I hope many of you were able to see the 2026 Ojai Mystique exhibition while it was on display at the Ojai Valley Museum. It was one of the museum’s most popular and anticipated shows, displayed from April 17 – … Read More
A Compact Painting Setup for Gouache If you’ve been looking for a lightweight and portable pochade box for gouache painting, I think I’ve found it. Pochade boxes have been my outdoor easel of choice for oil painting since 2002. (Much … Read More
I joined the board of directors of the Ojai Valley Museum in 2022. The opportunity soon arose for us to put together an exhibition of paintings of our beautiful Ojai Valley. We wanted to build on the success of the … Read More
Design (or you could call it Composition) is the Number One principle in the fundamentals of visual art. You may have heard a wild-eyed instructor in art class exclaim, “Composition is King!” With a greater focus on composition, you can … Read More
Want to see first-hand what my plein air painting classes are all about? Join me for a FREE plein air painting demonstration! When: Saturday, October 8, 2022, from 8 – 11 am Where: Ojai, California’s beautiful land conservancy site, the Ojai Meadows … Read More
I’m honored to have a feature article about my work in the May/June, 2022 issue of Artists Magazine. Arts writer Ruth Rodgers worded a beautiful, cohesive eight-page story titled “A Finely Tuned Voice,” focusing on my background and my figurative … Read More
If you’re an artist who struggles to get your shapes and proportions placed accurately while painting outdoors, try using the sight-size method. You might say, “Who cares about getting the shapes right? I just love painting bright colors!” Remember that … Read More
Painting can get complicated fast. So many concepts to think about at one time. Composition, perspective, proportion, shape, line quality, contrast, palette colors, color temperature, color saturation, complementary colors, tinting strength, underpainting, brush size, paint viscosity, light source, canvas type, … Read More
“Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do.” – Edgar Degas You weren’t kidding, Edgar. The more we learn and practice, the harder certain aspects of painting seem to become. It may take years … Read More
Mark and David Baral interviewed me recently on their Creative Community Podcast. It was a fun and lively discussion about about my early training and development as an artist. We also talked about my move from Colorado to California and … Read More