Back Bay Overlook

Back Bay Overlook 20x20 soft pastel over a watercolor underpainting.

It was a moody and tropical morning

 

100 No's

 The idea is to put yourself out there. How many "yes's do you get on your way to 100 no's?

Yes to Kennedy
Contemporary

No to Irvine 41

I did not get a reason other than there were a record number of entries. I entered 4 gouache paintings.

SOCALPAPA Quick Draw

1st place=yes

Tustin Plein Air

Did not place = no

Festival of Arts

These are the five plein air pastels that I submitted for the Festival of the Arts in Laguna.

No I was not juried in.

LPAPA Squared

Yes

no

QUORUM November

DESERT PLEIN AIR 2026 yes

SOCALPAPA Omni Vision 2026 yes

Art A Fair 2026 yes

LPAPA For the Love of the Sea Frank Cuprien 2026 yes

99 Voices 2026 yes

Santa Cruz Art League 95th California Landscape Exhibition 2026 yes

LPAPA Dusk till Dawn

Shaw's Cove

Shaw's Cove in Laguna is super under the radar beach. It has a small inconspicuous entrance. It is a small beach with stunning views both North and South. When I arrived the sun was barely able to peek through the moist fog rolling atop the surf. That deep smell of the ocean's creation was better than any perfume.