McGee Art Studio

About McGee Studio

In the early 1980's, Bobby, along with some of his artist friends, started an art studio in the Mission District of San Francisco known as Creative Alternatives. There they were free to express themselves through art without any conformity or restrictions. They pursued sculpture, silk-screening, photography, videography, painting - even writing and music. Bobby also lived at the studio's storefront location.

Our lives together first started in 1988 when he was the featured artist at a gallery where I was working at the time. First a friendship and working relationship had begun, and then about two years later we became husband and wife. We had such a grand time in the city. Living the lives of artists, filled with love, adventure and faith. Most of the time with our cameras in hand, we would have a ball spending our time with each other and exercising our creative talents. Life was wonderful.

Trials and transitions soon came into play. Trying to turn his storefront art studio around in the Mission District was no easy task. As well as living there, we worked many long hours making plans together, being hopeful of our future. We transformed the storefront from an unruly artist studio hangout to a beautiful promising art gallery until one day the promise came undone.

The Loma Prieta quake hit and devastated our gallery leaving many wall cracks and holes from one end of the building to the other. We temporarily vacated the premises because the sights and aftershocks were just a bit too much. We stayed in Daly City for several months with family which was a blessing. We eventually went back to the Mission district and then on to Pacifica and stayed for a bit, and then made our way to San Benito County.

A few years after Bob's passing, Bernadine moved to Monterey County. McGee Art Studio, online gallery, still operates there today. Bernadine decided to name her website after her favorite painting Bob created. Therefore the name, McgeeArtStudio after the "Art Studio" painting you see on this site.

To see About Bobby click this link About Bobby
To see About Bernadine click this link About Bernadine