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18th Annual Carmel Art Festival
May 3, 2011
I have been juried into the 18th Annual Carmel Arts Festival which will be held May 12-15, at Carmel, California. Sixty artists will be painting for 2 days and competing for recognition awards. This year, a guest judge, Mr. Jean Stern, executive director of The Irvine Museum, has been announced to...
Best of Show Award
April 7, 2011
Best of Show Award I am pleased to announce the painting pictured here, titled “Winding Down” has just been awarded “Best of Show” by noted artist and juror, Arthur Egeli, at the 42nd National Juried Fine Art Show at Ocean Shores, Washington. We will be present (see previous blog) at...
42nd Annual Ocean Shores National Juried Art Competition
April 2, 2011
The 42nd Annual Ocean Shores National Juried Fine Art Competition is April 8-10 at their beautiful and spacious, new convention center. I had 3 pieces juried into the show and have been invited to be one of several “artists in action” during this year's festival. I will be at the convention...
New Art Books
December 16, 2010
I have had my artwork published in 2 new books, this year. Island Icon "The Best of Worldwide Artists Working in Pastel, Drawing and Charcoal", Vol. I, by Kennedy Publishing, came-out last August. I have 4 paintings featured in this beautiful new book. It is available on-line at ...
Best of Show Award
November 16, 2010
I am pleased to announce that my painting "Resting Under Evening Skies" (see previous blog) has been awarded "Best of Show" in the Northwest Pastel Society 24th International Juried Exhibit, at American Art Company gallery, in Tacoma Washington, by Duane Wakeham, Juror. See related article in...
24th Annual NPS International Juried Exhibit
November 6, 2010
24th Annual Northwest Pastel Society International Open Juried Exhibit November 13- December 21st at the American Art Company, 1126 Broadway, Tacoma, Washington. I had one original piece juried into this annual exhibit, pictured here and titled: “Resting Under Evening Skies”. ...
Glacier National Park -West side
October 12, 2010
First Snow, Avalanche Creek These mountains on the west side of Glacier National Park are over 9000 to 10,000 feet – the one directly above me had its first dusting of snow last night. The rivers and creeks run crystal clear, with a slight celadon tint from glacial melt. This particular spot...
Stanley Creek
October 5, 2010
The Stanley Basin of central Idaho is surrounded by the infamous Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness, the largest primitive wilderness area in the continental United States (@754,000 acres). This waterway flowing through the valley and aptly named “Stanley Creek” made a sinuous journey towards its...
Painting at Smith Rock State Park, Oregon
October 3, 2010
Crooked River flows through Smith Rock State Park A beautiful sunny day gave the distant hillside and cliffs a warm contrast above the Crooked River, wrapped around the base of this state park, near Redmond. I'm always fascinated by surpentine compositions like this, especially with the...
A New Direction
September 30, 2010
Warm Springs River Canyon in north central Oregon provided a very dramatic cliff and rock formation in late afternoon light. I am at the beginning of a one month plein air painting trip that will encompass many Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana wildernss areas. This piece was done 5 days ago at...