Oct 02
Pastel Society of the Southwest 2018 National Show Reception & Demo Recently I was blessed to have a pastel work, The Cross, accepted into the 2018 National Show sponsored by the Pastel Society of the Southwest. The show is hanging at the Grapevine Convention & Visitor’s Center at the Tower Gallery in Grapevine, Texas until October …
May 25
The man to whom God gave an incredible amount of wisdom once said: “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.” Ecclesiastes 9:10 There are many vocations that are “hands-on”. Building, cultivating to name …
Jan 23
We all meet many people, and our paths come across many places – people with stories, places with history. When I see these interesting people and places…they scream to be painted. Most never make it off the “to do” list. A while back I was in a Texas prison on a ministry event and was …
Nov 11
December 2, 2017 the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas is hosting the show reception for the “Do You See What I See” art show and competition. The reception runs from 11:00 a.m. thru 6:00 p.m., with the Awards Announcement at 2:00. I have three works in the show – two oils and one large pastel. …
May 25
BEST OF SHOW This spring has been a busy one…. I was blessed to paint in Marble Falls and a couple of “garden tours” in Southlake and Fort Worth, and then there was the Paint Historic Waxahachie Plein Air Event in Waxahachie, Texas. This year was the 12th Annual… I think the first one I …
Oct 17
Saturday, October 15 – It is always a blessing and an honor to receive an award for a painting. Competitions are always a time to focus on strengths and weaknesses, and perhaps learn from the perspective and skills of the Juror, who for this show was Kaye Franklin. Kaye is an excellent artist working in oils …
Sep 19
My wife and I love to go on little excursions across Texas, and sometimes across the South when we have time, armed with a couple of cameras. Donna shoots mostly wildlife, and I am always on the hunt for, well, mostly anything that looks interesting that I might use to work out an oil or …
Apr 21
Beginning April 14th and running through April 23, the North East Texas Fine Art Alliance sponsored the Paint Historic Terrell Plein Air event in and around Downtown Terrell, Texas. Terrell was established in 1873 as a railroad town, and was named for Robert A. Terrell, a pioneer who originally came from Murfreesburo,Tennessee. The weather did …
Apr 12
The annual “Paint the Glen” Plein Air Event that is sponsored by the Barnard Mill Art League, kicked off Saturday morning, April 9th, with an unofficial “nocturne” outing Friday night, April 8th. See bottom of page for more. Spring in Glen Rose, Texas is always beautiful. Bluebonnets, Indian Paintbrushes and cactus add to the fresh …
Oct 28
Saturday, October the 17th was the first day of the Paint Rowlett Plein Air Event. When I headed out to participate in the paint out, my easel was still loaded with the limited palette I had used in a John Pototschnik workshop mentioned in previous post. It was a Quadratic Square, with Violet, Red Orange, Yellow and Blue …
