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November 27th, 2024
Till Monday December 2nd take 20% off on my website with coupon code bf2024
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 21st, 2024
I went to Terramar, Carlsbad, California last weekend to capture the King Tide: check out these two new images:
November 6th, 2024
You can now also purchase my work at Creo Arthouse at 3835 Cross Creek Rd Unit 23 in Malibu, California
October 23rd, 2024
The other day I learned about "Ponto Park". Read here about it.
October 14th, 2024
Check out my latest blog on how I got from my piece "All Mine!" to "All Mine! The Way It Should Be".
September 30th, 2024
Woohoo! Best in Show at the La Jolla Art and Wine Festival 2024!
Thank you to all who stopped by at my booth and thank you organizers of LJAWF for having me as the featured artist and for another awesome festival!
September 24th, 2024
September 23rd, 2024
Thank you to all who stopped by at my booth at Art Walk Carlsbad last weekend!
September 20th, 2024
September 8th, 2024
If you'd like to see some answers to questions I've never been asked before, check out my interview on Faces of San Diego.
August 26th, 2024
I'm excited to announce that the walls of one of the new residency buildings at the University of California San Diego will be decorated with my artwork. They are 10 large pieces on canvas (including two diptychs and one triptych), framed in a natural wood floater, as shown below for "Flat Rock", at 48"x72". The other pieces are: See You At 2, Flooded Shack, To Windansea, La Jolla Animals, Surfers and Seagulls, Thoughts, Peaceful Ocean (diptych), Sunset Cliffs Rainbow (diptych), Torrey Pines Bluffs (triptych).
August 4th, 2024
Today, from noon to 2pm, I'll be doing another hand coloring demonstration in front of Bliss 101 at 553 S Coast Hwy 101 in Encinitas, California. I'll be coloring a large version of the piece that will be subject of my hand coloring workshop at Bliss 101 on August 21st:
July 20th, 2024
I posted a 2 minute video on YouTube of how I created my large image of the Ocean Beach Pier, titled "Oh My Pier!"
July 12th, 2024
I finally finished my super large image of the Ocean Beach Pier. Read about it on my blog: Before the Farewell: Documenting the Ocean Beach Pier in Unprecedented Detail
July 1st, 2024
Check out my interview with SDVoyager.
June 24th 2024
Thank you to all who stopped by at my booth yesterday!
My next show will be Carlsbad ArtWalk on Armada Dr in Carlsbad, CA on September 21st and 22nd.
June 22nd, 2024
Tomorrow (June 23rd) is the day! I'll be back at Carlsbad Art in the Village in downtown Carlsbad, California, from 9 to 5. My booth is on State St a little north of Vigilucci's on the west side of the street. Everything is 15% off and I will have new pieces with me. See you then!
May 22nd, 2024
My large water tower photo is for sale! This large artwork has been on display at ArtWare at 8274 Miramar Road in San Diego, CA. But ArtWare is closing so it needs a new home. The price used to be $8000 (just the frame alone has a value of $4000). It is the water tower in Normal Heights and is framed in a custom-made metal moulding that reflects the look of the tower. It is about 80 inches tall and 53 inches wide. It weighs around 90 pounds. I'm offering it for only $1500+tax. That is over 80% off.... Let me know or head over to ArtWare as soon as possible.
May 17th, 2024
Till Father's Day take 20% off on my website with discount coupon FATHER, 25% on Etsy and get a discount with coupon DZRLMD on Fine Art America.
May 13th, 2024
May 2nd, 2024
I'm happy to announce that for this year's La Jolla Art and Wine Festival I've been selected to be the Featured Artist! The art show will take place September 28th and 29th, 2024 from 10am to 6pm on Girard Ave in La Jolla, California.
April 24th, 2024
The scene at the end of the 1968 movie Planet of the Apes is one of the most iconic movie endings ever. Inspired by that I created this digital painting of a surfer who sees the Carlsbad sign sticking out of the beach and realizes he has been surfing in Carlsbad this whole time.
