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Old Kjargaard Farmstead, Lopez Island
June 21, 2020
I wanted to present this painting done last week, on-site at this beautiful old farm on Lopez Island. Go to my gallery page and click on the title to see it and read my description. I Love the rural spirit of this island and that so many younger farmers are keeping it alive with sustainable farming...
2 Day Online Workshop with Steve Hill, June 19 & 20
June 14, 2020
Join me next Friday and Saturday, June 19 & 20 for my second online workshop with Jackie Grandchamps as we all paint a windmill scene from Bruges, Belgium. Learn as you paint-along in steps, and do a finished painting by the end of the second day. Read the reviews from my first workshop with French...
Aleck Bay Daybreak and unframed, signed original pastels
May 21, 2020
Look on this web site in the Art Gallery under "Recent" and find "Aleck Bay Daybreak", which was painted en plein air, May 5, 2020, on Lopez Island. It is one of many unframed original pastels , that can be acquired at Windswept Fine Art Gallery, for half the price of a "framed" original....
Online Pastel Class With French Escapade, May 16
May 9, 2020
Just got word that we have 12 registered with room for only 4 more, for my 4 hour, on-line, virtual pastel painting class next Saturday, May 16 (10-2 pst) This is an instructional active painting class, moderated by Jackie Grandchamps of French Escapade, where I will be doing a step-by-step...
Web Site Refreshed
April 16, 2020
For the past year, I have been collaborating with my son, to redesign my web site, cataloging nearly a thousand of my painting images (done over the past 20 years), into a more usable, updated format. Believe me, painting them was a lot easier than doing all the necessary work to organize into an...
Santa Fe Plein Air Convention & Expo
April 14, 2018
\n \n \n Malecon Tempo\n \n \nA Major Art World Event coming - up in Santa Fe, NM!!\n \n \nI am going to Santa Fe, NM for the 7th Annual PACE Convention (Plein Air Convention & Expo), starting next Monday, April 16, organized by B. Eric Rhoads, publisher of both Plein Air Magazine and Fine Art...
Featured Artist at Scott Milo Gallery
January 31, 2018
\n \n \n Late Afternoon Light at Lovric's Boatyard\n \n \nI am very excited to be featured artist at Scott Milo Gallery in Anacortes, WA for the month of February and just delivered 15 new paintings to the gallery today for the opening reception this Friday, February 2 from 6-9 p.m.\n \n...
2018 Pastel Workshops
November 15, 2017
\n \n \n \n \nMy Complete 2018 Workshop calendar is now posted:\n \n \n www.windsweptstudios.com/classes/\n \n \n \nI am limiting my workshop teaching to 3 total this year, to give more time to my painting and gallery activities.\n \n \nUpdate - the beginning level pastel workshop at Dakota in...
Solo show at Worthington Gallery in Springdale, Utah
November 9, 2017
\n \n \n Metallic Sunrise, Zion Narrow’s Canyon - $5000\n \n \nMy solo show at Worthington Gallery in Springdale, Utah continues through this month with 23 new paintings from Zion, Arches, Moab and Deadhorse National Parks. My paintings are priced from $500 to $1800 plus one major...
ARTS ALIVE - Festival of Visual, Literary, Music & Culinary Arts
November 1, 2017
\n \n \n Skagit Spring\n \n \nI am excited and honored to be invited as a featured artist at the Town of La Conner, Washington's 33rd annual "ARTS ALIVE" Festival of Visual, Literary, Music & Culinary Arts this coming weekend, November 3, 4 &-5.\n \n \nI will have 16 original paintings in a...