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2012 Plein Air Painters U.S. Open
August 13, 2012
I am excited to have been selected as one of 20 artists juried into the 2012 Plein Air Painters' U.S. Open, through the Pacific Northwest Art School at Coupeville, WA on Whidbey Island. Painting dates are August 15-17, culminating in a special "Plein Air Painters Collector's Show, Private BBQ...
Second Place Award, Plein Air Washington and San Juan Preservation Trust Juried Event
July 28, 2012
I was honored to receive the second place award at the 5th Annual Plein Air Washington and San Juan Preservation Trust Summer Social and plein air Art Event, yesterday on Shaw Island. The piece “Lookout Point II” was painted en plein air at Upright Head, a one mile hike over the hill, from...
Annual Preservation Trust Paint-Out
July 27, 2012
The 5th Annual Plein Air Painters of Washington and San Juan Preservation trust Paint-out is today on Shaw Island. I have new works from the islands on display for this event, which will be at the Ellis Property on Shaw Island. Proceeds from all the art sold benefit the efforts to keep these...
Anacortes Arts Festival 51st Annual
July 17, 2012
Foggiest Notion I am pleased to announce that one of my recent plein air pieces "Foggiest notion" was accepted into the juried division of the 51st Annual Anacortes Arts Festival. Juror is Barbara Matilsky, Art Curator of the Whatcom Museum in Bellingham, WA. The Annual Opening Event is...
New Works in solo exhibit on Lopez
July 5, 2012
Island Icon III Sorry for the late notice. Travel has been great for art, but not for blog posting. I am having a solo show at "The Gathering Place" at The Hamlet in Lopez Village with an opening reception tonight from 5-7 p.m. Go to www.lopezartistguild.org for more details. The...
"Plein Air Richmond" 2012
June 22, 2012
“Plein Air Richmond” 2012. Forty plus artists have been painting all over the town . . . James River, historic Fan District, Monument Avenue, Gitner Botanical Gardens (huge) and many other venues over the past week. Painted during the Pleinair Richmond One of my entries...
Summer in the Cities
May 30, 2012
A little irony to the above title, as one of my very favorite subjects to paint are actually old, rural barns, like this one. “American Beauty” is a barn in Oregon, which could be anywhere “out west” where I live. I love to see these magnificent old structures, even as most are crumbling...
Plein Air Painting, a Passion for the Practice
May 16, 2012
This is to announce that my article " Plein Air Painting, a Passion for the Practice " was just published in ArtisSpectrum Magazine, May 2012, by Agora Gallery, in New York City's Chelsea Art District. Grab an iced tea or your favorite cool beverage and enjoy a little read about my own odyssey...
2012 Demos and Workshops . . . all part of the Painting Process
March 17, 2012
The picture here was taken February 2, during an invitational live painting demo for the Art League North in Mt. Vernon, Washington, with about 25 artist members in attendance. I re-visited the “Molino” (waterwheel) where I had painted “en plein air” on the Arno River at Rovezzano, Italy...
Tuscany and beyond
December 15, 2011
Travel & Plein Air Painting: People ask how long it takes me to do a plein air painting and I usually reply; “Oh, about 34 years and 2 hours” referring to the constant learning curve (34 years) since I did my first on-site landscape pieces. The actual painting time is quite limited (@2...