Live Painting at the De Young Museum of Art

I will be painting live at the De Young Museum of Art in San Francisco on Sept 4  2015, Friday night from 5pm to 8pm. I will show 5 of my new oil paintings and demonstrate my painting techniques, celebrating the JMW Turner exhibition now showing at the museum. From De Young’s page:

Artist Marius Starkey will paint en plein air inspired by the works of J.M.W. Turner in the de Young’s Osher Sculpture Garden.Marius Starkey responds to the sublime beauty of the light, sky, and trees surrounding the garden using a variety of canvases. Visitors are welcome to draw alongside Marius while the sun sets or the fog drifts in.

Friday Nights at the de Young are after-hours art happenings that include a mix of live music, dance and theater performances, film screenings, panel discussions, lectures, artist demonstrations, hands-on art activities, and exhibition tours. Local artists conduct drop-in workshops, debut new commissions, display their art in the Kimball Education Gallery, and take part in conversations about the creative process. The Café offers a delicious prix-fixe menu and specialty cocktails, and the Hamon Tower observation level is open until 8 pm. Artists-in-Residence, curators, scholars, and arts educators play active roles in making Friday Nights an engaging museum experience.

You can find out more about the event here. And here’s what else is happening that day. And here’s the link to Google Maps.

Painting Exhibition @ Supervisor Scott Wiener’s Office in San Francisco City Hall

An exhibition of my new large paintings is open to the public at Supervisor Scott Wiener Office in San Francisco City Hall durning business hours until February 2015. Supervisor Scott Wieners office is on the second floor of City Hall.

Open Studios at Hunters Point Shipyard – Nov. 9-10th 2013

I’ll be showing some of my latest works during the Open Studios at Hunters Point Shipyard.
You find me and my works at:

Hunters Point Shipyard
Building 116, Studio 10
Here’s it’s on Google Maps

November 9th -10th 2013
: 11am – 5 pm



Free admission
, Free abundant and secure parking.

Marius – Solo Show @ Sanyok Gallery

Marius, opening October 17^th showcases Marius Starkey’s latest artwork. Recently selected as the painter for the iconic San Francisco Heroes and Hearts 2014 project benefiting SF General Hospital Foundation, Starkey has been exhibited at many museums including the Legion of Honor and the de Young.

Opening Reception: October 17th, 2013, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
On View October 17th – October 30th 2013

Sanyok Gallery
819 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965.
Phone: (415) 332-8400
sanyokgallery.com

How to get there? Here’s the link to Google Maps.

Gallery Hours:
11am – 5pm or by appointment

SF General Heroes and Hearts 2014

I am one of eight artists chosen to paint one of the large Hearts for the San Francisco General Hospital. The Hearts are 5 ft tall, weighing 400 lbs. They are auctioned off to the top bidders. Here is a little from their web site. The presentation will be on Feb 13th 2014 at AT&T Ball Park with all Hearts on the baseball field. I’ll be at the event! 

Oct 6th and 13th: Live Painting at the Legion of Honor

I will be painting live in at the Legion of Honor in celebration of their current show “Impressionists on the Water“. The show includes 80 paintings by Impressionists such as Monet, Renoir, and Pissarro. On Oct 6th and Oct 13th 2013 I’m showing my paintings at the Legion of Honor and I will be working in a like manner of these amazing painters in three different mediums.

Live Painting
Plein-Air Painting Day at the Legion of Honor
Oct 13th 2013 – 12:00 pm

Tickets are available here at the Legion of Honor website.