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 by trying to get in so many events you get 100 "No's"

KENNEDY CONTEMPORARY-YES

IRVINE 41-NO

These were the 4 gouache I submitted to IRVINE 41-NO

BACK BAY 2025 QUICK DRAW 1st place-YES

TUSTIN PLEIN AIR 2025 did not place-NO

FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS -NO

These were the 5 pastels I submitted for the Festival of the Arts for 2026-NO

LPAPA SQUARED 2025 YES/NO

YES

NO

DESERT PLEIN AIR 2026-YES

SOCALPAPA Omnivision Art Across Boundaries 2026-YES 1st place Scapes

ART A FAIR-YES

LPAPA Frank Cuprien for the Love of the Sea

Santa Cruz Art League 95th California Landscape Exhibition-Yes

LPAPA Dusk till Dawn Yes

PASTEL SOCIETY OF THE WEST COAST 99 VOICES-YES

 BACK BAY PLEIN AIR SHOW-YES Sam Robinson Award Best Painting of the Back Bay

Back Bay Quick Draw-No did not place

BIG BEAR PLEIN AIR-YES

RALPH LOVE PLEIN AIR-YES

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.