Summer and Fall Events and Exhibitions

It has been a very long time since I posted anything.  I do not know what my excuse has been, other than the fact that I have traveled allot over the summer and prior to that suffered the loss of my dear mother in April.  So, I will try and summarize a few of the highlights, and post a few of the paintings I have done over the last 6 months.

 June, fund me once again in New Mexico.  First, I attended the International Association of Pastel Painters convention in Old Town, Albuquerque.  Such a fun and invigorating event to see pastel painters from all over the world, and to meet so many artists with the same passion for this medium.  What a great time.  Following that I headed for Santa Fe, where I participated in a week long "Paint Santa Fe" Plein Air competition. Here are a few of the paintings from that event.

"Cerillos Morning"  9x12 Plein Air Pastel

 "Opera Matinee"  6x12 Plein air Pastel

 "Santa Fe Moon Glow"   

 "Santa Fe Evening Glow"

"Abobe Morning Shodows"  11x14 Plein Air Pastel.

 "Placitas Morning"  9x12 Plein Air Pastel

In the early part of August, I went once again to Catalina Island, for four fun filled days of painting with good friends and artists, Terry d Chacon, Nita Harper, Joan Coffey and Sandy Charlebois.  As a result of many years of us traveling to this island each summer, there is currently an exhibit of the paintings from over the last 8 years in Banning, CA.  The exhibit is; "Capturing Catalina in Plein Air" and is the the Banning Art Gallery, at 42 west Ramsey, in Banning, CA.  The paintings will be up until Oct. 2013.  So here are a few of my paintings from this last trip to the beautiful Catalina Island.

"Descanso Beach Eye Candy"  6x8 Plein air Pastel

 "Old Shamrock & Friends" 6x18 Plein Air Pastel

 "Via Casino" 5x7 Plein Air Pastel

 "Green Pier Morning"  5x7 plein air Pastel.

 "Morning on the Green Pier"  9x12 Plein Air Pastel

 "Avalon Night Splendor"  9x12 Plein Air Pastel

In the latter part of August, I drove up the California coast, and stopped for a couple days in beautiful Pacific Grove, CA, and then I drove to Brookings, Or., here I joined the Mentorship Paint a long, with Albert Handell.  Such a beautiful area to paint in, along the Oregon coastline.  I always learn so much from the master Pastelist, Albert Handell, as he always knows how to "push" me in the right direction, in by artistic development, I am so blessed to have him as a mentor!!

 "Windblown Crypress"  9x12 Plein air Pastel

 "Island into the Sky"  8x10 Plein air Pastel

" Driftwood"  11x14 plein air Pastel

 "Harris Beach Decor"  11x14 Plein air Pastel

 "Foggie Morning"  8x16 Plein Air Pastel

 "Weaves of Harris Beach"  8x15 Plein Air Pastel

"Harris Beach Decor, II" 12x16 Plein Air Pastel

Over Labor Day, I participated in the "Paint The Lake, 2nd Annual Paint Out"  in our local mountain community of Lake Arrowhead, CA.  I was honored to have received an award for both paintings that were exhibited after the paint out.

 Honorable Mention, for my painting "Approaching Storm"  11x14 Plein Air Pastel.

3rd Place award - Quick Draw. " Lake Arrowhead Morning" 8x10 Plein air Pastel.

Enjoy these paintings, and I hope to post again soon, as I have a busy fall ahead of me.  More paintings from the Southwest still to come.!! Thanks for following my blog, and I always appreciate your comments.