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2013 Recap
February 1, 2014
What a year! 2013 presented many new plein air painting opportunities, combined with travel to great locations . . . including the stunning San Juan Islands of Washington State, where I live. It's all in a years' work and I'd like to share a shot of one corner of my studio, with some...
Zion Experience
November 10, 2013
Painting for the past 10 days at Zion National Park amidst the most stunning landscape and ethereal colors I have ever experienced, can best be described as immersion into another world. Even this view, painted at sundown yesterday from our host-provided casita has infinite possibilities for...
Zion Exhibit opening
November 8, 2013
My painting “Virgin River Guardian” won a top purchase award of $1600 at last night's opening reception for the Zion National Park Plein Air Painting Competition. The event was attended by several hundred guests who enjoyed seeing the results (@150 paintings from 24 artists) from the...
Painting Zion Day 4
November 6, 2013
Painting a sun moment. I had an early morning start at around 31 degrees to catch a sun moment at "Big Bend" in Zion National park. Day 4 painting and I have never enjoyed painting this much. Everywhere I turn I see another painting. And guess what I'm becoming really good at painting rocks.
Painting Zion Day 2
November 5, 2013
Monday turned cold with flat light (i.e. cloudy)so I took to painting water. First a small water fall around big boulders just below the entrance to the Narrows. Second painting a small water fall near the River walk parking lot. It doesn't really matter where you set up there is always something...
Painting Zion day 3
November 5, 2013
Tuesday still chilly but with sunlight. Every artist here took to finding the shadows. With 24 painters here you would think you would bump into one now and then. But then thinking about the expanse of this place I can see why we didn't. Hundreds if not thousands of photographers gather here. One...
Prepping for Zion painting competition
November 1, 2013
Prepping for Zion Plein Air Invitational event Lots of packing and driving from Lopez Island, Washington for this much anticipated event- @ 1400 miles. Today we simply rode the bus through the park and spent the entire afternoon hiking/exploring only 2 spots along the way. The looks on the...
Zion National Park 5th Annual Plein Air Invitational
October 25, 2013
I have been invited, as one of twenty four nationally recognized artists, to participate in the 5th Annual “Zion National Park Plein Air Art Invitational”, November 4-11, 2013, at Zion National Park, in Utah. Dance of the Hours My painting here – “Dance of the Hours”...
Pan Pastel Interview
October 21, 2013
Tombolo at Fisherman Bay This Q&A Interview was just published on the Colorfin Corporation e-news list, and features some of my latest plein air work, using my favorite medium, “Pan Pastels”. Read it here: http://paintdrawblend.com/2013/10/steven-hill/ I hope you enjoy...
2013 Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters Annual Art Auction
October 6, 2013
As a signature member of The Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters , I am participating in the group's annual 2013 Benefit Art Auction, Saturday, October 19 at The Seattle Design Center, 1-5 p.m. This is our annual “members' dues” auction that funds the organization and makes us able to...