Solana Beach Man is a sultry, sun-drenched original by California artist RD Riccoboni — a shirtless, bearded bear man with unbuttoned blue jeans, gazing off to the right with quiet confidence, rendered in a luminous palette of light yellow, lavender, creamy peach, and blue. Part of Riccoboni’s Beachcake Series, inspired by Southern California hunks on the beach.
This is a preliminary study painting — intimate in scale, rich in mood, and full of the warmth and sensuality that defines Riccoboni’s figurative work. The soft, dreamy palette evokes the hazy light of a San Diego afternoon, while the figure commands the canvas with effortless swagger.
Original Painting Details
- Mixed media on paper, mounted on wood (ink, color pencil, acrylic, and oil paint)
- 8 x 10 inches
- Framed in a black wood floater frame — ready to hang
- One-of-a-kind original — hand signed by the artist
- Part of the Beachcake Series
- Ships directly from the artist’s studio in Balboa Park, San Diego
Signed prints of this painting are also available — see the print listing here.
When in San Diego, visit the artist’s studio at the Arts Center in Spanish Village, located inside Balboa Park — one of America’s finest urban cultural parks.
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RD Riccoboni is an internationally collected, award-winning California artist whose work is held in museum and institutional collections across the United States. Every painting is carefully prepared and shipped from his historic studio in Balboa Park, San Diego, California.
“I’m a storyteller in paint. Every painting tells a story. Thank you for becoming part of mine.”
— RD Riccoboni
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