2009
My recent 12x16 plein air painting, "Point Lobos Shadows", was chosen by the Scottsdale Artist's School to be part of two competitions/exhibits this winter. It will first be part of the "Celebration of Fine Art" exhibit in Scottsdale in January and February, then moved to the art school for the "Best and Brightest" exhibit through March 28th. There will also be two Gala opening receptions: January 15th for the "Celebration of Fine Art" show, and February 18th for the "Best and Brightest" show.
I'm going to hold Open Studios here on two weekends in October. My studio/gallery will be open on the 3rd-4th and also the 17th-18th, from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Please come by and see all my new paintings and maybe pick up the new book I wrote this summer, The Hidden Treasures of Our Trials.
I was juried into the Statewide California Landscape competition with the paintings "Laguna Canyon and Point Lobos Sundown". I was also juried into the American Impressionist Society competition with "Morning in the Mountains." I was also juried into the Western Regional Oil Painters of America competition with the painting "China Cove." This show is held in Washington, but it opened the same weekend that I was painting in the James Harold Gallery at Lake Tahoe, August 8-9, so I wasn't able to attend. The show at Tahoe was very well received, and I sold three paintings while there and really enjoyed meeting many new friends who enjoyed watching me paint.
Lee and I spent the month of June hiking around Lake Tahoe, while I painted several new pieces. We had thunderstorms every afternoon, so most paintings had moody cloud scenes and softer, muted colors. I also painted in Yosemite in May and entered two of those paintings in the Paint the Parks competition. I also hosted a friend from Nebraska while she painted in the Carmel Art Festival. I painted along with the other artists, so next year I hope to enter and be included in that competition, along with the Sonoma, Los Gatos, North Lake Tahoe and perhaps the Maui or Laguna Beach plein air events. I'll post those dates on this events section as soon as I know the schedule for 2010.
2008
Grand Painting Events
I continued my study in florals and still lifes with Hedi Moran at the Scottsdale Artists School. I also painted a month on The Big Island in Hawaii in February. In June, I took a plein air workshop with Brian Blood in Carmel. I had a wonderful three-week trip with the Plein Air Masters. We painted in the St. Andrews Island area, New Brunswick, Canada. I enjoyed painting with Kevin McPherson and John Cosby tremendously. I did 26 paintings, and actually sold three there!
I juried three paintings into the California Landscape Competition, and I also juried one painting into the National Landscape Competition at the Haggin Museum in Stockton, where I won Honorable Mention. That show continues through the end of November. On October 11-12, from 11 am to 6 pm, I'll be holding Open Studios here in Santa Cruz, where I will show my most recent pieces from all my great painting adventures!
I'll be attending a workshop in Laguna Beach in November with John Cosby. I enjoy his work and his wonderful teaching style.
2007
Plein Air Masters in Banff National Park, Canada.
I had a fabulous experience painting all through the park with some of the best impressionist plein air painters in the U.S. We loved staying at Chateau Lake Louise, and I brought home 17 new paintings, and have done several studio works from those. See the new Canada paintings!
2006
Florals Workshop
In August, Hedi Moran from the Scottsdale Artists School came to give a week-long workshop on florals from August 7 - 11. She is a wonderful teacher, and several of my latest florals are in the still life gallery.
Open Studios
My Gallery was open for viewing on the weekends of October 7/8, 14/15, and 21/22, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., as part of the Santa Cruz Open Studios.
James Harold Gallery
Located in the Boatworks in Tahoe City, CA
The James Harold Gallery is showing some of my recent Sierra paintings.
York Gallery
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
The York Gallery is currently showing many of my latest local works.
Martin and MacArthur Gallery
Located in the Shops at Wailea, Maui
The Martin and MacArthur Gallery showed and sold many of my latest Maui plein air and studio paintings.
2005
Rivas on the Wharf
I had two art shows on the wharf at Rivas and sold several local pieces of Monterey Bay Scenes.
Western Seminary
I had a six-week show at the Western Seminary campus in Los Gatos this past fall.
Studio Gallery
The studio gallery was completed at the end of the summer, 2005. The grand opening was on the weekend of October 1-2.