April 18th, 2024
The other day I captured the Carlsbad Flower Fields at full bloom with the windmill in the front. I was surprised to see snow-capped mountains in the distance:
April 16th, 2024
I'm testing the waters with digital painting. Just the other day I finished my digital painting of the old Carlsbad power plant and put it on Fine Art America:
April 8th, 2024
I have started to upload more of my open edition pieces to Fine Art America, where you can purchase my work on a large variety of substrates anywhere in the world. Check out my latest upload: Leucadia Reef
March 27th, 2024
Check out a short story of our visit to Casa Diablo Mountain, when a full moon rose above the White Mountain Range
February 14th, 2024
On February 16th from 1 to 3pm I will be demonstrating hand coloring with oils on a b&w photograph at Bliss 101 in Encinitas, CA.
February 6th, 2024
It's that time again! Sign up for another workshop at Bliss 101. In this workshop we are going to hand tint a tropical fish underwater scene with soft pastels. $40 with supplies provided.
January 14th, 2024
Check out my blog of our visit to Bristlecone Pine Forest, located in the White Mountain range east of Bishop, California
January 3rd, 2024
During the last week of 2023 we visited Bishop, California and the many cool geological features that surround the area. I have uploaded a blog on our visit to Hot Creek.
January 1st, 2024
Best Wishes for the New Year!
December 30th, 2023
This morning I visited the Shack at Windansea Beach, La Jolla, California to check out the big surf that was predicted for the weekend. And big it was!
December 19th, 2023
Today I went to Torrey Pines to search for Great White Sharks, and found them! Here are some shots:
November 4th, 2023
The other day I scanned tower 27, made a 3D model of it, and now created this bas relief of it with a photo of the bluffs behind it. The tower and foreground are painted with acrylics:
October 23, 2023
I have added my "Windansea Shack" images to my website. This image only exists in seven versions and are each numbered 1/1 within its size.
October 20, 2023
From today till November 27th you can get 15% off all orders with coupon code minus15.
October 9, 2023
Woohoo! First place in Photography at the 2023 La Jolla Art and Wine Festival! Thank you to my daughter Kate who helped me out on Sunday, to everybody who stopped by and to LJAWF's jury!
October 7-8, 2023
This weekend I'll be at the La Jolla Art and Wine Festival with my artwork. Since this is my only show this year I'm offering discounts between 15-20%.
Come find me on Girard Ave between Silverado and Kline St in booth 241/242 in La Jolla, California! These are some of the works I'll have with me:
September 1st, 2023
I finished a 3D oil painting of a green sea turtle. I painted the body with oils in sections on four surfaces of plexiglass, with the back flippers and tail on the deepest surface, gradually coming up and the face done on top with acrylic molding paste, which was also painted with oils. On the top surface next to the head I added an acrylic gel resembling little waves. In the far background (a fifth surface) is a photo of coral. Framed in rustic barn wood measuring about 21” wide and 17” tall on the outside.
August 15th and 16th, 2023
Thank you to all participants of the two hand tinting workshops at Bliss 101! It resulted in 30 different versions of my Tower 28 Rocks II:
July 31st, 2023
Both hand tinting workshops at Bliss 101 have sold out. Thank you all for signing up and I will see you August 15th and 16th!
July 24th, 2023
If you have ever been interested in a hands-on, in-person workshop on hand tinting black and white photos, you can sign up for one at Bliss 101 at 553 S Coast Hwy 101 in Encinitas, California. It will take place on Tuesday August 15th, 2023, from 6pm to 8pm, and the fee is $35.
In this workshop, I will show you how I hand tint (or hand color) a black and white photo with Marshall Photo Oils using cotton rounds and cotton swabs. I will provide all the supplies, including a 12x18" black and white photo of "Tower 28 Rocks II".
My "Tower 28 Rocks II" is a good piece to work on as we can add additional clouds to the sky; choose to go for a blue sky or warm sunset colors, and it has lots of edges which need some extra attention.
Either call Bliss 101 at 760-487-1900 or sign up on their website.
Update: this workshop has sold out, but you can be placed on a waiting list and with enough sign-ups a second workshop will be held on August 16th, 6pm-8pm
July 18th, 2023
"Hotel Del Coronado", oil on canvas in rustic barn wood frame (outer dimensions 25 1/4" wide and 15 1/4" tall) is now available at Coastal Dwelling at 1110 First St in Coronado, CA!
