Morrow Canyon Sycamore

This plein air pastel was completed on velour board and measures 18.5"x 26.5"

South Ridge Haze

This pastel painting measures 15.5"x24.5". It was done on Kitty Wallis sanded paper. I did a fairly detailed watercolor underpainting. I established basic values and the overall composition.  A Night in Fullerton, Village Art Center 11/9-2/10

A Night in Fullerton

This is the art of pastel artist Brad Faegre. I envy his draftmanship and markmaking. He had about twenty paintings there that night.

http://www.faegrefineart.com/

A Night in Fullerton

This is Marciano Martinez a watercolor and oil painter. He is a professor of art at Fullerton College.

A Night in Fullerton

Sue Ellen Cooper was one of the artists at the Village Art Center. Sue Ellen is a color pencil artist who describes her compostion as whimsical. Sue Ellen is planning on spending more time on her art. She has been busy overseeing her baby-The Red Hat Society. http://www.redhatsociety.com/infonew/howitstarted.html

A Night in Fullerton

The Village Art Center in downtown Fullerton just before the festivities began.

A Night in Fullerton

The owners of the Village Art Center Jim and Ann Thacker. Their gallery was filled with customers, patrons, family and friends. They made it a wonderful night for everyone.

A Night in Fullerton

I have 8 paintings in the Village Art Center. The titles of those paintings are: Yampa River, South Ridge Haze, Area Closed, Twilight at Chino Hills, D.T. Flemming Beach, Laguna Tide, Laguna Salt Creek II, and Laguna Shore Break.

A Night in Fullerton

A Night in Fullerton

Clouds over the San Gabriels

This painting is done with soft pastels on Kitty Wallis sanded paper with a watercolor underpainting. The painting measures 20.75"x 24".

Chino Hills Afternoon

This soft pastel painting is done on Kitty Wallis sanded paper with a watercolor underpainting. The painting measures 17.5"x 24".

Shadows in Chino Hills

This pastel painting is done on Kitty Wallis sanded paper with a underpainting of watercolor. The painting measures 18.25"x 24".

Modern Landscape Reception I

Modern Landscape Reception II

Modern Landscape Reception III

USPA show card

This show was juried by Robin Hall. His website is http://robinhall.com/ he also has a blog http://robinhallart.blogspot.com/ The show begins the 15th of November at the Esther Wells Collection. http://www.estherwellscollection.com/

This gallery is along the coast in Laguna Beach. One of my goals is to be represented in a gallery in Laguna Beach.

USPA show

This show begins November 15th. I have one piece entered. The name of the piece is Canyon Shadows. The USPA http://uspapastelartists.org/ is a fairly new organization. This is their second year. They have really strong demonstrators. A couple of their recent demonstrators have been Sally Strand http://www.sallystrand.com/ and Debra Huse. http://www.debrahuse.com/

Area Closed

This pastel painting is done on Kitty Wallis sanded paper with a watercolor underpainting. The painting measures 17.5"x 24".  Village Art Center 10/9-4/10

A Night in Fullerton

This show begins this week at the Village Art Center in Fullerton California. I will be at the gallery from the 8th through December 13th. The gallery features the art of Brad Faegre a fellow pastel artist I admire for his draftmanship. I just discovered that he has a blog

http://www.faegrefineart.blogspot.com/ and his fine art website at http://www.faegrefineart.com/

Points of View-Modern Landscape Painting 2008

The Southern California Artists Associaton http://www.socalartists.org/

juried in a piece I entered. I have entered several local contests and recieved awards, but nothing like this. The panel of Messrs were John Cosby http://www.cosbystudio.com/, Ray Redfern http://www.redferngallery.com/, and Jean Stern http://www.irvinemuseum.org/. John Cosby is an amazing painter who serves on the advisory board for socalartist. Ray Redfern owns a gallery in Laguna. Jean Stern is the director of the Irvine Museum.

Chino Hills Nocturne

This pastel painting is done on Kitty Wallis sanded paper with a watercolor undercoating. The painting measures 24"x 19".

Steamboat

This pastel painting is done with soft pastels on velour paper and measures 15"x19.5".

Fall Reflections

This pastel painting is done on velour paper with soft pastels. It measures 19.5"x15.5".

Yampa River

This pastel painting is done on velour paper with soft pastels and measures 14.5"x19.5".  A Night in Fullerton, Village Art Center 11/9-2/10.  Art Walk Village Art Center 11/10-3/11

Bluffs at Torrey Pines

This pastel painting is done with soft pastels on velour paper and measures 13.5"x19.25".

Torrey Pine

This pastel painting is done on velour paper with soft pastels and measures 13.75"x19.75".

Black's Beach

This pastel painting is done on velour paper with dry pastels and measures 10"x20".

Twilight at Chino Hills

This pastel painting is done on velour paper with soft pastel and measures 13.5"x19.5". Points of View  Modern Landscapes 11/08, Laguna Beach 3rd place. A Night in Fullerton 11/9-2/10.  Art Walk Village Art Center 11/10-3/11.

Morning Shadows Chino Hills

This pastel painting is done on velour paper with soft pastels and measures 14"x19.75".

Morning Glow

This pastel painting is done with dry pastels on velour paper and measures 13.75"x19.5".

Park Road Chino Hills

This pastel painting is done on velour paper and with dry pastels and measures 13.5"x19.5".

Park Road at Dawn

This pastel painting is done on velour paper with soft pastels and measures 14"x19.5".

Canyon Shadows

This pastel painting is done on velour paper with soft pastels and measures 13.25"x19.5".  USPA show

Laguna Path

This pastel painting is done on velour paper with soft pastels and measures 14.5"x19.5".

Sunflowers at Sunset

This pastel painting is done with soft pastels on velour paper and measures 26.5"x19.5".

Path from the Beach

This pastel painting is done on velour paper with dry pastels and measures 19.5"x13.5".

Clouds along the Beach

This pastel painting is done on Kitty Wallis sanded paper with dry pastels. It measures 18.75"x24.5".

Passing Storm

This pastel painting is done on velour paper with dry pastels and measures 19.75"x17.5".

Afternoon Storm

This pastel painting is done on velour paper with dry pastels and measures 19.75"x17.75".

Carbon Canyon Cow

This pastel painting is done on Kitty Wallis sanded paper with soft pastels. The painting measures 17.5"x18.25".

Desert Twilight

This pastel painting is done on velour paper with dry pastels and measures 12.5"x19.5".

Last Light

This pastel painting is done on velour paper with soft pastels and measures 14.5"x19.5".

Fading Light

This pastel painting is done on velour paper with dry pastels and measures 12.75"x19.5".

Desert Sunset

This pastel painting is done on velour paper with soft pastels and measures 14.75"x19.5".

Pheonix Mountain Afternoon

This pastel painting is done on velour paper with soft pastels and measures 15"x19".

Pheonix Mountain Sunset

This pastel painting is done on velour paper and measures 10"x14".

Pheonix Mountains II

This pastel painting is done on pastel card with soft pastels and measures 19"x25". The color of the backlit mountains in the distance really demonstrated the arial perspective for me.