Pasadena Pops Concert
8 x 10 oil
Tonight we had the delightful surprise of suddenly receiving two tickets to the Pasadena Pops last concert of the season at Descanso Gardens. I was thrilled, of course, as we are big Pops fans. We heard Vivaldi as well as popular themes from movies with summer motifs. Before the concert […]

Americana Tree
9 x 12 oil on panel
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Today’s paintout at developer Steve Caruso’s new Americana shopping mall center on Brand Blvd. in Glendale California was a big success. There was a large turnout of local artists, and plenty of room on the spacious green lawn […]

“California Summer Hillside - at Pacific Palisades, Will Rogers State Park”
Plein air painting 11 x 14 oil on stretched canvas.
Yesterday I enjoyed the company of the Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains for a paint out at Will Rogers State Park in Pacific Palisades.
I saw many faces I knew from the […]

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Here are details on the next show - coming up this weekend in Claremont.
Visit http://www.rsabg.org for driving directions to Art in the Garden
I’ll be setting up my booth starting around 8:30 but I’m not sure when the public will be allowed in. Officially it’s 11 am. Admission is free so come enjoy the good weather, […]

“Huntington Hotel Palms” - 9 x 12 oil on canvas
Paintout report:
It was a picture perfect day in Southern California, although it didn’t start out that way. We had been getting a little early taste of “June Gloom” which meant that a low marine layer hovered over much of the southland until it […]

“Sandstone Peak”
12 x 16 oil on canvas
Here’s the result of last Saturday’s paintout, with a very nice group of painters who specialize in the Santa Monica Mountains area. This location is at Circle X Ranch, high in the mountains above Malibu, actually a little closer to Ventura, just north of “County Line.” […]

“Poppy Garden” - approx 9 x 12 watercolor
Tuesday afternoon I had the opportunity to join my friend Wendee for some sketching and painting in a nearby garden that is filled with billows of California poppies. Do you detect a seasonal theme here? I didn’t have time for a big painting but I wanted to do […]

“When Spring Comes to Eaton Canyon” 11 x 14 oil on panel
Today I had the pleasant experience of painting at Eaton Canyon in Pasadena with my teacher and one of her other classes. The day was gray and overcast when we arrived around 9, but by 1 pm patches of blue sky […]

“A Bright New Day” (Chevy Chase Golf Course, Glendale CA) 11 x 14 oil on canvas
This is the last of the paintings for the Chevy Chase show - started plein air, final touches in studio.
This painting, along with the others, was delivered yesterday. Reception is this Friday, March 14, 4:30 […]

Eaton Canyon Trail
8 x 10 oil on canvasboard
A plein air adventure
Although I had a wonderful time enjoying the company of my art pal Wendee while painting out in nature, today, just about everything that could go wrong, did.
When we got to the location, I discovered that I had left my palette at home. I […]