"Light Through Trees"

For the past several years, I've been hung up on painting light through trees. I think this might be #7. They're all small and all a little different. This piece is 7" x 4".

"The Road Less Travelled"

I'm having a one-person landscape show at The Santa Ysabel Gallery in California - opening September 5th. The title of the show is Places I Remember so I wanted the piece that would be used to promote the show to reflect the theme.

This 10" x 8" oil, The Road Less Travelled, really is a place I remember as it is done from memory. I used some photographs to remind me of color and mood - but there is no photograph of this particular place. Does it even exist? Yes, somewhere in north San Diego County - but I don't think I could find the spot again.

Chow Down

This 6" x 8" oil only took a few hours. It's hard to paint a cute subject without ending up with a cute painting so I concentrated on my warm & cool colors - and used the long shadows to make a strong composition.

I've done this little oil for an upcoming show in Breckenridge, Colorado. My sister and I will be showing our work together at Meet the Artist, June 27 & 28th at the Riverwalk Plaza in downtown Breckenridge.

"Blue River Valley"

I'm happy with this little oil. It's an 8 x 10 painted on a gessoed board. The pre-gessoed board was a little too slick so I gave it a rough coat of gesso and let it dry for 24 hours. It's not easy to paint detail on a rough surface - so it forces me to paint loosely. I like the piece as it has a 'sense of place' - something I am always striving for.

I'm painting for a show in Breckenridge, Colorado at the end of June. "Meet the Artist" is an outdoor show that I did for the first time last year with my sister, Joanne Hanson. www.JoanneHansonArt.com. Several years ago she finally listened to me and gave painting a try. She has yet to put the brush down and her work is already selling well.

MEET THE ARTIST is June 27, 28, 2009 on the lawn at Riverwalk Plaza in Breckenridge. If you have trouble finding me, call me on my cellphone at 928 300-9118. I will be showing Colorado landscapes (including this piece) and my wildlife paintings.

"Midas Touch"

Have I used this title before? It sounds vaguely familiar. This is a 30" x 30" oil done on Ampersand gesso board, mounted on 2" deep birch sides. This gives my work a more contemporary look and does not need a frame.

This painting will be in the article, 'Legacy of the Southwest' in the July issue of Western Art Collector magazine - www.westernartcollector.com The article is about an upcoming group show at Legacy Gallery - www.legacygallery.com - Happily, Midas Touch was one of the pieces chosen for the article. The show opens Thursday, July 9th from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.



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I love it! It's just about as easy as blogging.

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A week of painting in California

"Promise of a Hot Day"




"Poppies Galore"




"Cows & Mustard"






"Olives & Nuts"



Following the show in Fallbrook last weekend, I spent a week with Joe & Anne Garcia in Julian, California. Joe and I painted on location, all day/every day. It was a long, hot week but I am happy with the results, which will be shown at the Santa Ysabel Gallery, June 6 - July 26th for the fourteenth annual plein air exhibition, 'Pochade'.

"Nopales"

This oil (30" x 30") is painted on Ampersand cradleboard, which is a gessoed panel mounted on 2" deep birch ply. It gives my work a contemporary look and does not require framing. This painting will be at Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona - along with four other new southwest pieces.

"Aspen Glade"

SOLD


This 7" x 7" oil is hanging at Windrush Gallery - and will be exhibited with another 40 of my original oils until April 15th. The majority of the work is smaller than 8" x 10"

"Groceries"

I painted this 8" x 10" oil yesterday of the Indian Gardens market in Oak Creek Canyon, just north of Sedona, Arizona.

This Saturday (March 28) is the opening reception for "Small Talk", my one-person show at Windrush Gallery in Sedona. Most of the thirty paintings in the show are small - 8" x 10" and smaller.

The show postcard featured a painting of the Indian Gardens store, titled "Cold Beer" and wouldn't you know it, it sold a few days ago before the show even opened. "Groceries" is another painting of the same store - different time of year and different angle.

If you're in Sedona, this weekend, please come to my opening!

"Small Talk" March 28 - April 15, Reception 2 - 6 PM, March 28. Windrush Gallery, 411 State Route 179, Sedona. 928 282-7676, 800 323-0115

"Remains of the Day"

SOLD



I love painting pieces that give the feeling of time of day. When I'm painting on location, my favorite time is the last few minutes before the sun goes down. The light and color change so quickly that I can't paint....I just put down my brush and watch, trying to remember the values and color.