1st Annual Calistoga Plein Air Paintout

This weekend I participated in the 1st Annual Calistoga Plein Air Festival. It was great to participate in an event so close to where I live...

Figure Drawings - Tonal on Sketch Paper

A few weeks ago, I said I would try some more tonal drawings this time around. I started off this session  with the usual Derwent pencils th...

California Art Club: Limamtour Retreat + Sneak Peek

Last week I had the opportunity to participate in the Califonia Art Club North Bay Chapter's annual Limantour Retreat in the heart of Pt...

Figure Drawing: Switching Surfaces

I've been using rough newsprint for the last few months. It's ok for certain techniques, but it has qualities that make it not the m...

Oil Painting - Sugarloaf State Park - The Lost Vista

Hello everyone, I am happy to share my latest painting. This landscape is of Sugarloaf State Park. It's one of my favorite hikes, and un...

Pacific Northwest Plein Air 2011 Awards

Hello, I am pleased to announce that I won an award this year for my painting of The Clock Tower building in The Dalles, Oregon. You can che...

Pacific Northwest Plein Air 2011 - My Return to the Columbia Gorge

I am back in California after spending a week in the Great Northwest of the U S of A. I went up to Hood River, Oregon last year to participa...