July 17th, 2023
My newest painting Paddle Boarder at 16, is now available at Bliss 101 at 553 S Coastal Hwy 101 in Encinitas, CA!
May 30th, 2023
I finished my La Jolla Gliders oil painting triptych in a rustic barn wood frame today.
May 22nd, 2023
Father's Day is just around the corner. Till then I'll be offering free shipping on everything from my website with coupon code "shipping23".
Keep in mind that hand colored originals can take two weeks to complete. Check with me if you're not sure if the art will arrive before the 18th of June.
Also, I have added my Cardiff Kook t-shirts here.
May 19th, 2023
I started adding my paintings to a new gallery folder on my website.
May 16th, 2023
Today I delivered a large (around six by four feet) "Fletcher Cove" to the office of Rally Camps in Solana Beach, California. It's a black and white photo that I painted (sky) and colored (the rest) with opaque and transparent acrylics. The piece is framed with a black floater. Thank you, Kevin of Rally Camps and Joni of Joni James LLC interior design!
April 18th, 2023
And now I also finished my overlapping five-piece of the Windansea Surfer and Shack! I'm presenting it here in front of my "All Mine!" hand colored photo which sold out. But it inspired me to create the new oil painting with the shack, surfer and the characteristic breaking wave at Windansea, La Jolla, California.
April 16th, 2023
I'm excited to have finished my first triptych oil painting. It's of lifeguard tower 16 with a stand up paddle boarder at San Elijo State Beach. I painted it as if the painting continues behind the two middle frame parts. Contact me if you're interested in framed prints as the original sold.
April 2nd, 2023
The last week or so I've been working on my first oil painting quintych of Windansea, La Jolla, California. I finished the five parts of the painting and waiting for it to dry (here are the two left pieces). Then I'll frame it in overlapping pieces with barn wood frames, probably in a week or two. Stay tuned.
March 29th, 2023
I'm stoked to have finished my Carlsbad sign oil painting on plexiglass. Today I finished framing it with a white-washed wood frame. On the back I created an abstract sky with acrylics, alcohol and alcohol inks. On the front I painted the sign itself with acrylics and oils. The yellow neon tubes all around the sign are represented by iridescent gold which I put on with a syringe. The original is $1200+tax and the prints start from $99, and come in a barnwood reclaimed frame.
March 15th, 2023
Today I uploaded my blog on my visit to the Point Bonita Lighthouse. It was quite the unexpected adventure I must say.
March 13th, 2023
This month I visited San Francisco again. It was on and off a very rainy weekend. After the rain I went to Twin Peaks (where the large tripod tv tower is located on Mount Sutro) and got some shots of a lit up city at night.
February 22nd, 2023
Today I went to the beach at North Ponto in South Carlsbad, California to get some shots of the ocean during the storm. One of those photos is now available.
February 7th, 2023
I have finished a 12"x18" oil painting of a 1939 International truck. I've framed it in recycled wood and faux-rusty-metal moulding. It measures about 23 inches wide and 17 inches tall and is available in my Etsy store
February 3rd, 2023
In the last week I finished my oil painting on plexiglass of the Carlsbad sign. It is painted on both sides: on the back I created an abstract sky with acrylics, alcohol and alcohol inks. On the front I painted the sign itself with acrylics and oils. The yellow neon tubes all around the sign are represented by iridescent gold which I put on with a syringe. The piece still needs to dry for a couple of weeks, but prints are already available.
January 25th, 2023
My 2nd Edition Encinitas coffee table book is now also available at The Coffee Box at the Alila Marea Beach Resort at 2100 N Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, CA.
November 22nd, 2022
This week till Monday the 28th you can get 20% off on my website with discount code T2022. Happy Thanksgiving!
November 11th, 2022
Today I captured the statue "Magic Carpet Ride", also known as the Cardiff Kook, which is located on Hwy 101 at San Elijo State Beach in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California. I received permission from the Cardiff 101 Main Street Association (the statue's owner) to photograph this iconic statue and sell the photos for one year. I used a long 400mm lens from quite a distance to capture it this way with the Pacific Ocean in the background.
