I have been invited to participate in the upcoming Paso ArtsFest in Paso Robles, California, May 20–24, 2015. Studios on the Park, a non-profit open studios art center, will host the event which celebrates the arts and promotes Paso Robles … Read More
I’m pleased to announce that my painting Mustard Field (12×24 inches, oil on linen panel, pictured) will be included in the 24th Annual Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition in St. Augustine, Florida. Last year I exhibited in the 23rd … Read More
My painting Fireflies (10×10 inches, oil on linen panel, pictured) will be available for purchase in the upcoming California Art Club 104th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition. This show is considered by many to be one of the country’s premier exhibitions of … Read More
This week I enjoyed participating in the second annual Mendocino Open Paint Out. Thanks so much to one of the event’s founders, artist John Hewitt, for inviting me to participate as one of eight “celebrity artists.” Each of us was asked … Read More
I’ll soon be delivering my painting Hide and Seek (24×24 inches, oil on linen panel, pictured above) to be available for sale in the California Art Club 103rd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition. The show will be held at the Autry … Read More
I enjoyed participating again this year in Sonoma Plein Air in northern California. As you may be aware, the week-long event raises funds for art education in Sonoma Valley schools. This year was the 11th annual show and I thought … Read More
I enjoyed the honor last night of doing a painting demonstration for about 60 members of the Westlake Village Art Guild. The evening began with a nice dinner after which I was introduced and invited onto the stage. They had … Read More
This week I enjoyed participating in Sonoma Plein Air 2012. The Sonoma Plein Air Foundation, a non-profit all volunteer organization, presented this weeklong annual event which raises funds to support art education programs for children in Sonoma Valley. Residents generously supported … Read More
I’ve enjoyed participating this week in Grand Canyon Plein Air 2012. The goal of this 4th annual event continues to be gathering funds to make possible a museum venue at the Grand Canyon for the permanent display of the Grand Canyon’s … Read More
I just made an interesting discovery while looking through a book of mine on the artist Edgar Payne. Payne’s work has been influential to me for quite some time. (We even named our cat “Edgar.”) While looking through the book for … Read More