CALIFORNIA ART CLUB CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF THE PT. REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE

This is my contribution to this exhibit: "Oyster Farm Wetlands". The artwork in the exhibition is being shown at the Pt. Reyes National Seashore Headquarters, in the Red Barn. The show runs from January 17 - April 4, 2012.

PAINTING AT POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE

In November I spent 2 days painting at various locations at Point Reyes National Seashore.
It was beautiful and somewhat stark in its early Winter attire. These are two of the pieces I came away with. They both can be seen in person at Elliott Fouts Gallery in Sacramento, CA

NEW PAINTING TO BE FEATURED IN MY SOLO EXHIBIT AT PIANTE GALLERY, EUREKA, CA

This new painting, "Moonstone Beach Sunset, Oil, 24 x 36 will be included in my exhibit at Piante Gallery for November

SOLO EXHIBITION, NOVEMBER, AT PIANTE GALLERY, EUREKA, CA

This painting, titled: "Dunescape" 36" x 48", will be featured in my upcoming solo exhibition "EARTH TONES" at Piante Gallery, 620 2nd St, Eureka, CA. The show will open November 4th, and include close to 50 paintings. The opening will coincide with Eureka's "Arts Alive!" on Saturday, November 5, 6 - 9pm.

San Francisco Landscape Workshop

I recently attended a 4 day workshop on painting the landscape, put on by the San Francisco Studio School. This is a scene from our day painting at the Marine Art and Garden center. SFSS is a small school that includes both skill and intellectual development as a part of the students artistic training. I thoroughly enjoyed my time there. The Landscape course was taught from a more modernist point of view, so I am still intellectually and artistically digesting the experience. Its wonderful, as an artist, to be challenged to think about what I think I already know. Its a stimulating time for me artistically. And the fun of it is, I don't know where it is all going.

"CALIFORNIA HILLS AFTERNOON" oil on Canvas

One of my favorite subjects, the hills of Central California. The late afternoon light made it particularly exciting to paint. This new painting measures 24 x 36 and can be viewed at the Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, California

"AFTERNOON ON COAST HIGHWAY 1" Oil on Canvas

This is a new painting from a Spring trip to the Northern California coast. The painting measures 24 x 36 and is available to be viewed in person at my Carmel gallery, the Edward Montgomery Fine Art Gallery.