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New Gallery Openings
April 29, 2016
I am pleased to announce participation in two special exhibits back east with 11 of my paintings from Cuba. Red Orange 54 Chevy The Cynthia McBride Gallery 215 Main Street, Annapolis, MD is having an opening reception for sixteen artists invited to exhibit with works from the...
Art on the Boulevard Gallery in Vancouver April 1 opening
March 31, 2016
Lovric's Marina Art on the Boulevard Gallery in Vancouver, WA, is celebrating ten years with a special anniversary gallery opening, Friday, April 1., from 5-9 p.m. This is one of seven of my new paintings titled: "Boat Maintenance, Lovric's Marina", at the gallery. I hope you can attend the...
Paint Cuba!
February 27, 2016
The invitational one week plein air painting event, organized by B. Eric Rhoads, publisher of “Plein Air Magazine”, in and around Havana, Cuba was nothing short of fantastic. There were over 70 artists plus 35 spouses, collectors and patrons on this historic trip to Cuba, February 6-13. We...
Cuba!
February 5, 2016
Cuba Palette Somewhere in this wild palette of colors are paintings I will be doing in Cuba!! On February 6th, one hundred plein air painters, mostly from the U.S., will be arriving at Havana, Cuba for a week long special painting trip to the “forbidden island” . . . and I’m totally...
2016 Workshops have started
January 26, 2016
2016 Workshops have started – the photos here are students from my Pastel Workshop taught at San Juan Islands Museum of Art in Friday Harbor, January 16-18 I had twelve very enthusiastic students who all produced some incredible landscape paintings, once we got through the “basic pastel...
Plein Air Magazine Award
December 18, 2015
Sol Duc Morning I have just been notified by Stephen Doherty, editor of Plein Air Magazine my painting “Sol Duc Morning” has been awarded “Best Overall Pastel” in the October/November bimonthly Plein Air Salon competition. The jurist was Jim Peterson, owner of Mockingbird Gallery,...
2016 Pastel Workshops
December 7, 2015
2016 Pastel Workshops with Steven R Hill To my regular Art blog subscribers: This is a list of the 5 workshops (pastel and plein air painting) that I am giving in 2016, together with links to the various organizers and trip guides. I hope some of you can attend and please feel free to...
Worthington Gallery
November 26, 2015
Virgin River Action I am very excited and honored to have my paintings from Zion National Park represented by Worthington Gallery in Springdale, Utah. In business for 40 years, Worthington Gallery is one of the premier fine art sales galleries in the southwest. This newly expanded gallery...
My 4th Award in 2015 at the NPS Members Juired Exhibit
November 20, 2015
Summer Glory, Mt. Baker I am very pleased and honored to announce that one of my plein air paintings “Summer Glory II” received the juror's award at The 2015 Northwest Pastel Society Members Exhibit on Vashon Island, WA, from Jennifer Evenhus. The award came with a beautiful 48 color...
2015 Zion National Park
October 28, 2015
Rock Woven Light Sinawava The 7th Annual 2015 Zion National Park Plein Air Invitational is Monday, November 2 -Sunday November 8th. I am one of 24 artists selected nationwide to paint at Zion. This is my 3rd consecutive year to be invited back to this fantastic painting locale and event!...