Guest Artist at Chapman Gallery Carmel

For anyone who has wondered about my 300lb arches hot press paper surface and durability, the display at the Chapman Gallery is a great place to see and feel the rugged surface of the best paper I have found for plein air painting.

The Chapman Gallery is located at 7th and Mission in Carmel by the sea and is known as one of the most charming  galleries in Carmel. If you get the chance to visit please say hello to Dean, Joanna and Marissa for me.
The Chapman Gallery features the work of Keith Lindberg , a contemporary oil painter with a passion for color and does exquisite museum quality framing and restoration.

Two Paintings at 102nd Annual California Art Club Gold Medal Juried Exhibit and Sale, June 2 to 23

Wild at Heart 14 x 14

This painting's inspiration was the vivid greens of William Wendt's California hills.

Point Lobos April 9 x 12

Whales swam just behind me as I painted this.

I will be at the gala!

102nd Annual California Art Club Gold Medal Juried Exhibition and Sale 
 June 2 – 23

 http://www.californiaartclub.org/pdfs/102%20GM%20Programs%20WEB%20version.FINAL.pdf

 Held at the USC Fisher Museum of Art University of Southern California.

The works were selected for inclusion by a jury that was comprised of representatives from prominent southern California museums, and included:
 Kay Allen, Associate Director, USC Fisher Museum of Art;
 Ed Fosmire, Deputy Director, Laguna Art Museum;
Selma Holo, Director, USC Fisher Museum of Art;
 Amy Scott, Curator of Visual Arts, Autry National Center;
 Jean Stern, Executive Director, The Irvine Museum.
 For more information and to purchase tickets to the gala
http://www.californiaartclub.org/exhibitions/annual-gold-medal-juried-exhibition/

2013 Carmel Art Festival Paintings

Santa Lucia Shadows 12 x 12

Top of the World Carmel Valley 11 x 14

Painted Hillside, Carmel Valley 11 x 14

Rolling Hills 12 x 12

Getting Ready for the 20th Carmel Art Festival

This is the twentieth Carmel Art Festival and it looks like a great group of artists and a forecast for good weather.
I will be painting tenatively in the beautiful hills of Carmel Valley.
This is a plein air competition and auction to benefit art education.

I will also have several paintings on display at the Chapman Gallery as guest artist during the festival.
The Chapman Gallery is located on 7th between San Carlos  and Mission.

This blog does a great job of linking to all the artists' websites:

http://villageinforest.blogspot.com/2013/05/20th-annual-carmel-art-festival-2013.html

Carmel Art Festival P.O. box 7191 Carmel, California 93921

Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Signature Membership

Great News in my email today:

" Dear Robin,

I am pleased to inform you that the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association has selected you as a one of ten new Signature Members of the organization, effective immediately. This membership is acknowledgement of the superior talents and artistic leadership that you bring to the plein air genre. Congratulations on your achievement!"

This was juried by Jean Stern, Director, the Irvine Museum and ten paintings were submitted. The Signature Members of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association are painters whose work I deeply admire and I am thrilled by this acceptance.

 Here is a link to this great organization:

http://www.lpapa.org/index.html

The Results Are In!

Thank you to all the amazing artists who submitted their work for review.
We would like to acknowledge the superior talents and artistic leadership that you all bring to the plein air genre´.

Congratulations on your achievements!