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
I’m happy to share that my painting Cool Water (16×20 inches, Oil on Linen Panel) was awarded the Impressionist Honorable Mention in the Oil Painters of America 25th Annual National Show. I wasn’t able to attend the opening reception, but from … Read More
I’ve just returned from participating in the 2nd Annual Kern County Plein Air Invitational, organized by the Arts Council of Kern. I had a great time, saw some paintings go home with new collectors and received two awards for my … Read More
I’m grateful to announce that my painting Shoreline Shadows (24×24 inches, oil on linen panel, pictured) received the Plein Air Magazine Award of Excellence at the American Impressionist Society 15th Annual National Juried Exhibition at Abend Gallery in Denver, Colorado. … Read More
The 23rd Annual Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition opened June 7 in Bennington, Vermont. Bennington Center for the Arts hosted this year’s show which included a few days of festivities followed by the awards ceremony. Although I didn’t … Read More
I enter several national and international art competitions each year in the effort to place my artwork in front of a larger audience. As an occasional result, my work is sometimes recognized as award-worthy which is always a nice surprise … Read More
I just returned from participating in the 2012 Carmel Plein Air Show in beautiful Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Celebrating its 19th year, the Carmel Art Festival is a public benefit event held to educate and inspire people of all ages about the … Read More
The American Impressionist Society 10th Annual National Show opened on October 23rd, 2009 with a reception at Saks Galleries in Denver, Colorado. The juror of awards for this show was artist Quang Ho. He gave the First Place award to my painting … Read More
I recently participated with several other artists in a plein air painting event. Glen Eyrie Castle hosted the event on its beautiful grounds in Colorado Springs, Colorado. We painted throughout the castle grounds during the morning then framed our finished paintings. Artist Skip … Read More
I’m honored to announce that my painting Into the Light (pictured) received the Valerie E. Smith Award at the American Impressionist Society 9th Annual National Show at Coda Gallery in Palm Desert, California. The judge for the show, artist Calvin Liang, announced … Read More