I’m pleased to share that my painting Road to Nowhere received the Second Place award at the 3rd annual Kern County Plein Air Invitational. I joined 15 other artists for a week of painting throughout Kern County, California. Then we … Read More
There may come a time in the life of an artist when he or she looks at a recent creation and declares with pride, “Hey, someone out there might pay money for this! But, how do I get their attention?” … Read More
I’m pleased to share that the Oil Painters of America has awarded me Signature Membership. I’ve participated in quite a number of their shows over the years and consider it an honor to be selected for this status in their … Read More
Painting is complicated, right? So many concepts to think about at one time. Off the top of my head: composition, perspective, proportion, shape, line quality, contrast, palette colors, color temperature, color saturation, complementary colors, tinting strength, underpainting, brush size, paint … Read More
I’m happy to announce that my painting Too Many Pumpkins is included in the Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition. This year’s show takes place in Scottsdale, Arizona at Marshall Gallery of Fine Art opens with a reception on … Read More
2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the National Park Service. In celebration, I’ll be exhibiting 18 of my National Park paintings in my show “100 Years and Beyond” at Dan Schultz Fine Art Gallery & Studio through … 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
I’m pleased to have my painting Into the Wild (Santa Cruz Island, 9×12 inches, Oil on Linen Panel) included in an endeavor to help protect and preserve the California islands. The 9th California Islands Symposium will take place in Ventura, … Read More
My painting Coastline Trail (9×18 inches, Oil on Linen Panel) will be included in the 17th Annual American Impressionist Society National Exhibition to be held in Kirkland, Washington. Howard/Mandville Gallery will host this exhibition which will open with a reception September … Read More
I’ve written before about mixing black and white to make a variety of grays. It’s a nice, simple exercise to better recognize value contrasts. But when painting with more colors, the best way to mix grays is of course to … Read More