Latest Update as of September 18th...
WooHoo!!! I won First Place and Artist Choice Award at the Socalpapa "On Location" show for "Riley Valley Oak" (shown above). Not only that, but I sold the painting as well! Thanks Fleurette!
Just when I needed a shot in the arm, here it came. A big thanks to all the Socalpapa people who were at the show and voted for me, and a big thanks to juror Jeff Sewell. I know I missed the big night, and I'm sorry about that, but believe me when I say that it's OK. I felt all the love and to tell the truth, I feel a bit uncomfortable being in the spotlight like that.
Lastest Update as of May 25th
I won 3rd Place at the Socalpapa Paint the Parks show!!! Many thanks to JoAnn Royal for putting on such a wonderful event. All your hard work is really appreciated!
Also, I'll be heading up to Los Gatos for their annual Plein Air event next week. If you're in the area, please stop by and say Hi!
Also, I've entered a few peices into the innaugral show of Plein Air Magazine's "Plein Air Salon". Which I hope turns into a fantastic yearly event.
Latest Update as of May 13th
A LOT has been going on, mostley with the website OnlineJuriedShows.com. Meanwhile, I have still been painting just enough to keep to keep the palette wet, so to speak. With that in mind, In the next week I'll be in TWO shows... Socalpapa's Paint the Parks, including an outdoor show and sale on May 21 and the LPAPA Less is More show at the Randy Higbee Gallery, opening reception is Friday, May 20th.
Latest Update as of March 17th
Yea! Me! I won Second Place, Non-Professional at the recent SoCalPAPA Impressionist Show now running through June at the SoCalPAPA Gallery in Newport Beach, CA. Nothing like a nice shot in the arm boost to keep me going without the blues! Coming up soon is the Los Gatos Plein Air at the beginning of June.
Latest Update as of March 7
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Well, anther year older and another year wiser, or so they say... I'd really like to know who "they" are! Anyway, I haven't been painting as much as I would like to because I've been working so hard at the OnlineJuriedShows.com and OnlineArtistWebsites.com web service for artists. Hopefully things will look up this year. If there is one thing I've learned it's that a lot of what you know is who you know.
Latest Update as of January 10
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Well, the new year is upon us and I'm refreshed from the holidays and the past year. I cleaned up the art studio, repaired my plein air easel and bag, replenished the paint and I'm ready to get back out there and paint some of the best work I possibly can. Oh, and I also have 2 paintings at the SoCalPAPA gallery in Newport Beach, CA right now. The gallery is located in the Balboa Fun Zone. The show runs for a month or two... Go check it out!
Latest Update as of October 26
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I've been working on some paintings in the studio to send off to hopefully get into a gallery in Utah. I've also been working my brain to the stem revamping this website with a lot of new features, styles and options... I sure hope this work pays off at some point.
Latest Update as of October 14
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WOW!!! A last-minute invite has be in the LPAPA Invitational this year! This is the big daddy of Plein Air competitions and I am soooo happy to be participating. This Saturday, at 9am at Heisler park in Laguna Beach is the quick draw. All quick draws will be for silent auction immediately following the quick draw which ends at 11am. The auction is at the Laguna Art Musum. THEN, on Sunday from 11 to 3 the musuem is open to the public to purchase paintings that were done throughout the week.
I hope to see you there!
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