October 20th, 2022
I delivered a 24x36" hand colored original of my "Red, Yellow and Blue" to Ki's Restaurant in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California.
September 8th, 2022
Today I captured a shot of rain coming in over San Diego County from Double Peak in San Marcos. These are from the outer arms of hurricane Kay:
September 2nd, 2022
On September 6th 2022 - after labor day - my prices will increase. Unframed and framed prints will increase by around 10% and originals by 30-60%. From today till Monday you can use discount code labor22 to get 10% off my current prices. My Etsy shop contains small pieces that I have in stock and are all 20% off. Stores that sell my work are also offering 20% on everything in stock throughout labor day weekend and 10% on special orders.
July 25th, 2022
The outdoor exhibition "Momenten in het Park" in the Proosdijpark in Meerssen, the Netherlands has been extended to September 4th, 2022. Enjoy the works of 11 Meerssen photographers.
July 21st, 2022
We are glad to be back home after going to the Netherlands and Belgium for 20 days. We visited several cities and towns including Maastricht (where we stayed), Den Bosch, Eindhoven and Meerssen in the Netherlands and Brugge in Belgium. I'll be able to fulfill orders again (including my Encinitas 2nd edition coffee table book) and stay tuned for some new European images.
June 23rd, 2022
I'm very excited to announce that my second edition Encinitas coffee table book is now available!
May 18th, 2022
I finished a 72x24" "Sunset over Agua Hedionda Lagoon" on canvas. It's a black and white photo in which I painted the sky, clouds and power plant with opaque acrylics and colored the rest with acrylic glazes:
April 29th 2022
The Pacific Center at the corner of Palomar Airport Rd and Avenida Encinas installed 8 of my pieces on metal. My nephew and niece checked them out with me:
April 4th 2022
Today three large (8 by 5 feet) pieces on canvas were installed at the Carlsbad Hilton Garden Inn in the meeting room building. They are "Welcome to Encinitas", "See me at 23" and "Carlsbad Sunrise"
April 3rd 2022
I've added a tutorial to my YouTube channel that shows how I added fall leaves to a Japanese Maple tree at the Portland Japanese Garden:
March 23rd 2022
Today I passed the FAA exam for my Part 107 certification to fly unmanned aircraft commercially! Contact me if you want to commission me for a piece that can only be done with a drone.
February 14th 2022
It just so happens that on Valentine's Day I posted another blog from our Hawaii vacation last year (day 5).
January 23rd 2022
Thank you Carlsbad Village Association for choosing one of my photos for the banners in downtown Carlsbad!
December 30th 2021
Check out my latest Instagram reel in which I show how I put together "People of Cardiff II":
November 29th 2021
My latest YouTube video is now online: artist Jonathan Simon joined me in the studio to learn about hand tinting with Marshall Photo Oils:
November 27th 2021
Today you can find me next to Roadside Park at 914 N. Coast Hwy in Leucadia, California from 11am to 4pm. And yes, I'm taking 20% off everything, including special orders.
November 20th 2021
From today till the 29th everything will be 20% off my work. Use discount code T2021 on my website and in my Etsy store.
November 19th
On November 27th you can find me in Leucadia, California at the Leucadia Music Festival, organized by Mainstreet 101 Leucadia. Exact location TBD!
November 7th
I won't be at the Carlsbad Street Faire today in downtown Carlsbad, CA, but feel free to check out my work at Skylar's Home and Patio or Humble Olive Oils on State Street!
November 1st
Today I dropped off an original 8 by 4 foot triptych of my "Terra Mar King Tide", three b&w photos which I hand colored and painted, at Skylar Home and Patio on State St in Carlsbad, CA. Click on the image to see on Instagram how I created it.
September 17th
Last week I completed my first composite image "Hawaii Reef". This work consists of 36 black and white photographs, taken mostly during snorkeling in Hawaii (Big Island and Maui). Some of the animals included are a moray eel, green sea turtles, large frigate bird, kaku barracuda, several types of butterflyfishes, humuhumunukunukuapua’a (Hawaii marine state fish), 7-11 crab, yellow tangs, convict tangs, kihikihi moorish idol, black durgeons, pinktail triggerfish, bird wrasse, aha needlefishes, parrot fish and more. Click on the image below to see different sizing and media options.
