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Il Paganello

December 1, 2011

View from Il Paganello” and “Happy Birthday” If I could hand-pick the most ideal painting site in Italy, together with a birthday present to myself, this is the spot in the heart of Tuscany. We were very fortuate to be able to rent an apartment for 8 days at the beautiful Tuscan villa...

The Florence Biennale, 2011

November 20, 2011

Passage I am honored to be one of eleven artists representing the United States at The Florence Biennale, December 3-11, at The Fortezza da Basso, in Florence, Italy. Over 600 artists from 60 countries are invited by a committee of twelve art curators, who represent major museums in Europe,...

Waterways of the Poconos

November 16, 2011

We have been in the Pocono Mountains of northeast Pennsylvania for one week, after a successful opening at Agora Gallery in NYC last Thursday. The creeks and rivers here were a complete surprise for a life-long westerner, as I was anticipating something on the order of tamer waters, quiet riffles...

New York Opening

October 12, 2011

Infusion Seven of my newest works will be featured in a collective exhibit titled "The Persistence of Form" with eight other artists from around the world, at Agora Gallery 530 W. 25th St., Chelsea, New York, NY from November 2-November 23, 2011. View my new works at the gallery , for...

Lopez Island Artists' Studio Tour 2011

August 31, 2011

On Saturday and Sunday, September 3&4, we will host several hundred guests and art patrons at our home, studio and Windswept Fine Art Gallery, at 783 Port Stanley Rd. Many new works from around the islands and special plein air painting trips in the Pacific Northwest and Europe will be displayed...

Live Demo at Coupeville Arts Fest Aug 13-14

August 9, 2011

Plein Air Artists-in-Action, August 13-14 I am pleased to announce that I have been invited to do live demos at The Pacific Northwest Art School this coming Saturday and Sunday in Coupeville, WA. This event coincides with The 48th Coupeville Arts & Crafts Festival, a major annual event for...

New Best Of Show Award

August 2, 2011

My painting pictured here and titled "Swift Bay Farm Barn" was awarded “Best of Show” at the Plein Air Painters of Washington and San Juan Preservation Trust Annual paint-out event, Saturday, July 30th. It has sold to a private collector on Orcas Island. A second piece, titled...

San Juan Preservation Trust Annual Summer Social

July 28, 2011

Summer Social and Paint-Out, 2011 I will be participating again in the 4th Annual San Juan Preservation Trust and Plein Air Painters of Washington live paint-out and fine art auction tomorrow, July 30th, at Turtleback Mountain Preserve on Orcas Island. Several artists from all over the state will...

New Works at Lopez Center for Community and the Arts

June 6, 2011

Friday, June 10th from 5-7 p.m,. marks the opening reception of a collective exhibit of work from 5 Lopez Island artists: Nancy Bingham, Richard Singer, Carolyn Cameron, Anne-Whirledge Karp and myself. I am exhibiting work from my plein air painting trips in Portugal, Tuscany and the Pacific...

Carmel and Beyond

May 30, 2011

We have just returned from a 2 week painting trip, highlighted by The Carmel Art Festival, a 4 day juried event, with 60 artists participating from all over the U.S. The 2 pieces pictured here, were both painted on location and sold at the festival. “Sunstruck” is the back courtyard of the...