Studio and en plein air paintings of  San Diego, Laguna Beach, Crystal Cove, Newport Beach, Central Coast as well as beaches in Europe

En plein air, studio paintings and giclee prints of Catalina Island
Showing at Ciao Baci, 107-G Pebbly Beach Road, Avalon, CA (310)5100986

Urban paintings with city streets, cars, telephone poles and figures.

Paintings of the Cottages and beaches of Crystal Cove and vicinity. Many of the cottages have been renovated and are available through the CA State Park. 50% of the purchase price of Original Oils and Giclee Prints is donated to the Crystal Cove Alliance, a non-profit origanization which helps support the Historic District's Cottage renovations as well as their educational programs. see www.crystal cove alliance.org
Rental Info:www.crystalcovebeachcottages.org
To reserve a cottage: www.reserveamerica.com
1.800.444.7275

The West is so vast and Beautiful, I often stop while driving to another location because the light is perfect and I have to paint at that moment.

Fishing boats and sail boats painted en plein air and in the studio.

En Plein Air Paintings from the 2006 -2009 Huntington Beach Plein Air Invitational

En plein air paintings shown at the Muth Interpretive Center, to support the Newport Naturalists & Friends, a non-profit dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the Bay in Newport Beach, CA
www.newportbay.org

En plein air paintings from annual pilgrimages 2001-2007 with artists and friends to Tuscany Italy to paint in the villages, vineyards and poppy fields all the while enjoying the food, the wine and the people of Tuscany. Greg LaRock and Dee Kirkham will be leading a group in the Spring of 2010.  www.ilchiostro.com

A group of 11artists organized by Jason W. Situ traveled to his hometown of Kaiping in Southern China for 9 days of painting in the rural farming villages. We were hosted by the Kaiping Art Center. Every day was a new adventure; a feast for the eyes and for the tables where we shared our meals each day.
The painters: Jason W. Situ, Steve Wang, Bob Vogel, Kristie Bretzke, Sara Leadholm, Earl Olson, Habib Rajabali, Scott Lloyd Anderson, Joseph Paquet and me, Val Carson
It was the trip of a lifetime!

Paintings done en plein air in Italy, France,Germany and England as well as studio pieces produced from smaller works.

En plein air paintings of the Grand Canyon,Sonoran Desert, Arizona Desert and California Desert.

Mission inspired Paintings