We hope you had a good, safe summer. We were busy organizing several new studio spaces (two smaller spaces in San Diego and one in Los Angeles), traveling, and of course, painting.

We will be showing our Hill&Stump Florals once again at the Brewery Artwalk in Downtown Los Angeles, on Saturday and Sunday, October 21 and 22, from 11am to 6pm. The address is 2020 No. Main Street, #235. The event is free and family friendly, but bring your walking shoes--there are lots of stairs!

Unfortunately, the Beverly Hills ArtSHOW falls on the same weekend as the Brewery, so we won't be at the ArtSHOW this time. But please visit our friends there!

We also have a set of paintings displayed at the Loft at the University of California, San Diego in La Jolla. 

Through our solo exhibition at the Laemmle Santa Monica, we have been commissioned to create a work based on "Single Sunflower." Our collector fell in love with this painting after seeing it at the theater, and contacted us to paint at least one, and possibly two, additions to it for her bedroom. We thought it would be fun to document the process of creating the new paintings. We will update as we go along in the next few weeks...

Our collector sent a photo of where she wants the paintings to hang.

We sent her back four sketches of possible compositions, with both 2 and 3 panels. The "Single Sunflower" was Photoshopped into the bedroom.

Our collector chose this option, with the possibility of adding the third painting. We decided to paint the two new paintings together, knowing that we can always sell the third one to someone else.

Our first pass at the two new paintings: raw color and a layer of resin. We've got a long way to go!

Next pass and resin layer. Colors are getting closer although this photo makes the background look black rather than deep purple. Below is a close-up to show details. Next layer will add metallics.

And... finished! Now to see if our collector is also pleased... Finished size is 24"h x 54".

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Our collector sent us a photo of the paints installed. Pretty much looks as planned, no? 

We have moved from one large studio in San Diego into two smaller spaces, one in San Diego (where we do the bulk of our work), and one in Los Angeles (where we can show and store work). Exciting changes! Here are some photos of work on the walls in the LA space, which is in the Moon Huts in El Sereno, just east of Downtown, near Cal State LA.

We are excited to once again have a solo show with the Laemmle Theater Group, this time at the Monica Film Center, at 1332 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90401. We have made several new large scale works for this show, including the "Bug Twister." 

Here's our video that plays during the previews in the art house... 

Hill&Stump is pleased to be feature in a three artist show at La Playa Gallery at La Jolla Shores, opening on November 11. Should be a lovely night!

Today Daphne and I got together all the paintings we think may go into our HB Punto Experimental gallery exhibition. We set panels and canvases up all over the front of our studio, where the light is best. And amazingly, it looks like a show. Of course, it will be even better when placed in relation to sculptures by two other artists: Hugo Heredia, whose wire and glass work will mainly hang from the ceiling, and Miya Hannan, who will do floor and pedestal pieces of cement and resin.
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Our paintings for the exhibition, tentatively called “Trapped Reflections,” are from our Elements Series, with the possible addition of a few Florals that may somehow fit. The work is not easy--it's gothic with a sort of rancid beauty. The whole show will hopefully look like it smells of decay. Hugo, Miya, Daphne and I will meld the space into a seamless, dark installation, invoking nature through artificial materials. At least, that's the plan! 

The show will open on September 3, 2016 at HB Punto Experimental, 2151 Logan Ave., San Diego. 

It's that time of year! The Beverly Hills ArtSHOW is Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22, 10am to 6pm. Free and a great place to bring the whole family.

We will be showing our original paintings, including large Florals, our new "Bug Twister" series, and affordable embellished prints. We will also be demonstrating our collaborative technique. Please come by and chat with us!

We are at Space #313, on Canon Dr. at Santa Monica Blvd. There is free parking in several places around the park. We are near the gourmet coffee truck, the bathrooms, and the wine bar--convenient!