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"Plein Air Richmond" 2012
June 22, 2012
“Plein Air Richmond” 2012.\n \nForty plus artists have been painting all over the town . . . James River, historic Fan District, Monument Avenue, Gitner Botanical Gardens (huge) and many other venues over the past week.\n \n \n \n \n \n Painted during the Pleinair Richmond\n \n \nOne of my...
Summer in the Cities
May 30, 2012
A little irony to the above title, as one of my very favorite subjects to paint are actually old, rural barns, like this one. “American Beauty” is a barn in Oregon, which could be anywhere “out west” where I live. I love to see these magnificent old structures, even as most are crumbling...
Plein Air Painting, a Passion for the Practice
May 16, 2012
\n \n \n \n \nThis is to announce that my article "\n \n Plein Air Painting, a Passion for the Practice\n \n" was just published in ArtisSpectrum Magazine, May 2012, by Agora Gallery, in New York City's Chelsea Art District. Grab an iced tea or your favorite cool beverage and enjoy a little read...
2012 Demos and Workshops . . . all part of the Painting Process
March 17, 2012
The picture here was taken February 2, during an invitational live painting demo for the Art League North in Mt. Vernon, Washington, with about 25 artist members in attendance. I re-visited the “Molino” (waterwheel) where I had painted “en plein air” on the Arno River at Rovezzano, Italy...
Tuscany and beyond
December 15, 2011
Travel & Plein Air Painting:\n \nPeople ask how long it takes me to do a plein air painting and I usually reply; “Oh, about 34 years and 2 hours” referring to the constant learning curve (34 years) since I did my first on-site landscape pieces. The actual painting time is quite limited (@2...
Il Paganello
December 1, 2011
View from Il Paganello” and “Happy Birthday”\n \n \nIf I could hand-pick the most ideal painting site in Italy, together with a birthday present to myself, this is the spot in the heart of Tuscany.\n \n \nWe were very fortuate to be able to rent an apartment for 8 days at the beautiful Tuscan...
The Florence Biennale, 2011
November 20, 2011
\n \n \n Passage\n \n \nI am honored to be one of eleven artists representing the United States at The Florence Biennale, December 3-11, at The Fortezza da Basso, in Florence, Italy. Over 600 artists from 60 countries are invited by a committee of twelve art curators, who represent major...
Waterways of the Poconos
November 16, 2011
We have been in the Pocono Mountains of northeast Pennsylvania for one week, after a successful opening at Agora Gallery in NYC last Thursday. The creeks and rivers here were a complete surprise for a life-long westerner, as I was anticipating something on the order of tamer waters, quiet riffles...
New York Opening
October 12, 2011
\n \n \n Infusion\n \n \nSeven of my newest works will be featured in a collective exhibit titled "The Persistence of Form" with eight other artists from around the world, at Agora Gallery 530 W. 25th St., Chelsea, New York, NY from November 2-November 23, 2011.\n \n View my new works at the...
Lopez Island Artists' Studio Tour 2011
August 31, 2011
On Saturday and Sunday, September 3&4, we will host several hundred guests and art patrons at our home, studio and Windswept Fine Art Gallery, at 783 Port Stanley Rd. Many new works from around the islands and special plein air painting trips in the Pacific Northwest and Europe will be displayed...