My Radio Commentary is in the Archive Place Now

Now that it has been a couple of weeks since my Radio Commentary was on KPCC, you can get to the archive of that program and hear it by going to this URL: http://www.scpr.org/programs/offramp/shows/2008/04/26/index.html

I have been busy lately what with the California Art Club Gold Medal Show at the Pasadena Museum of California Art, and helping out my mom with some issues, so I have not been painting a whole lot - but plan on joining the Thursday paintout group tomorrow morning at Eaton Canyon in Pasadena. Maybe see you at the paintout tomorrow or at the Museum show - I will be stopping by the museum at least Friday and Sunday afternoon. Contact me if you want to meet up.

If you want to hear my commentary about realistic art and the California Art Club Gold Medal show that opens today, April 27th it is already available on the web. If you go to the "Off Ramp" website, which is a show on KPCC 89.3FM, you can hear my commentary streaming on the web or download the podcast. Here is their website: http://www.scpr.org/programs/offramp/. My commentary begins about 29 minutes into the program.

What a Surprise! On Saturday, April 26th from noon to 1PM, if you listen to the KPCC program "Off Ramp" on 89.3 FM, I will be giving a commentary about realistic art and the upcoming California Art Club Gold Medal show being held at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. You can even hear the commentary on line at the KPCC website after the show if you miss the commentary on the radio. The show also repeats on the air Sunday evening from 8-9PM.

Saturday evening, I will also be attending the Gala opening of the Gold Medal Show at the Museum, so I hope to see some of you there. You can contact the California Art Club through their website for tickets to this event. Of course my paintings will be there through the 18th of May which is the last day of the show.

And if you are interested in taking classes from me, I have a new 8 week watercolor class starting May 9th. Contact me for details.

New scoop - I am starting two new classes. The first one starts 4/21/08 is a watercolor technique/composition class meeting Monday evenings from 7:30-10PM at the Coffee Gallery in Altadena. It will be held in the conference room and I can take no more than 6 students in this class, so sign up before it fills up. The cost of this class is $175 for the 8 weeks.

The second one starts 4/26/08 and is a plein aire or outdoor painting class using whatever media you wish to explore. It meets in various locations around the San Gabriel Valley to Glendale areas, and is on Saturday mornings from 10:00AM to 12:30PM. In this class I can accomodate 12 students. The cost of the 8 week class is $115.

I will be posting more details in the next few days. Contact me with any questions. I know there are lots! And YES, I TAKE BEGINNERS!

Postings of new paintings

I was talking to a friend on Ham Radio today, and realized that I hadn't posted any new work to my website for years. Since she was interested in seeing one of my paintings, and I am not sure when I will be doing my website redesign, I decided to post these paintings here on my blog for now. These 3 paintings were each finished in the last few months. The oils are part of the show I am having at the Coffee Gallery, but the watercolor of the little girl and the cat are at Tirage Fine Art, which is located in Pasadena. All of these images are also available as archival
giclee prints made my me using archival pigmented inks on archival paper or special canvas. These prints are strictly limited in number and will be signed and numbered by me, the artist.

These three paintings are called, "Pet the Kitty" (watercolor), "Red Hot Ladies" (oil), and "In the Heart of LA: Echo Park Lotus with Fountains" (oil). I also have blank notecards with these images on them. At the moment, the only place you can buy the notecareds are by contacting me via email, or by visiting the Coffee Gallery in Altadena, where there is a rack with these cards set up.

Show of my work plus student's work at Coffee Gallery, Altadena

And now, for something completely different, I have an exhibit of my students' paintings plus a few of mine on exhibit at the Coffee Gallery in Altadena, CA. The opening for the show will be on February 16th from 6PM to 9PM, but everything is already hanging. The address of the Coffee Gallery is 2029 N. Lake Ave., Altadena, CA 91001. Their phone number for info, etc. is (626) 398-7917. I teach a watercolor class on Wednesday afternoons at the Coffee Gallery, so this is sort of my home away from home.

Yay, got two paintings in the California Art Club Gold Medal Show

Yep, I just found out that the painting I finished last month, plus another older small painting of the Colorado Street bridge were accepted in the California Art Club Gold Medal show. This show is a pretty big deal, they have a catalog of the paintings, and it is held in April at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. This show has a national audience, not just local stuff.

I also got a bunch of my paintings formatted in Photoshop to be able to make greeting cards (blank inside), and have already sold a bunch, down at the Coffee Gallery in Altadena. This is the only place that has them so far.