California Art Club The Beauty of the Story
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Family Fun on the Russian River
Each season, the California Art Club hosts a new online exhibition:
Excellence in Traditional Fine Art. I'm honored to have my pastel
included amongst the 45 paintings chosen for The Beauty of the Story.
This scene, 11 x 22, shows the joyfully colored umbrellas marking each
family's season-long patch of beach on northern California's Russian
River. You never know what you'll see as you round a bend in canoe or
kayak when paddling this scenic waterway.
Look for this show under Current Exhibitions at
www.californiaartclub.org.
Colibri Gallery Spring Exhibition
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New Green
I have three new spring-themed pastels included in the current
exhibition at the Colibri Gallery in Morgan Hill, California.
This gallery showcases a rich variety of creativity: painting,
photography, ceramics, jewelry to name a few.
New Green, pastel, 18 x 9
www.colibrigallery.com
Road Trips, Yes!
I'll be taking two exciting journeys to New Mexico later this year.
Growing up in neighboring Colorado, I developed a huge fondness for all
the Land of Enchantment has to offer and am always eager to visit.
In May, I'm heading to Santa Fe for the 9th annual Plein Air Convention
and Expo where hundreds of outdoor painting enthusiasts will gather to
learn, exchange ideas and paint the incomparable scenery. I'll be a
field painter, meaning I demonstrate my pastel technique during each
outdoor session and assist other artists who have questions.
www.pleinairconvention.com
And in June, I'll be going back to Albuquerque where the International
Association of Pastel Societies holds it's glorious semi-annual
convention packed with classes, demonstrations and a stellar exhibition
of all that's possible using this rich medium. I'm not a presenter,
just love to gather with my buddies every few years. www.IAPSpastel.org
Oil Paintings with Metal Leaf
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Wetland Sunrise
I'm still having a delightful time creating large oil paintings that
incorporate gold, copper and aluminum leaf. The combination of the two
surfaces, oil and metal leaf, continues to fascinate and surprise me.
This painting, Wetland Sunrise, is 24 by 36 inches on stretched canvas.
It's inspired by the view from Marin County looking across at Mt.
Diablo early in the morning.
Sebastopol Center for the Arts : Reverberations 2
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My painting, Persimmon Tree next to Elizabeth Herron's poem of the same
name.
I was honored to be amongst fifty artists chosen to create an original
piece of artwork using our favored medium in response to a poem by a
local poet not previously known to us. I received Persimmon Tree by
Elizabeth Herron (www.elizabeth-herron.com.) It is wonderfully
evocative writing describing a lone tree deep in an autumn valley. The
show, Reverberations 2 is on display at the Sebastopol Center for the
Arts through May 15. www.sebarts.org
Please know that you're always invited to visit my wonderful straw bale
studio in Cotati, southern Sonoma County, California, when you're in
the area. There's so much to see and learn about. Looking forward to
your visit. You can reach me through this website or by calling
707.477.0276.
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