Photo: Opening, 9×12″, oil on canvas, Awarded “Best of Quarry” at the American Impressionist Society wet wall competition, Sold. Last week I went to Omaha for the American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition (digital catalog). This was my first time attending an AIS exhibition. I had a piece accepted (below) – Yay! – and it was …

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Just finished a painting that I started as a demo for the latest class. We’ve been trying out some different color mixing techniques, and will keep going with that. If you’d like to join us for the next color mixing experiment, join the painting class.

I just finished my first art fair in over a decade, and it was an emotional worlwind. I think they might always be – for me at least! I had a number of people come up and tell me they follow me on social media and wanted to meet me in person, which was so …

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Question: A student emailed asking how to price her beautiful artwork for an upcoming arts festival. It’s something a lot of people wonder, so I wanted to share my answer here in case you find it helpful. Comments welcome. Answer: Congratulations, that’s great!  There are 3 methods below for pricing your artwork. I suggest getting …

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I just got notice that one of my front line workers paintings was jury accepted into the upcoming exhibition: Mar – May, 2021Pandemic: The Art of Survival.The Center for Western Studies2001 S. Summit AveSioux Falls, SD 57197 I’m excited about the exhibition and eager to see the entire show.

Dinner and a Show received the 2nd place prize in the international Daily Paintworks competition! I just found out this morning, and I’m so excited to be a featured artist, in the company of some of my favorite contemporary artists! This is one of my favorite paintings from the last few months. A lot more …

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Photo thanks to Caitlin Pollitt at NSU Good morning! Friday my show of experimental abstracts at a local coffee shop ended. This show was up concurrently with an exhibit of my representational work in a gorgeous art center gallery. While packing my work in the coffee shop, I thought about how different the two experiences …

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