Painting Whitewater preserve and Demo for United Society of Pastel Artists

Last week I painted again at the Whitewater Preserve, in Palm Springs. This is the second time the PAAR group have been invited to paint here. Next week there will be a show of these paintings at the preserve. This is the painting that will be in the show.

Next, on Thursday (11-10-11) I was honored to be the demonstrator at the United Society of Pastel Artists, at El Torro, CA. I decided to attempt to paint another painting from my recent trip to the Grand Canyon. Also at the demonstration, I spoke about painting in "Plein Air" and what supplies I take, and how I approach plein air painting with pastels.

Here I am with my finished painting at the demo, with USPA.

Painting during the demo..

Discussing my plein air supplies, and pastel easel.

A great experience, thank you fellow pastel artist of USPA, for allowing me to show you my approach to pastel painting en plein air.

Whitewater Preserve

It was so much fun to paint at the Whitewater Preserve near Palm Springs. This was made available through the Plain Air Artists of Riverside who are having a show at the preserve at this time. Whitewater Preserve,is located at, 9160 Whitewater Canyon Road, Whitewater, CA 92282, phone # (760) 325-7222.
The exhibit will be available for viewing through April 30th, 2009. An opening reception for the artists was on Saturday April 4,2008,at the Whitewater Lodge.

Whitewater Preserve is 2,851 acres surrounded by the Bureau of Land Management San Gorgonio Wilderness and is part of the Conservancy’s 33,000-acre Sand to Snow Preserve System.

This is a beautiful place to paint, hike, picnic or camp. The show is beautiful and shows a variety of interpretations of this beautiful preserve.