Painted at Woodwalk Gallery today in Egg Harbor, where owner/artist Margaret was the perfect hostess–supplying both bug spray and encouragement with a smile. When she asked how my painting was going, I replied (honestly) that it would either be great, or I’d crash and burn. Artist’s live on the edge. She really like that. I … Read more
Made it to Door County. Painting away! Too busy to write more at the moment 🙂
I was honored to be asked to join a wonderful group of artists to paint at Timberfield, the Forbes family estate in New Jersey. Christopher “Kip” Forbes was an unbelievably gracious, open host with a wonderful dry sense of humor, and M. Stephen Doherty (Editor, American Artist) facilitated great discussion among the artists and selected … Read more
I’ve cut down on the number of plein air events (one year, I did over 10–way too many!), and instead, are looking for events that will take me to new locales I haven’t painted before. Just finished Hearst Castle Plein Air, and my next show is in beautiful Door County, Wisconsin (I just mis-spelled Wisconsin, … Read more
It’s June, so too early to buy your 2011 calendar? Think ahead, 2011 is closer than you think! Okay, I have an agenda here. American Artist has included my painting below (STILL AVAILABLE, by the way) in their 2011 American Landscapes calendar! It’s the August “pin-up”. The same painting was also featured in the 8-page … Read more
Last week I met an old CNET friend for lunch in Sausalito (@Fish), and since I had the morning open I brought my plein air kit to paint a bit. I’ve been painting in my studio lately because my next “big goal” is to scale my work up. Paining this reminded me of what I … Read more
Painting copies of artwork you admire is a great way to learn. Joaquín Sorolla is one of my favorite painters, so I can open “Joaquín Sorolla” (Museo Nacional Del Prado) to any page and find a work of inspiration to copy. Like this one. Funny thing is, I opened the book, and found later this … Read more
It’s been a wonderful couple days here at Hearst Castle for the invitational. The artists and staff of the castle have been great. I can’t wait to see everyone’s work framed for the show June 5. Tickets are available for $175 for the Friends of Hearst Castle’s “Twilight on the Terrace” fundraiser benefiting art programs for … Read more
