California Watercolor Assoc. Article in Bay Area News Group Papers

Thank you to the California Watercolor Association and the Bay Area News Group for featuring me and my painting in the article that ran on New Year's Day. A pretty nice way to start the year!

A link to read the article online is here: 

http://www.mercurynews.com/my-town/ci_27231005/tri-valley-e-pleasantons-firehouse-gallery-host-45th

The reception for this exhibit is January 15th6 to 8 pm  at the Harrington Gallery in Pleasanton. I will be at the reception and also will be demonstrating at the exhibit space on January 24th.

After the Fire IV accepted into the 45th National Exhibition of the California Watercolor Association

After the Fire IV 16 x 20 Plein Air Watercolor

Thanks to juror Eric Wiegardt for selecting this painting for the 45th National Exhibition of the California Watercolor Association. This exhibit will be my first in 2015 and I am looking forward to attending the reception in nearby Pleasanton California on January 15th. There are 75 masterful watercolors in this exhibit and I am happy to be a part of it with one of my After the Fire Series Paintings.

Details:
California Watercolor Association
 45th National Exhibition
Harrington Gallery
Firehouse Arts Center
Pleasanton CA
January 15th to February 21st
Reception January 15th 6 to 8 pm

Artists accepted to the California Watercolor 45th National Exhibit

 CWA web site October 15th  Number 48!
Thanks to Juror Eric Wiegardt  for accepting my painting.
It's a great honor to be in this exhibit with such accomplished northern California Artists as Joe Santos,  Nt Near, David Broad, Jane Hoffstetter, Iretta Hunter, Charotte Huntley, Qian Gao, Sally Cataldo, Sal Valencia and Myrna Wacknov.

45th National Accepted Artists 2014

Artists & Images

1	Abraham, Patricia	Hiding Places IV
2	Adkison, Melissa	Fuschia 2
3	Arkhipau, Genady	Wcop 85
4	Armitage, Ruth	Beneath the Surface
5	Athanas, Denise	Moonlight Nocturne III
6	Bailey,  Sally Bills	Puzzled
7	Baker, Sally	A Rose is a ...
8	Barron Leopardo, Joyce	Turning the Corner
9	Becker, Marnie	Silent Partner
10	Blake, Mary	Sand Pond Ripples
11	Bortnick, Eugene	Pike Place Musicians
12	Bowler, Pattie	Silly Faces
13	Brayton, Francesca	Crystal Cove Hill
14	Broad, David	Monterey
15	Brown, Niz	Peaches and Cream
16	Byrne, Kathy	Glass Floats
17	Caldwell, Nancy	Monarch Madness
18	Cataldo, Sally	Stillife and Landscape
19	Chang, Angela	Wiredsouth Gate Market
20	Cheney-Parr, Leslie	Wepham 4 Crests
21	Crookston, Nancy	Portrait of Margaret
22	Curiel, Taryn	Walking Through the City
23	Daily-Birnbaum, Elaine	Deliberations
24	Dixon, Colleen	Hoop Dancer II
25	Erfle, linda	Persimmons at Sunrise
26	Friedland, Michael	San Rafael Victorian
27	Gao, Qian	Florence Market
28	Garner, Steve	The Element of Chance
29	Grinstead, John	Just Picked
30	Grudsky, Dmitry	Street Musician
31	Harper, Susan	Hope
32	Hill, Marilyn	I thought it would be different
33	Hofstetter, Jane	Night Passage
34	Hu, Xiao Xing	Looking Attentively
35	Hunter, Iretta	Up Beat Blues
36	Huntley, Charlotte	Zzzits
37	James, John	Starting Anew
38	Katsenelson, Naum	Foggy Morning
39	Kempe, Barbara	Macawcophony
40	Kingdon, Ona	Coded Thoughts
41	Matthews, Sue	Sea Skyscrapers
42	McCormack, Geoffrey	Fresh Frozen Pacific
43	McIntyre, Robert	Morning Mist
44	Near, Nancy	Waiting in the Wings
45	Ng, Woon Lam	Market Place
46	O'Connor, Birgit	Rose Dream
47	Peterson, David	Merchant and Main St.
48	Purcell, Robin	After the Fire IV
49	Rogone, Anthony	Forks and Spoons
50	Rouse, Charles	Boat Yard Blues
51	Sakai, Kathy	Urban Decay
52	Salvador, Andre	What Color is your Blown Glass Ceiling
53	Santos, Joseph	Drill Rig
54	Shoemaker, Doug	San Diego Blue
55	Smith, Mark	Pueblos Blancos
56	Sorrentino, Vita	Dramaturg
57	St. Onge, Jan	Indigo Village
58	Staub, Carol	Rays Of Hope
59	Steinbach-Garcia, Teresa	Wild Almonds
60	Stephens, Ron	CTC Auto Ranch
61	Stermer-Cox, Margaret	Just SayinV8b
62	Stone, Hazel	Ditat Deus
63	Strier, Ellen	Waiting in Malibu
64	Suz Chiang, Tan	Relationship of City 8
65	Tang, Michael	Mott Street New York City
66	Valencia, Salvador	Race Day
67	Wacknov, Myrna	Evolution
68	Walsh, Marilyn	Store Window with Reflections
69	Walters, Steve	The Wooden Prince
70	Wear, Marilyn	Heading Downstream
71	Weckbach, Kevin	Blue Pike and Red Glass
72	Williams, Erin	Delicious Day
73	Wilson, Suzanne	Farmers Market Radishes Leeks Chard
74	Wright, Val	On Parade
75	Zymolka-Amrhein, Anita	Working Upstream