March 9th, 2010 | Posted in: paintings of beautiful places
Pacific View and Blackberries Too was chosen to receive a Merit Award in the Watercolor Art Society-Houston 33rd International Exhibition by juror, Frank Webb.
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March 8th, 2010 | Posted in: paintings of beautiful places
“This Way to the Vineyard” has been chosen by the Jury of Awards for inclusion in the American Watercolor Society’s 143rd International Traveling Exhibition. The show will go on a circuit of museums and galleries around the country in the year ahead. A schedule of the tour may be found [...]
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February 28th, 2010 | Posted in: paintings of beautiful places
I’m pleased to say that my painting “This Way to the Vineyard” has received the Paul Schwartz Memorial Award in the American Watercolor Society’s 143rd International Exhibition. The award will be presented April 30th, 2010 at the Salmagundi Club in New York City.
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February 21st, 2010 | Posted in: paintings of beautiful places
Long Shadows at Los Olivos is finished, at least I think its finished. If I’m still pleased with it after a couple of weeks then it’s finished.
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February 18th, 2010 | Posted in: paintings of beautiful places
In 2008 we spent almost 2 months traveling down the Pacific Coast Highway and visited the village of Los Olivos, California. We also took time to explore some of the surrounding countryside and included is a photo I took of a beautiful scene found late in the afternoon on a [...]
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February 10th, 2010 | Posted in: paintings of beautiful places
A scene inspired by time spent in the Texas Hill Country. We lived in a very rural area for several years and I always enjoyed the unique landscapes found there. Always the warm summer sun over pale yellow fields punctuated with dark cedar foliage.
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February 6th, 2010 | Posted in: paintings of beautiful places
I am pleased to announce that my painting Pacific View and Blackberries Too has been selected to be included in the WAS-H 33rd International Exhibition 2010. Nationally recognized jurors are invited to judge this annual event which attracts artists from all over the globe and Frank Webb was chosen as [...]
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February 1st, 2010 | Posted in: paintings of beautiful places
My original watercolor painting Peaceful in Pennsylvania was chosen to receive the Blick Award in the Texas Watercolor Society 61st Annual Exhibition to be held at the Rockport Center for the Arts, April 2010.
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January 13th, 2010 | Posted in: paintings of beautiful places
The American Watercolor Society published it’s list of juried Artists for the 143rd Annual International Exhibition. My original watercolor painting This Way to the Vineyard was selected to be included in the exhibition. The show will feature watercolors from artist throughout the world and is held at the Salmagundi Club [...]
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January 2nd, 2010 | Posted in: paintings of beautiful places
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December 25th, 2009 | Posted in: paintings of beautiful places
Traveling down the Pacific Coast Highway on our way to Cape Perpetua we came across a quaint cottage with a red front door. It sat at the edge of the sea and I tried to imagine what it would be like to start one’s day there each morning. I’ve included [...]
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December 16th, 2009 | Posted in: paintings of beautiful places
While living in the Texas Hill Country I never gave much notice to an old neglected farmhouse I passed frequently on my way into town. It sat at the back of a dry field and appeared lonely and all but forgotten. But one day in late Summer the yellow Texas [...]
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December 11th, 2009 | Posted in: paintings of beautiful places
One of the many idyllic scenes I saw as we made our way through the Virginia countryside. An old blue farmhouse with yellow trim caught my eye and imagination and I knew I wanted to paint it. I’ve included one of the photos I took that beautiful, sunny day so [...]
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November 24th, 2009 | Posted in: paintings of beautiful places
The Aspen tree is glorious as it begins its show of color each Fall. It is easy for me to conjure up images of them in my mind’s eye and hear the tinkling sound their leaves make as the wind blows through them. This latest original watercolor painting was done [...]
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November 22nd, 2009 | Posted in: paintings of beautiful places
Cloudy days always make me want to paint flowers and today was perfect for it. My newest original watercolor painting “Pink Roses and Lilacs.”
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November 16th, 2009 | Posted in: paintings of beautiful places
In 2008 we spent about 8 weeks traveling down the Pacific Coast Highway stopping to visit the many quaint coastal villages along the way. One of my favorite places was Westport, California. The front of the house was painted bright red and is what initially caught my eye and made [...]
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November 13th, 2009 | Posted in: paintings of beautiful places
Two day spent with the Star Harbor Watercolor Group demonstrating and teaching my watercolor technique was so much fun! How great for me to be able to spend those days with such a dynamic and enthusiastic group painting and sharing a mutual love of watercolor painting. A wonderful lunch was [...]
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November 2nd, 2009 | Posted in: paintings of beautiful places
While traveling through Virginia we came upon a sign pointing down a country road which we decided to explore. The sign read Greenwood, Virginia and while traveling it we saw rolling hills with distant farms and about 2 miles in we came upon a beautiful vineyard. The next day we [...]
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October 14th, 2009 | Posted in: paintings of beautiful places
I spotted this old barn and shed as we explored the country roads in the Laurel Mountain Highlands of Pennsylvania. I’ve included the photo of the scene and a couple of pictures of the painting as it progressed. Visit Blog category 2009 Travels to Beautiful Places to read more or [...]
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October 1st, 2009 | Posted in: paintings of beautiful places
I am pleased to announce that my original watercolor painting Pacific View and Blackberries Too was juried into the 2009 46th Annual Southwestern Watercolor Exhibition at the Art Center of Plano, Texas. Cheng-Khee Chee was the juror for the show.
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