Paint the Parks Top 100 Competition and Exhibition 2011

                              Up to the River's Edge 24X18"
I am honored to have had this painting, Up to the River's Edge, selected as one of the top 100 winning paintings in Paint the Parks Top 100 for 2011.  Paint the Parks100 is America's leading competition and exhibition designed to illustrate the beauty and significance of America’s National Parks. 

New Plein Air from Wyoming Trip

I had a great trip up to Wyoming - I spent the week painting and taking reference pictures with another artist friend from Tucson who judged a show and taught a workshop while we were there.  The area we were around was Dubois and then further up to the Tetons, a place that I fell in love with last fall at the Jim Wilcox class I attended.  One of the ranches that we got to paint on was once owned by Walt Disney and the Ranch owner gave us a grand tour.  The weather was beautiful, the scenery stunning, and my inspiration is once more sparked.  I am offering several of the plein air paintings from the trip on ebay beginning this week so if you are interested in my work from the trip, please take a look.   I am also working on a new larger piece of Mt. Moran from Jackson that I will be launching in a few days - Love that place!

Wyoming Road Trip - Painting and Pictures

Here is an update on my week:   I'm in Wyoming doing a painting trip with another artist friend. The picture is one of the hundreds of references I've gotten over the last couple of days - (very little sleep, lot's of driving, painting and taking pictures... and junk food).  I'll be back in Tucson next week and will be posting new work soon! 

Health Services Foundation Charity Auction

I was asked to donate a painting to the Health Services Foundation Charity Auction in Houlton, Maine in May.  The goal of the auction was to raise enough money to purchase State-of-the-Art Digital Mammography equipment for Houlton Regional Hospital.

Why I am a Painter and Not a Baker! This is from my weekend teaching at my church

Lord of the pies with Dr. Jeffrey Allen Love ;) [HQ]

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In addition to being an artist, I teach each weekend at my church in Tucson, Arizona and thought I would give a nifty visual using a pie of how we should be spending our income according to percentages... Never dreamed this would happen.  Will I ever live this down - don't think so! 

I'm In the Movies...Well, Kind of..

I recently was contacted by the set director of a NBC movie saying that they would like to use one of my paintings on a set for one of their upcoming movies. I have always thought being in a movie would be a kick - I even did some acting a looooong time ago. That dream died away once there were bills to pay, but now I can live vicariously through my painting! Hey, I think that is a kick as well! The Made for TV family movie is called "Magic Eye" and it is set to air June 11 on NBC, a Saturday. 

Below is some new work completed this week.

The Road to Remember - 18X24"

 

Rooted in the Rock - 8X10"

Into the Thicket - 16X20"

Here is a New One - Thanks Matt Smith for your Great Instruction and Inspiration!

Day 2 with Matt Smith.  I painted this today from a picture my wife had taken along route 89 in Sedona last Month.  We turned around on the road 3 time to get just the right spot.  Thanks Kathy, for your persistence - this made a great composition.

                                  Let's see what tomorrow will bring...