August 24th
As the Carlsbad Power Plant is slowly being deconstructed, I have added three images of it to my Carlsbad gallery on my website
August 20th
I have added a Maastricht and Amsterdam gallery to my website (Amsterdam still needs some work)
August 14th
Check out my and others' contributions to the Carlsbad Pop Up Art Experience in which local artists connect with Carlsbad Village businesses. You can find my "The Classroom" at First Team Realty at 500 grand Ave and "Joshua Tree 2019" at Coolest Shoes in California at 2984 State St in Carlsbad, California.
July 11th
I finished my blog on day 2 of our Maui trip.
July 9th
A while ago I was interviewed by SDVoyager. Read the follow-up interview here, in which I was asked about similarities and differences between science and working on my art, plus a few new things I'm working on.
June 27th
Carlsbad Art in the Village is back! Visit me at my booth on the corner of Grand Ave and State St (see map below) on Sunday June 27th from 9am to 5pm!
June 16th 2021
We went on a 10 day vacation to Maui at the end of May. You can read about the first day on my blog here.
May 8th 2021
Love old typewriters? In 2013 I got a shot of a 1889 Smith Premier Typewriter #1 at Bodie, California. Here's a video on how I hand colored a 18x12" b&w print with oil glazes:
May 1st
On May 1st, from noon to 4pm, I'll be representing Bliss 101, with my art for sale and live hand coloring on the bluff behind the Alila Marea Beach Resort in Leucadia, California. Access to the area for non-registered hotel guests is from the road on the north side of the hotel leading from Hwy 101 or from the stairs from South Ponto Beach.
March 29th
Today I delivered copies of my book with all my hand colored Encinitas photos to the new Alila Marea Beach Resort in Leucadia, California! Each room will have a copy. I also delivered an additional set of photos for all the suites (which already have 2 of my photos).
March 27th
In the video I uploaded today you can check out how to print your own black and white photos on in inkjet and hand color them with an alternative to Marshall Photo Oils: regular oil paints diluted with liquin impasto, which gives a similar look, feel and application technique:
February 6th
Today I uploaded a video in which I show how I captured "Torrey Pines Winter" and colored it at 6 by 4 feet with oils and acrylics on canvas:
December 12th
Check out my latest YouTube video. In this one you can see how I captured the Carlsbad power plant during sunset and sunrise, 13 hours apart.
December 4th
Leucadia 101 Main Street Association's online auction is now live (auction closes on December 11th). Click here to view and bid on artwork from local artists. Or click on the image below to bid on my originally hand colored piece "To Beacons":
November 10th
I was interviewed again by SDVoyager! The focus this time was on daily life and work balance. Check it out here.
November 5th
Because of wind and rain this weekend, I decided not to participate in ArtWalk @ Liberty Station this weekend, I'm sorry! However, just this weekend, I'm offering 25% off on everything that is available on my website with coupon code WINDRAIN.
October 9-11th
The virtual Indian Wells Arts Festival is going on this weekend. Click here to see my "booth"
September 12th
The Indian Wells Arts Festival that was canceled back in April will take place online at Eventeny from October 9th till the 18th.
September 9th
You can also see and purchase my work now at Skylar's Home and Patio at 2840 State Street in Carlsbad, CA!
August 24th
My latest photo with an impressionist painted-in sky is of Tower #5 at Torrey Pines State Beach. The photo itself was shot in 2011, but only now I decided a different approach to it. Check out the YouTube video tutorial:
August 15th
As I started adding in painted skies in to my photos, I wanted to do things a bit more differently than what I normally do, and so I decided to add somewhat more abstract/impressionistic skies to them. Here is a video tutorial with La Jolla Shores Surfer.
or if you just want to see a quick time lapse, check it out here:
August 8th
Check out my latest YouTube tutorial, in which I hand colored and framed a 3 foot wide quintych of "People of Ponto":
July 31st
In addition to my own website, be sure to also check out my Etsy shop. The majority (that is, ALL except for one piece) I have in stock and will ship in 1 or 2 days. I joined Etsy back in 2016 and had a couple of pieces on there. But I let it expire because that year I also got busy with my studio I just opened.
