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A WINNER

A WINNER                     Third Prize “Best of Show”  a the Carson Valley Art Association’s Scholarship Exhibit and Sale.

FIRST “ONE MAN SHOW”

                     FIRST “ONE MAN SHOW” Being a member of the Dusty Roads Artist at the St. Mary’s Art and Retreat Center in Virginia City I had the opportunity to have an entire third floor to display my work.  The reception was on an auspicious Friday 13th […]

LATIMER SMALL WORKS EXHIBIT 2013

  Reception  October 18th 5:50-7:30 pm The annual Latimer’s Exhibit  will show from October thru December 13th 2013. The above paintings are two that will be shown.  Both are 5 x 7 Oils   Address:  1650  North Virginia St,  Reno,  NV Phone:  775- 688-1190 Hours:  Wednesday through Saturday 10am – 5pm Sunday through Tuesday Closed […]

CLOUD PAINTINGS

                     Every New Day is Unique Filled with Opportunity…….. I am fortunate to witness sunrises and sunsets behind two magnificent mountain ranges.  The winter months are easy to witness sunrises since they occur at a civilized hour of about 7am.  During the summer one needs to be diligent […]

SCENIC NEVADA JULY 2013 PAINT OUT

                         How great to do something you love and benefit a great cause. Scenic Nevada advocates maintaining a beautiful environment and has the annual paint out and sale to raise funds for their various projects.   One of their ongoing projects is to stop installation of […]

AN ARTIST’S “50 SHADES OF GREY”

An Artist’s “50 Shades of Grey”   No this doesn’t have to do with creative sex or whatever we now associate with this title. Boring, disappointing? But read on.)  My thoughts legitamently are about greys in relation to color.   We perceive and identify color mostly as primary colors; red, blue and yellow or secondary […]

SECOND ANNUAL PLEIN AIR CONVENTION

ALWAYS MORE TO LEARN Every business  industry has their conventions.   This week the Plein Air artists had their second annual convention in beautiful Monterey, CA.   Plein Air (painting out doors on location) seems to be growing in popularity.  Many former studio only artists have discovered the joy of painting outdoors despite the inconvenience and discomfort […]

THE LINES OF DRAWINGS

Almost every drawing I have saved over the years I can remember where it was done, what I was feeling, what kind of day it was- a whole set of circumstances. Similar to how I can identify how I acquired a piece of clothing  – precious items and experiences. But I also look back at […]