Sonoma County ArtTrails

Open Studios

Summer's nearly over and it's time for that yearly (!) major cleaning of my wonderful straw bale studio.

*Studio 117*

Saturdays and Sundays, September 24 and 25; October 1 and 2.

Times: 10 to 5 first three days, 10 to 4 on Sunday, October 2.

So much to see and add to your collection! New oils, new pastels, new gems, new "Leafscapes."

117 artist's studios open throughout the county. Map available online or at retailers.

www.sonomacountyarttrails.org

Of course I welcome you to visit other times by appointment.

Voices in Pastel

I'm honored that my entry

Sunrise Palm in this year's

Pastels USA: 99 Voices (Pastel Society of the West Coast) has been selected to travel to the Hilbert Museum of California Art in Orange, CA as one of only 41 paintings in Voices in Pastel

now through December 3, 2022.

The painting is also on the cover of the show catalog.

www.hilbertmuseum.com

Plein Air Painting in New Mexico

I had a delightful time earlier this year on two road trips to New Mexico.

First was to the Plein Air Convention in Santa Fe in May. Second, in June, was to the International Association of Pastel Societies convention in Albuquerque. I spent as much time outdoors as possible painting the unique and beloved New Mexico countryside. If you'd like to see more of what I did on these trips, visit my website: www.clarkmitchellart.com

CAC Gold Medal Exhibition

This dramatic painting

New Snow on San Jacinto was included in the 2022 California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition at the

Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, Ca.

It was inspired by a blustery late winter day in Palm Springs looking west towards the majestic mountains above town. I will admit I added March wildflowers to bring some extra color to the foreground.

(I have a license for that.)

www.californiaartclub.org