Because of the pandemic I haven't been able to take part in art shows this year (only one before it started) and decided to activate my Etsy shop again.
July 28th
Unfortunately Carlsbad Art in the Village (August 23rd) has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
May 19th
In the summer of 2019 my daughter and I went on a California road trip driving from San Francisco to Carlsbad. Kate blogged about her account of our time in Morro Bay.
May 16th
Because most art shows and street fairs have been either canceled or postponed, I have put most of my inventory on Etsy. Click here to see my Etsy shop. All of those pieces are actually in stock so I can ship them out fast. Also, the discount (coupon code "minus15") and free shipping that is offered on my website till the end of July is by default applied to my work in Etsy. I'm still adding pieces each day.
May 15th
Please check out Joshua Serafin's online gallery show today featuring 9 additional artists (including me):
When quarantine restrictions are eased you can also view the pieces in person at the Waterfront Beach Resort in Huntington Beach, California.
May 6th
Two days ago I went out at midnight and got some shots of the bioluminescence that is going on right now during the red tide. This image was obtained by combining about 10 different images with a long exposure of 8 seconds and rotating the camera on my tripod at the same time. The sparkly areas are reflections of the moon on the inside of the curves of waves.
April 4th, 2020
Check out my latest YouTube video in which I show you how I colored my photo of the Windansea Shack in La Jolla, California. My daughter comments and asks questions.
April 3rd, 2020
Because of the current COVID-19 pandemic, all art shows in April have been either postponed or canceled. Also, the Carlsbad Village Faire - originally scheduled for May 3rd - has been postponed to August 9th. You can check my event schedule here.
March 1st, 2020
I'm pleased to announce that I've been selected featured artist and art ambassador for the Carlsbad Art in the Village show.
The show will take place on Sunday June 28th in downtown Carlsbad, California.
Have a look at this YouTube video that my daughter filmed and narrated (I edited it). She made a mock documentary about me:
I had the honor to be interviewed by Kumeyaay.com! Read the interview here.
My latest YouTube video shows when I colored a 1955 Chevy that I ran into at day 5 during my 2018 California Road Trip at Hales Grove:
Did you know I also have two of my photos available on T-shirts now? Check them out here.
Check out my latest YouTube video, in which I colored and painted a 6x4 foot photo of Cardiff-by-the-Sea from Swami's. At about 30:00 you can see some beach fun at San Elijo State Beach.
Today (11-9-2019) I published my video on how I painted and colored my quintych "Convict Lake" on my YouTube channel.
Check out my latest YouTube video, in which I hand color my "Tower 28 Rocks" with oils on canvas.
On Tuesday September 17th I appeared on CBS 8 in a promotion for this year's Carlsbad ArtWalk, for which I had my mini-quintych of "Welcome to Encinitas" with me. Check it out here.
I finished a new large quintych, from my shot of Convict Lake. This is the first time I used oil glazes on canvas (as opposed to acrylics).
From February 14th till February 19th, 2019 we visited Mexico City for a wedding. Check out my impression of the trip at YouTube
On December 31st, 2018 I went to Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, to take pictures of one of the sets of wooden stairs that lead down to the beach. My daughter Katie was with me to film the event.
At time 2:53 you can witness some bloopers and stuff that happened.
Check out my latest YouTube video on how I put together my "San Diego Winter" quintych:
Find the book "The Unique Art of Roy Kerckhoffs: Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Encinitas, Olivenhain, Leucadia" on Amazon.
Find the book "Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord: Photosynthese" by Roy Kerckhoffs and Barry Kerckhoffs on Amazon.
We are proud to announce that as of September 2017, Roy Kerckhoffs Art is now a part of the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce. We are excited to be working and to continue building our relationship with the community!
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Visit my YouTube Channel to watch Roy Kerckhoffs hand-colored photograph tutorials!