Escalante Canyon Arts Festival 2015

I love to attend this festival! It's such a welcoming community in Escalante Utah and the scenery is spectacular. This year the weather was wonderful and we reconnected with old friends and made new ones.

This the painting I entered in the competition.
"Escalante Arch" 8 x 10, pastel.
It sold at the silent auction.

Painting at Spencer Flats, an area between Escalante and Boulder Utah.

Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site Artist in Residence 2015

Guest Hogan

Chuska

This year I was honored to have been chosen as Artist in Residence a Hubbell Trading Post. I was there for 2 weeks living in the guest hogan. I was able to explore the Navajo Nation and paint some of the beautiful areas there. I taught a "drawing a petroglyph" class to a group of Navajo children that were attending a summer camp at the site. It was an amazing experience.

Escalante Plein Air Festival 2014, Escalante Utah

The Escalante Plein Air Festival is held every fall in Escalante Utah in conjunction with Everett Ruess Days. Escalante Utah is a small town of about 800 folks in the heart of Escalante/Grand Staircase Monument. It is stunningly beautiful!

painting at Sunset Arch

"SUNSET ARCH"

Summer on the San Francisco Peaks

It's been a beautiful summer in Flagstaff, the monsoons rains have been generous. The San Francisco Peaks are green and it has been a wonderful place to paint.

Along the Aspen Loop Trail, plein air pastel

Photo of large juniper tree at the base of the lower ski lift run.

studio pastel of juniper

My studio

Workshop with Dawn Emerson in Tucson AZ at The Drawing Studio

Three wonderful spring days in Tucson for a pastel workshop with Dawn Emerson. She introduced unusual tips and techniques using pastels, ink, pastel grounds, gouache, and everything else imaginable.

Dawn Emerson at work

Myself with Rita Elkins, an artist friend from Cornville that came with me to the workshop.

painting beginning

back to basics

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Tucson Pima County Arts Open Studio Tour 2013

Open Studio Tour in Tucson this year. It was a beautiful day and I enjoyed staying home and meeting new friends, neighbors and fellow artists.




Open Studio is always a good way to get feed back on your work, get an idea what people like. It's also a good opportunity to network with other local artists.