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Scott Milo Gallery Opening Reception
April 29, 2013
I will be featured artist at Scott Milo Gallery in Anacortes, this Friday, May 3, with an opening reception from 6-9 p.m. at the gallery. I will be exhibiting at least 10 new works from recent plein air painting trips around the U.S. and Europe. My wife, Judy, and I will be attending the opening -...
Historic Boat Painting Unveiled
April 23, 2013
I am very pleased to announce my pastel “Sally J, Underway” will be the poster piece for The Lopez Island Historical Society's gala “Celebrating 40 Years”, with an opening reception at 5 p.m., this Friday, April 26, at the museum. In a partnership with the museum, prints of this...
Painting from Historic Day at Iceberg Point
March 29, 2013
This pastel was done en plein air at Iceberg Point on March 25th, the exact day it became part of the San Juan Islands National Monument, by proclamation of President Barack O'Bama, in a signing ceremony at the White House. Since I missed the formation of some of the other key National Parks...
Winter Showcase at Jansen Art Center
January 28, 2013
Island Icon III I would like to invite my blog subscribers to join me at the opening reception of "The Winter Showcase" a juried art event at Jansen Art Center, on Thursday, January 31, from 6-8 p.m. I have 4 pieces in this exhibit (2 are pictured here) all done "en plein air", over the past...
New Workshops and Juried Art Exhibits
January 16, 2013
My new workshop schedule (2013 and beyond – see above) has just been posted. The painting pictured here titled: Olympic Vista is a live demo piece I did “en plein air” from a special fall workshop I taught on Lopez Island and is now in a private collection. I hope any of my blog subscribers...
New Year Reflections, 2013
January 13, 2013
Corner in the City A new article "Taking on the Big Apple" pages 78 and 79 , has just been published in ArtisSpectrum Magazine, Agora Gallery, in Chelsea, New York, that profiles the impact of my experiences showing artwork there for the last 4 years. As I prepare for my next...
Yeah, Mon!
November 11, 2012
We are in Jamaica, where “Hurricane Sandy” spun winds over 100 mph, resulting in the high seas that took-out whole sections of coastal beaches, docks and breakwaters, like this one, near Ocho Rios, on the north side of the island. Fixing Sandy II These workers labored for...
Out of Time and Place
October 11, 2012
Out of Time, Place - SLO train station While participating at the San Luis Obispo juried Plein Air Event last week, I was given a rare opportunity to be involved simultaneously with writings by Patti Sullivan, San Luis Obispo poet. Patti observed me painting on-site at the San Luis Obispo...
San Luis Obispo Plein Air Festival
September 15, 2012
I will be one of 35 artists nationwide, juried and selected to compete in the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art 11th Annual Plein Air Festival, October 1-7th at San Luis Obispo, CA. To see what's scheduled during the festival, view the invitation I will have the opportunity to participate...
2012 Labor Day Studio Tour
August 28, 2012
The Annual Lopez Island Labor Day Weekend Studio Tour is Saturday and Sunday September 1st & 2nd I have already re-hung the entire gallery and house with nearly 100 original works in Pastel, Oil, Watercolor and Figurative drawings in pastel. Half of these are works never displayed, as they were...