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Home from Croatia!
October 5, 2014
We have been home from Croatia for a few days now and I'd like to share some images of live demo paintings I did for the Croatia Art Experience Workshop. These are 3 of my 9 demo pieces now finished for framing. They are for sale at our Windswept Fine Art Gallery on Lopez, inquiries welcome. ...
Croatian Fisherman
September 23, 2014
Croatian Fisherman We are in Croatia, where I am leading a plein air painting experience with 10 students on the island of Korcula, near Dubrovnik. The light around the Adriatic Sea this time of year, gives everything a warm glow and seems to intensify the turquoise waters. A fisherman...
18th Annual Lopez Island Labor Day Studio Tour
August 25, 2014
Windswept Studios and Fine Art Gallery Labor Day Weekend Studio Tour Sat, Sun and Mon., August 30-September 1. This year we are featuring over 100 original framed paintings by Steve, and over 40 “unframed half price” originals from all over the islands, the U.S., and 9 countries in Europe,...
Sizzlin' Summer Pastel Workshop in Mt. Vernon, WA
June 29, 2014
Upcoming Pastel Workshop July 2014 To my blog subscribers and aspiring plein air painters! I am teaching another beginning/intermediate level plein air painting workshop at Dakota in Mt. Vernon, July 12/13 and 19/20 (2 weekends). This workshop still has a few spaces left. If you've...
Agora Gallery June 2014 Exhibit
June 2, 2014
Morning Light - Santiam River I am participating in my 5th exhibit at Agora Gallery, Chelsea, NYC from June 10-July 1, with 9 plein air pastel paintings done from locations around the U.S. and Europe. The opening reception for the exhibit is Thursday, June 12, from 6-8 p.m. at the gallery,...
Carmel Paint-out
May 21, 2014
Good weather and great painting sites made the 21st annual Carmel Art Festival a colorful event. I was pleased to sell two of my paintings during the festival, meet new collectors and work mostly around the water and coastal areas near Carmel and Point Lobos. Painting among a group...
21st Annual Carmel Art Festival
May 6, 2014
I have been juried into The 21st Annual Carmel Art Festival, May 15-18 at Carmel-by-the-sea, California. This is one of the premier western U.S. plein air painting competitions with 60 artists coming from all over the U.S. to paint en plein air and compete for cash prize awards. Beyond the...
Special Artists' reception this Friday, March 7
March 4, 2014
A special Artists' reception at Art on the Boulevard, will be this Friday, March 7th from 5-9 p.m. “The Art of Pastel” features my work with 3 other pastel artists. The exhibit runs through March 29th and we hope to see many of you this Friday! The original reception was cancelled in...
Ice Painting and 2014 Workshop Schedule
February 7, 2014
I just had to break the ice and go outside to paint today. So, I caught some ice (think winter Olympics - it's that cold here!) and headed to my favorite estuary at Port Stanley, about a mile from home. I loved how the ice formed-up during our recent nor'easter, leaving small, tell-tale frozen...
Artists' Opening Reception Tonight Cancelled
February 6, 2014
Tonight's reception for the exhibit “The Art of Pastel” where my work is featured with 3 other pastel artists at “Art on the Boulevard” in Vancouver, Washington, has been cancelled due to severe winter weather. Kevin Weaver, gallery director, just emailed the cancellation notice with...