th Street

View of backyard and walls of other buildings

24 x 30 Secret View from Buchanan Street

Painting of window obscured by palm trees

12 x 12 Secret View from 21st Street

Small view of beige buildings and greenery

7 x 7 Tiny View from Beach Street

Red garden urn with blue tree

12 x 12 Neighbor’s Classical Pedestal Urn

Basketball hoop in front of fence

12 x 12 Neighbor’s Hoop

Red house with blue baby swing

12 x 12 Neighbor’s Baby Swing

View over a back fence to trees and highrises beyond

12 x 12 Neighbor’s Umbrella

Blue laundry with golden trees

12 x 12 Neighbor’s Laundry

Painting of a tree and foliage silhouetted in blue against a red building exterior

16 x 20 Neighbor’s Palm Tree

Dog on blue lawn

12 x 12 Neighbor’s Dog

Backyard view with umbrella and two white lawn chairs

12 x 12 Neighbor’s Adirondack Chairs

View of kiddie pool in residential backyard

12 x 12 Neighbor’s Pool

View of back deck with flowers and patio umbrella

12 x 12 Neighbor’s Flowerpots

View through doorway to cityscape beyond window

Secret View from Poeta Querol

Sun reflected in Marina backyard windows

SOLD Sunset from Fillmore Street

View from rooftop to street below through tree branches

Secret View from Casa Cabanyal

Small view of neighbor's lawn chairs

SOLD: Tiny View from Broadway

View of roofs and walls of other buildings, light grays

SOLD: Secret View from Jackson Street

Two Mediterranean-style homes behind shrubbery

SOLD: Tiny View from Allston Way

Small view over the back of a fence to blue home beyond

SOLD: Tiny View from Lincoln Way

Back of blue house with foliage in foreground

SOLD: Tiny View from Saturn Street

Painted view over the back of a fence to the home beyond

SOLD: Secret View from Lincoln Way

Painting of the back of a brown house

SOLD: Secret View from Denslowe Drive

Painting of porch with tree in backyard

SOLD: Secret View from 4th Avenue

Painting of building obscured by tree and shrubbery

SOLD: Secret View from Avila Street

Painting of neighborhood cityscape in San Francisco

SOLD: Private View from Alabama Street (Toward Old SF General)

Birdhouse in pole in residential backyard

SOLD: Neighbor’s Birdhouse

Painting of cityscape in purples and greens

SOLD: Secret View from Greenwich Street

View out the back of a home on North Point through the trees to a deck beyond.

SOLD: Secret View from North Point

View out the back of a home on Hill Street in San Francisco

SOLD: Secret View from Hill Street

Painting of a gray building exterior with tree reflections in windows

SOLD: Secret View from Sanchez Street

Collage of cityscape in blue and yellow

SOLD: View from Cow Hollow, Blue Sky

A painted scene of dense trees, palms, and bamboo

SOLD: In the Overgrowth of the Underbrush

Collage of cityscape in green and yellow

SOLD: View from Cow Hollow, Green Sky

Collage of sketched tree and crow

SOLD: Tree of Dreamers

Southwest view out the back of a home on Webster St. to the backs of buildings in the Marina.

SOLD: Secret View from Webster Street (Southwest)

A painting of one lemon surrounded by leaves.

SOLD: 18 x 18 Neighbor’s Lemon

View of fenced backyard with outdoor furniture and ball

SOLD: Neighbor’s Lounge Chairs

Painting of a blue house with palm tree

SOLD: Private View from Alabama Street (Toward Potrero)

View out the back of a home on Filbert St. to the backs of buildings in the Marina.

SOLD: Secret View from Filbert Street

Northwest view out the back of a home on Webster St. to the backs of buildings in the Marina.

SOLD: Secret View from Webster Street (Northwest)

View out the back of a home on Clayton St. to the backs of residences in Cole Valley.

SOLD: Secret View from Clayton Street

View out the back of a home on Union Street to the outbuilding in the backyard next door.

SOLD: Secret View from Union Street

Painting of Building 231 in Fort Mason, through the trees

SOLD: Secret View of Building 231, Fort Mason

SOLD: Secret View from Divisadero Street

SOLD: Secret View from Pierce Street

SOLD: Private View from 7th Avenue

SOLD: Secret View from Fillmore Street

SOLD: Ghost Density

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