Buena Vista Bar in San Francisco

Every time I go to San Francisco, I love to stop at Buena Vista and have an Irish Coffee. I have been doing this since before I was even 21. (Oh no). I only ate there once with my family when my sons were very young. I highly recommend the Irish Coffee, but not so much the food. (Although it may have improved in the last thirty years) The fries were good.

I recently went there with a group of fun women, where we laughed and loved our Irish Coffees. Can’t wait to go there again. It is always perfect, no matter what time of day! I loved the ambiance of the restaurant, even though the view was cut off by a tent outside because of Covet 19.

I painted this a couple of months ago and just kept looking at it, thinking it was just “too light” in color for a bar. I’m hoping to paint a few more bars in the future, as they just seem way too interesting to me.

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Buena Vista Bar in San Francisco

Old House near San Francisco

Old White HouseThis a painting from a photo my Daughter-in-law took when she and my older sons went on a hike outside San Francisco. I loved the forlorn look of this old world house and wanted to make it sad, but with hope of a future.

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Better close your window

My son, Chadwyck Wirtz took this photo in san Francisco and I sometimes wonder if it is as true in the painting world, that what you name your photo can really make a difference. I often wish I were as clever as he is in naming his photos.

Better close your window certainly brings a whole new connotation to the photograph. Maybe I should just have him name my paintings, life might be a whole lot more fun.

Better close your window