New Paintings...A Preview for Summer 2009

Just completed!

Above: "Sunset Reprise" 40" x 40"

Above: "Golden Promise" 36" x 36"

Above: "Cottonwood Reflections" 24" x 24"

Oil Painter's of America

I'm honored to say I have been accepted into to Oil Painters of America, Western Regional Show.
It will be held in Kirkland, Washington, August 6th - 30th, 2009. The painting is entitled "Poetic Castaways." It is a still life of items I collected on my desert hikes, and brings in aspects of my landscape paintings, for a new and exciting look.

National Museum of Wildlife Art: "Out of the Box" Auction, 2009

On June 12th, 2009, the "Out of the Box" auction was held at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Each artist was asked to send a box to be auctioned off as a fund-raiser for educational programs at the museum. As one of my favorite museums, I was pleased to participate and donate a painted box.

I painted the top and sides of the box with scenes of the Jackson Hole area. The top painting is titled "Storm over the Flats." On the side is a scene of Oxbow Bend.

Sharon created a special handcrafted book for inside the box. Our good friend, sculptor Bryce Petitt donated the bronze eagle head for the book's cover.

Out of 115 artist donations, mine was one of 15 that was included in the "live" auction. My box sold for the second highest amount of the night! It was great fun to see all of the boxes submitted by wonderful artists and be a part of the fun and exciting event.

Thank you to the museum and all the volunteers for a wonderful weekend of events.