Southern California Artists Association - Second Place Winner

"Dunes and Wildflowers" was the 2nd place winner (Professional Category) of the Juried show "Pastel Plus" at the Southern California Artists Association, in Laguna Beach, CA www.socalartists.org
I was so pleased to be honored with this award. This show will be up until 5/31/09 at 3251 Laguna Canyon Rd., Suite F3, Laguna Beach, CA

Flabob Airport - Riverside

Lucky Lindie

Yesterday my friends Terry, Kathi and I, went to Flabob Airport in Riverside to paint the planes. It was one of those "June gloom" Southerner California mornings, where the the clouds stuck around until about 11:30 or so. We painted anyway, and because of the fog, the planes were grounded and we were able to paint them. I painted this one, as it reminds me of my brothers airplane, Lucky Lindie, thus the title. Anyway I liked this little one, 3x12 plein air pastel.

Art in the Park - Redlands

"Candy's Booth"
"Four Palms and Old Glory"

On Mothers Day weekend, (May 9 & 10) Redlands Art Association hosted the yearly "Art in the Park". There were about 40 plus artists exhibiting their craft, and hoping the public was in a buying mood. The weather was not to hot, and the weekend turned out to be a great event. To make the time fly, I painted these two paintings. The first was "Four Palms and Old Glory" (which was a view towards the post office) and in the afternoon I started, "Candy's Booth". This one was fun, as the colorful booths were a challenge to compose, without getting to busy.