Blog index

August 2024

• France two weeks of pastel painting and sketching 8/5/24
  

July 2024

• I am teaching a Travel Sketch Book class and a Pastel Class 7/18/24
  

June 2024

• 1st Place San Diego County Fair 6/21/24
  

September 2023

• Demo and Workshop 9/30/23
  
• Pastel Society of America 51st Annual Enduring Brilliance 9/30/23
  

May 2023

• A few plein air pastel paintings 5/13/23
  
• IAPS 2023 Juried Open Division On Line Show 5/13/23
  

October 2022

• Pastel Society of America 50th Anniversary Show 10/9/22
  

September 2022

• Pastel Society of America Annual Juried Exhibition 9/13/22
  
• Inland Painters Group 9/13/22
  

June 2022

• San Diego County Fair 2022 6/10/22
  

October 2021

• 1st Place at North Coastal Art Gallery 10/23/21
  

September 2021

• Pastel Society of America's 49th Annual Enduring Brilliance Show 9/9/21
  

May 2020

• 2nd Place Red Rock Pastel Society of Nevada 5/17/20
  

March 2020

• San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 3/12/20
  

November 2019

• Salt Spring Island B.C with Richard McKinley 11/28/19
  

June 2019

• Pastel Demonstration at San Diego County Fair 6/14/19
  

May 2019

• 2nd Place at The San Diego County Fair 5/31/19
  

April 2019

• Poppy Fields Plein Air Paintings 4/3/19
  

December 2018

• Plein Air Pastel Paintings 12/31/18
  

October 2018

• Pastel Society of America 46th Annual Exhibition, New York 10/3/18
  

August 2018

• Inland Painters Group - Exhibition in Escondido 8/27/18
  

July 2018

• 46th Annual Exhibition Enduring Brilliance Pastel Show 7/17/18
  

June 2018

• UART Online Juried Show 6/27/18
  
• San Diego County Fair pastel demostration 6/14/18
  
• San Diego County Fair Pastel Demostration 6/6/18
  
• Richard McKinley 3 day pastel plein air workshop in San Diego 6/6/18
  

December 2017

• Plein air - step by step 12/21/17
  

November 2017

• Plein air painting step by step 11/12/17
  

October 2017

• My pastel on suede matboard workshop 10/24/17
  

September 2017

• Pastel Demo on Sunday October 1st 9/22/17
  

July 2017

• "Hike to the Pines" Sold 7/18/17
  

June 2017

• San Diego County Fair 6/19/17
  
• IAPS Convention in Albuquerque 6/15/17
  

April 2017

• Sold two paintings! 4/23/17
  
• Quick draw event at the San Diego Botanical Gardens 4/17/17
  
• Pastel plein air 6 day workshop in Santa Barbara 4/17/17
  

March 2017

• Pastel demonstration at North Society of County Fine Arts 3/21/17
  

January 2017

• Artbeat on Main Street Vista - the last party! 1/29/17
  
• Painting at Artbeat on Main Street in Vista 1/11/17
  
• Plein Air Pastel Painting 1/4/17
  

December 2016

• Paintings at Artbeat on Main Street in Vista California 12/15/16
  

October 2016

• Pastel Society of America 44th Annual Enduring Brilliance Show 10/5/16
  

August 2016

• 14 Landscape Paintings at Artbeat on Main Street in Vista 8/30/16
  
• Joint featured artist show at Artbeat of Main Street in Vista 8/8/16
  

July 2016

• Plein air painting in France 7/31/16
  
• Pastel paintings at Mission Trails Regional Park 7/22/16
  
• Sold "Spring Surprise" 7/20/16
  

June 2016

• San Diego County Fair 6/3/16
  

May 2016

• Custom House Ink & Watercolor Painting 5/12/16
  
• IAPS Pastel Show being held at the Salmagundi Club in New York 5/2/16
  

April 2016

• 6 Day Workshop in Santa Barbara with Richard McKinley 4/17/16
  

March 2016

• Laguna Beach - Forest and Ocean Gallery 3/22/16
  
• Laguna Beach Plein Air Painters Association 3/5/16
  

February 2016

• Sold 4 pastel plein air paintings at Artbeat on Main Street 2/18/16
  
• Laguna Beach Plein Air Association - Daily Brushwork 2/8/16
  

January 2016

• Plein air pastel paintings on suede matboard 1/31/16
  
• Plein air painting with a limited palette 1/25/16
  

December 2015

• Plein air painting San Pasqual Valley Southern California 12/17/15
  

November 2015

• Demo at Coast 101 Estate Services Warehouse in Oceanside 11/29/15
  
• Tennessee Pastel Paintings 11/14/15
  

October 2015

• A visit to Laguna Beach Plein Air Event 10/25/15
  
• Pastel Plein Air Painting 10/12/15
  
• My demo at Pastel Society of San Diego 10/4/15
  

September 2015

• Pastel Society of America "Enduring Brilliance" 2015 9/28/15
  
• Plein Air Painting along the New York coast 9/22/15
  
• Landscape Design for Frank's home in Solana Beach 9/9/15
  
• Plein air pastel San Pasqual Valley 9/2/15
  
