American Women Artists Exhibition Under a Vast Sky at the Tucson Desert Art Museum until December 13th

Poppies Above the Bay 21 x 21 watercolor on paper

This painting and 144 other beautiful works by women from across the United States, are on exhibit until December 13 at the Tucson Desert Art Museum, 7000 E. Tanque Verde Road. Be sure to attend Under A Vast Sky: Symposium on Women in the Arts, November 4 from 9:00 am - 4 pm, at the Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Street. The event is free to the public. You can view the works in Under A Vast Sky on the gallery page.

Painting California CAC book includes my work!

Final day! Order the New California  Art Club Book at  a Special Pre-Publication  Price! Painting California: Seascapes and Beach Towns,  Skira Rizzoil's  second book on the California Art Club,  will be published this  October and available at fine booksellers  across the country.  The 276-page book spotlights 200 works  by California Art Club  artists, who have focused on evocative  seascapes, charming  seaside towns, and beach communities  from San Diego near  the Mexican border to Crescent City,  situated just south of  the Oregon border. While the book has a suggested  retail price of $55.00,  the California Art Club is offering  to its members and  supporters the opportunity to order Painting California  at this special pre-publication price: $45.00 with free shipping (a savings of $10 or 18 percent) Orders at this pre-publication price  will be accepted through  Sunday, September 24, 2017,  and books will be shipped in early October. So don't delay, as quantities are limited. Visit californiaartclub.org to place your order.

California Watercolor Association 48th National Exhibition to include "Blue Ridge" , juried by Dean Mitchell

I am very pleased to share that "Blue Ridge" has just been accepted into the California Watercolor Association 48th National Exhibition. The juror is Dean Mitchell!
It is one of 80 paintings he selected from across the country.

Sonoma Plein Air Art Festival Sept 10 to 16th

I will be on the square in Sonoma on Saturday September 16th from 10 to 4 as a part of the annual plein air event . Now in it's 15th year, the festival has raised over 1 million dollars for Art Education in Sonoma County.

Here are a few paintings from years past:

A Thirsty Hill

Windbreak Chileno Valley

Pacific Promontory



More information and the complete schedule of events is at http://sonomapleinair.com

Artists Round Table Materials Notes

Artists Round Table Materials Notes

In lieu of a handout, here are some notes for the demo for June 1

Colors:

Are what strikes most viewers about my work. I worked many years to see and understand values.
Only with accurate values can one get away with expressive saturated colors

Tools are gray scales  like this one http://www.cheapjoes.com/cheap-joe-s-value-sketch-and-composition-finder.html

Materials

Paints

I have many, many tubes of paint on my palette.
They are there for convenience in quick mixing in the field and opacity vs transparency

Recessive Colors (less saturated)
(used for distant elements)

Cobalt turquoise, winsor yellow, cobalt blue, manganese blue, permanent rose, yellow ochre, jaune brilliant#1 (holbein), burnt sienna

Advancing colors

Windsor green, winsor blue (the thalos) ultramarine blue, quinacridones (gold, burnt orange), cadmium yellow,pyrol orange, perm alizarin crimson,winsor red


Arches 300 lb hot press, bright white

Brushes Synthetics

Jack Richeson 9000 Signature Series Rounds 12 and 14

Escoda Prado 12 and 14 less thirsty for damp conditions

1/2 inch flats and large flat wash brush

Robert E Wood Palette

Always nearby paper towels or toilet paper

Artists' Tape

Monarch of Carmel Valley in California Art Club "Golden State Splendor" exhibit at the Santa Paula Art Museum July 15 to Nov 5

Monarch of Carmel Valley, 16 x 20  plein air
This was just painted this past May during the Carmel Art Festival.  I love this hill in upper Carmel Valley.  It is about 20 minutes beyond Carmel Valley Village and the drive to it is through some exquisite Oaklands, stands of Sycamores and horse ranches. I feel the tension leave my neck and back as I pull out here along Carmel Valley Rd. Often painting in absolute silence.

The title is cribbed from Hanson Puthuff who titled a painting "Monarch of Malibu".  If I can paint the hills of California half as well as he did I will be happy.
 I chose the title for this piece because this hill feels so majestic.
It is truly my vision of splendor!

California Art Club
Golden State Splendor
Santa Paula Art Museum
July 15 to Nov 5

Reception Sat July 15 4 to 6 pm.