Past Events

Studio 117 Once again this year, I'll be opening up my studio to the public. Your chance to see where the magic happens! My unique straw-bale studio is packed full of landscapes done in pastel, oil and metal leaf. 

Dates are September 24 and 25, October 1 and 2, 10 to 4 daily.

Open by appointment year around.

This event is sponsored by the Sebastopol Center for the Arts.

I will be a field painter at this year's grand gathering of plein air painters. This means that I'll be doing demos and each afternoon paint-out and available to answer questions and offer assistance to participants.

Artists were asked if they'd be willing to create a piece of artwork in their favored medium in response to a poem that they had never previously seen.

So many responded that the number had to be pared to fifty.

This is a delightful and thought-provoking exhibition.

Check the art center website for readings of poetry with explanations by the accompanying artist.

Each season, the Art Club chooses a limited number of paintings submitted to a competition to be included in a three month themed exhibition. "The Beauty of the Story" is the fifth such online show.

My pastel, "Family Fun on the Russian River" shows the delight of rounding the bend on this Northern California River to find a

row of colorful umbrellas and happy families on the riverbank.

Artists open their studios to the public to see where the magic happens.

Two weekends, September 18, 19, 25, 26;  10 to 5 daily.

My studio is packed with original landscapes: pastels, oils and paintings incorporating metal leaf.

Reception at Sebastopol Center for the Arts, all artist's exhibition.   September 16, 5 - 7 pm    282 S High Street, Sebastopol  www.sebarts.org

For 34 years, artists have been donating wonderful original artwork in a variety of mediums, to this most worthy cause, the Sonoma County AIDS Network which provides services to people living with AIDS and their families.

This exhibition is the most vital platform for demonstrating the best of the realist genre. While participating artists employ time-honored fine art techniques, their featured works in this unthemed exhibition seek to innovate with modern messages that address societal issues from diversity to the environment.

This exhibition features the best pastel artists working in the medium today. Over 1000 entries from countries worldwide with only 175 paintings accepted.

February Showings

In gratitude, I've released over 20 new plein air gems and students demos, all original artwork in soft pastels, for this holiday season. The prices are very reasonable for works this size. Treat yourself or give the gift of original art.

You can find them on my website by clicking here: Holiday Gems

December Events

Virtual Fundraiser for the Sebastopol Center for the Arts Silent

Silent auction on now: sebarts.org

Petaluma Art Center Members Show petalumaartscenter.org

LPAPA Squared Dec 7 - 20 All paintings are 8 x 8 inches, ready for holiday gift giving. lpapa.org

Excited to have "Sunsparkle, Stafford Lake"  11 x 14  pastel in the Graton Gallery, "Virtually Anything Goes," which starts today online!

This is the 30th and final Marinscapes, wonderful art sale and fundraiser for the incomparable Buckelew Programs, mental health and substance abuse services in several Northern California counties. Original artwork as well as limited edition prints, wine and more.

Visit the site soon to decide what you’ll add to your collection once the sale begins the evening of May 28th.

So happy to be included in this group exhibition benefitting the California Oaks program of the California Wildlife Foundation. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the gallery is temporarily closed, but here's a direct link to this online-only exhibition.

Another great exhibit organized by the California Art Club!

For two weekends this October, you'll be able to visit me and lots of other Sonoma County artists in our studios to see our latest works! Spend a day driving from one location to the next, enjoying pastels, oils, and all the other art forms you love most. What a perfect time to be out enjoying art in the beautiful landscapes of this region!

I'm so honored to be included in the group show of regional artists!

What a great opportunity for you to watch plein-air painters at work! About 40 of us will spend the day painting at locations around Benicia, so I'm sure you'll stumble across at least one of us, just by driving around. Later in the afternoon, from 4 to 6 p.m., you'll be able to see all of the fresh-off-the-easel plein-air paintings at the Benicia Plein Air Gallery. Please join us for the exhibition, sale, and awards ceremony there!

Everybody love autumn, especially here in the amazing Sonoma County! Come see how different artists, including me, have captured the beauty of the season in art.

Be sure to get your tickets in advance for a weekend of art at Escalle Winery! MarinScapes Reimagined features a wide range of local artists celebrating the beauty of Marin County, and the best part is that this event benefits the Buckelew Foundation, an organization that provides a wealth of services for our community. Please join me there!

Exhibiting Artists: Charity Anderson, Edwin Bertolet, Nanette Biers, Cathy Boyer, John Bucklin, David Casterson, Bill Cone, Kevin Courter, Laura Culver, Mary Fassbinder, Tatyana Fogarty, Kathleen Gadway, Randy Gallegos, Terry Guyer, Vanessa Hadady, Annie Haines, Cynthia Hamilton, Michele Hausman, Ruan Hoe, Ellen Howard, Deepali Kapatkar, Paul Kratter, Lawrence Kushner, Leslie Landers, Robyn Leimer, Amy Leung, Richard Lindenberg, Carolyn Lord, Kim Lordier, Will Maller, Heather Martin, Joseph McFadden, Susan Migliore, Clark G. Mitchell, Mark Monsarrat, Jamie Morgan, Donald Neff, Erika Perloff, Robert Porter, Jan Prisco, Jim Promessi, Carole Rafferty, Michael Reardon, Nancy Roberts, Julia Munger Seelos, Linda Sutton, Nancy Takaichi, Carol Tarzier, Marte Thompson, Jon Tocchini, Nancy Call Torres, Joseph Veltkamp, Cleo Vilett, LaRhee Webster, and Tonya Zenin.

The bi-annual IAPS convention is always a blast! Great demos, lots of camaraderie, and an amazing Pastel World exhibition. I can't wait to connect with old friends and new!

The Pastel Society of the West Coast brings its Pastels USA: 33rd Annual International Open Exhibition back to the Haggin Museum, and as always I'm honored to be part of this group exhibition. The Pastel Society of the West Coast was founded by a handful of dedicated artists from Northern California, but the show will feature artists from all parts of the U.S. and beyond. 

LPAPA presents its annual juried art shows and special events at its “LPAPA in Residence” gallery home located within the Forest & Ocean Gallery in Laguna Beach. The gallery creates opportunities for our regional, national and international Signature, Artist and Student Members to show their work in our thriving art colony, and provides LPAPA with the opportunity for our nonprofit art organization to celebrate Laguna’s plein air painting heritage and connect with our members, our community, supporters and art lovers, to further our Mission. 

The California Art Club’s signature exhibition of contemporary-traditional fine art spotlights more than 300 sculptures and paintings of genres ranging from landscapes and seascapes to figures and still lifes. The exhibiting artists include nationally renowned representational artists who have been active in expanding interest in the California Impressionist heritage associated with the organization’s founding in 1909. While the artists employ time-honored fine art techniques, their featured works in this un-themed exhibition seek to innovate with modern messages that address societal issues from diversity to the environment.

Nearly 50 artists have contributed artwork to this fantastic visual homage to the iconic city of San Francisco. Sponsored by the California Art Club, it's guaranteed to be a great show!

This is one of my favorite annual events! Please come on out for the 35th annual fundraiser, featuring all kinds of work by area artists.

I'm honored to have two paintings included in this beautiful celebration of my home state, a group exhibition sponsored by the California Art Club.