A plein air painting of a neigborhood overlooking Half Moon Bay on the San Mateo coast of California

There Goes the Neighborhood

You never know where tomorrow will bring you, which is why these folks commissioned this deck-top view from their home awhile back- so they’d always have this painting, even if they didn’t always have this view.⠀

But there was more to the neighborhood than the view of the western sky over their neighbors’ houses. There were their neighbors themselves. In small communities and house-lined streets everywhere, neighbors are what makes a neighborhood. Pot-lucks, backyard bonfires, the never-ending dog poop turf wars (if only dogs could read, I’d call them out by name right here and now… aaargh), and just generally being around when a neighbor needs a hand. It’s kind of like family, except without knowing about all of each other’s embarrassing childhood episodes. ⠀

Anyway, not sure why I went on this ramble, just an aimless stroll around the neighborhood I guess.


There Goes the Neighborhood



Original Size: 20" x 16"
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2019

Additional Artwork Information:


Method: Plein Air
Date Painted: 05/25/2019
Region: The California Coast > San Mateo > Central California
Road Trip: Maycember 2019

Artwork Logistics:


Access Logitics: Private Property
(Painted With Permission)
Biological Hazards: Food/Drink Delivered and Consumed While Painting


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