• Two custom vineyard landscape pastel paintings 9/1/15
  

August 2015

• Sold "The Meadow" pastel painting 8/26/15
  
• Pastel Society of San Diego Annual Open Juried Show 8/16/15
  
• 1st Place & Directors Award at COAL Gallery's Open Juried Show 8/3/15
  

July 2015

• Plein air paintings - San Diego area 7/1/15
  

June 2015

• Demo at San Diego County Fair 6/18/15
  
• San Diego County Fair pastel demo Wednesday June 17 6/17/15
  
• New Paintings 6/14/15
  
• Matilija Poppies Pastel Paintings 6/13/15
  

May 2015

• New paintings 5/24/15
  
• Pastel Demo on Saturday May 23 at Coast 101's Warehouse 5/19/15
  
• Matilija Poppy paintings 5/16/15
  
• San Diego County Fair 5/6/15
  

April 2015

• Santa Barbara pastel plein air workshop with Richard McKinley 4/13/15
  

March 2015

• San Diego Pastel Society's show at Mission Trails Regional Park 3/5/15
  

February 2015

• Plein Air Pastel Paintings 2/2/15
  

January 2015

• Pastels on show at Artbeat on Main Street in Vista 1/3/15
  

December 2014

• Plein Air Paintingsl 12/23/14
  

November 2014

• Sold 4 Pastel Paintings 11/16/14
  
• First Place "Street Cafe" at the Fallbrook Art Association show 11/2/14
  

August 2014

• Australia trip pastel paintings 8/31/14
  

July 2014

• My paintings are now at Art Beat on Main Street in Vista 7/26/14
  
• Plein Air Painting - sold before I finished it! 7/20/14
  
• Plein air painting at Second Chances Barn 7/13/14
  

June 2014

• Plein Air Pastels at Art Beat on Main Street, Vista 6/23/14
  
• 1st Place at the San Diego County Fair 6/8/14
  
• Two commissioned pastel paintings 6/1/14
  

May 2014

• Palm Trees in purple and green! 5/14/14
  
• Santa Barbara Pastel Workshop with Richard McKinley 5/5/14
  

April 2014

• H.M. award at Pastel Society of San Diego's Open Juried Show 4/9/14
  

March 2014

• New paintings 3/12/14
  

January 2014

• Australia trip 1/27/14
  

September 2013

• Pastel Painting in France 9/22/13
  
• Off to France for a 10 day pastel class with Richard McKinley 9/2/13
  

August 2013

• Show Director's Award at COAL Gallery's Annual Open Juried Show 8/19/13
  

June 2013

• On show! 6/15/13
  

May 2013

• New paintings 5/27/13
  

March 2013

• Commission watercolor & ink house painting 3/4/13
  

February 2013

• New pastels paintings 2/23/13
  
• In the backyard 2/15/13
  

December 2012

• Sunny Day in California 12/5/12
  

September 2012

• 1st Place and 2nd Place COAL Gallery 9/10/12
  

August 2012

• Tables and chairs pastels 8/22/12
  
• 1st Place & Honorable Mention at COAL Gallery in Oceanside 8/6/12
  

July 2012

• My work at the Escondido Library during the month of August 7/31/12
  
• Isle of Skye 7/8/12
  

May 2012

• Sunny California 5/27/12
  

April 2012

• Class of 1951 collage 4/29/12
  
• Owl Pastels 4/1/12
  
• Today in my garden 4/1/12
  

February 2012

• Owl Cards 2/14/12
  

January 2012

• Shadows in Santa Barbara 1/3/12
  

December 2011

• Plein Air Pastels 12/22/11
  

November 2011

• Plein Air Pastel 2nd place 11/13/11
  

October 2011

• Sold a painting 10/23/11
  
• Pastel Workshop with Richard McKinley in Gig Harbour WA 10/11/11
  

August 2011

• "Koi" on show at COAL Gallery Carsbad 8/7/11
  
• New pastel painting with watercolor underpainting 8/3/11
  

July 2011

• Paris 7/7/11
  

June 2011

• Del Mar Fair 6/10/11
  

May 2011

• Koi 5/29/11
  
• Australia 5/21/11
  

March 2011

• New collage 3/26/11
  
• Brandon Gallery Reception 3/16/11
  
• New Collage 3/14/11
  
• 8 pastels on display in Fallbrook 3/4/11
  

February 2011

• Three Musicans in Rome 2/26/11
  
• New paintings 2/22/11
  
• Escondido Artist's Gallery February Show 2/15/11
  
• Pastel plein air painting at Elfin Forest 2/12/11
  

January 2011

• Aussie visitors! 1/30/11
  
• 1st Place 1/9/11
  
• New pastel and now find me on Facebook 1/4/11
  
• Happy New Year 1/1/11
  

December 2010

• Sunny day in California 12/27/10
  
• Lunch at Hacienda de Vega 12/17/10
  
• Another "Best of Show" winner 12/15/10
  
• Sold "Best of Show" painting "Venice Morning" 12/3/10
  

November 2010

• Best of Show winner 11/15/10
  

October 2010

• Fallbrook Plein Air Day 10/27/10
  
• Upcoming Art Show 10/9/10
  

September 2010

• Santa Barbara 9/19/10
  
• Best of Show! 9/13/10
  
• Antique hunting 9/5/10
  
• Step by Step Venetian Masks 9/4/10
  
• Lake Hodges new paintings 9/4/10
  

August 2010

• Weekend at SD Botanic Gardens 8/23/10
  
• Art Show 8/17/10