An Artist in Woodside Katherine McGuire

Ojai Preserve at SunsetOriginal oil painting, 8x10SOLDI've been painting with my friend Chris Beirne to prepare for our art exhibit in September. Recently we were scouting a painting location in Santa Barbara and we ended up back in Ojai. We decided to head over to Chris's favorite painting spot on...

View of Bay Bridge, San Franciscooriginal oil painting, 8x10 SOLDThe Bay Bridge is an impressive site.  You can catch a glimpse of the bridge from many streets in San Francisco.  It's actually a pair of bridges spanning the San Francisco Bay between San Francisco and Oakland.&nbs...

The Cove, La Jolla8x10 original oil paintingSOLD We spent Christmas in La Jolla with my family. The weather was beautiful, 80 degrees, and we were half a block from the Windansea beach. We were also near the Cove, a swimming and diving beach that is sheltered by sandstone cliffs.  La Jol...

I'm working on a larger version of the painting I posted last week.  I liked the painting so much, I decided to paint a larger version 16"x20."  I started the painting by laying in the values using transparent red oxide as an underpainting.  I'm about half way done.&nbs...

San Francisco Street 38x10 original oil paintingSOLDFinally, I'm back to painting after the holidays.  The sun is moving higher in the sky and I'm getting direct sunlight in my studio again.  The painting above is a street scene with a cable car line.  I don't always know the exa...

I'm back to painting the City.  October is a beautiful time in San Francisco.  After a long foggy summer, the sun is shining in San Francisco. When painting scenes of San Francisco it can be a little tricky to capture the sun on the streets.  It depends upon the height of the building...

O'Farrell and Jones, San Francisco8x10 original oil paintingSOLD I'm back to painting the City.  October is a beautiful time in San Francisco.  After a long foggy summer, the sun is shining in San Francisco. When painting scenes of San Francisco it can be a little tricky to capture the sun...

Endless Summer Show50-50 III, Sanchez Arts CenterThe fifty 6"x6" paintings are finished and the show is installed at the Sanchez Arts Center.  I painted beach scenes, beach volleyball games, surfers, sailboats, cyclists, motorcycles and a few vintage cars.  My theme expanded to include thi...

On the Beach6x6 original oil painting50-50 Show, Sanchez Art CenterAs the sun angle gets lower in the sky, it signals the end of summer.  The light is brighter, the shadows longer and the days are starting to shorten.  But sometimes, this is the warmest time of the year to be at the beach ...

Cycling 36x6 original oil painting50-50 Show, Sanchez Art Center On Sunday, Cadel Evans became the first Australian to win the Tour de France. Two days prior, Andy Schleck launched a staggering 60km attack on two of the toughest mountain climbs in the Alps.  The aggressive ride put Andy in the ...