John Stewart Studios

11/11/2021

Are you thinking about building an ADU (granny flat) in San Diego? First, you should read my article in the November issue of Rental Advisor Magazine. Next, you should give me a call 619-892-0098.

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09/22/2021

After several months of hard work, we are wrapping up the amphitheater project I designed and supervised. Other than the landscaping, it's beginning to look very much like my original model.

09/21/2021

This is where I grew up & learned to surf.
Low Tide at PB Point
Oil on canvas 12"x16"

09/07/2021

One of my favorite places for stand-up paddle boarding. I created the preliminary plein air sketch in watercolor on location and painted this finished piece in my studio.

Mariner's Basin
Oil on canvas 12"x16"

09/03/2021

There's just something about the ocean that draws us in.
Sunset Cliffs
Oil on canvas 12"x16". Inquire for pricing.
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09/02/2021

I've made it a point to spend a bit more time in the studio and have enjoyed painting some of my favorite local coastal landscapes and seascapes. This is my latest, a view from Del Mar, California,
Oil on canvas 16" x 12". Inquire for pricing.
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10/31/2020

One of my favorite projects for two reasons.

The owner was a lovable tough businessman whose pet parrot had picked up much of his curt language. It would yell "Pick up the f-ing phone Lee!" every time the phone rang. Plus his wife was so charming, intelligent and personable. So great.

The second reason is this was the first house I had Tracy Taylor help with the interior design. One of my best and most talented friends.

How fun the design business can sometimes be.

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10/21/2020

Here is a challenge. I went to Dalian, China to do interior design on a four story villa overlooking the Yellow Sea. Didn't expect this level of problem solving. In China, it's not unusual for structures to be built of poured concrete, but the errors in this project were daunting. Check out the run and rise on the stairs. Demolition was not allowed, so to build over the top with proper dimensions was the only solution. In the end, this turned into a very beautiful home. Thank God the finish workers were profoundly more talented than the concrete form team.

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10/17/2020

Yep, I do cabinet and casework design. Here is one of my kitchens for a Country French house I designed. Anderson Woodworks was the shop that built it.

10/15/2020

It's hard to believe it's been 30 years since I spent time with Juan Manuel Fangio. I'll never forget the hair-raising ride with him in one of the original aluminum Mercedes race cars. This is a pictorial biography I created of him for a fundraiser for the orphans of Balcarce Argentina, his most loved cause. He signed this one for me, the last of 250 prints we published. The original hangs in his museum in Argentina.

10/13/2020

35 years ago Horton Plaza opened and more than half a dozen stores were my designs. Reminiscing about a once exciting scene that is no more.
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09/16/2020

Plein-air painting water in watercolor.