UPDATE: The two-day workshop has been cancelled because of low (no!) enrollment. However, the one-day workshop is a GO! Also, you can get $20 off my workshop using the code SAVEONMF! I’m proud to announce that I’ll be teaching not one but TWO workshops at...
My senses, so accustomed to the high desert of New Mexico, have come alive again here by the ocean. The sea air, misty and cool, brushes softly against my skin. The slightest of breezes pushes ashore the iron smell of seaweed. Round pebbles the size...
I’m proud to announce that I’ve qualified for Signature Membership in Plein Air Painters of New Mexico. It’s an honor, and it allows me to write “PAPNM” after my signature on my paintings.
News flash: Zoom is here to stay. Sure, in-person events have come back in full force, but online versions of the same have settled in for the long haul. Why? People have discovered they can get most of the benefits of an in-person event without having to shell out...
One of the things I do as a painter is go through my box of “not quite there” pieces, put them up on the easel, and then see if I can improve them. In this blog series, I’ll be taking several paintings and showing you how I go about this. It’s...
(Clicking on the image above doesn’t do anything. Scroll down below for clickable links.) To help promote Bluebird Studios and our workshops in Santa Fe, Roberta Remy and I recently chatted with Elizabeth Cooper, owner of the studio, and Albert Handell. ...
When you come to the 10th Annual Plein Air Convention & Expo this May, look for me in the vendor room! I’ll be demonstrating for Judson’s Art Outfitters, makers of the famous Guerrilla Painter Pochade Box. I’ve used Guerrilla Painter boxes for...
I’m proud to have a short excerpt from my new book, Beautiful Landscape Painting Outdoors: Mastering Plein Air, to be featured on the OutdoorPainter.com site, managed by the same fine folks who give you PleinAir Magazine and the annual Plein Air Convention &...
I’ve added a section to my website for gouache sketches. These are all done en plein air. They’re from my sketchbooks, all either 5×8 or 5×16 (double page). They aren’t for sale, however, as I use them as references for studio work. You can...
After almost a year of work, I’m happy to announce that my new book, Beautiful Landscape Painting Outdoors: Mastering Plein Air, is available now from both Amazon and Barnes & Noble. This is the comprehensive guide to painting...
