SEASONAL NOTES SUMMER 2020

 

I’ve painted several florals over the last few months. Here are a few Dahlia paintings.

“Emerging” has lots of warm color changes and a variety of hard and soft edges. These help bring movement through the painting.

“Awakening” also has a close focus and  more intense color.

“Joyful” is a change of pace, emphasizing high key lighting with many light and middle values of color. It is more subtle with lots of soft edges.

“Dandy Dahlia” is another dramatic close focus piece.

“Heavenly Hydrangea” is a change of pace with a mix of subtle and dramatis areas. Many lost and found edges bring movement to this painting.

NEWS SPRING

 

My painting, Homeless, has been selected for the new Splash 21 book competition, Capturing Mood, which has been published as a special edition magazine this year; released for sale June 16, 2020.

It is also included  with works by other artists in an article about Splash in Watercolor Artists Magazine, August issue.

I presently have no workshops scheduled. Any future ones will probably be local. I do have 4 digital books, a hard cover book and 2 videos on this site for those who want to see information about how I paint, my materials and more. There is also painting information in the archived issues of the Seasonal Notes from other seasons.

NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITIONS

Opulence
September – October
47th Annual Rocky Mounting National Watermedia Exhibition; Center for the Arts Evergreen, CO

Dancing Light
October
Montana Watermedia 2020 Big Fork Art Center, MT

Luminous
August-September
Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors, View Arts, Old Forge, NY

Ineffable Iris
July-September
National Watercolor Society 50 Stars Online Exhibition

Forest Light
June-July
87th Annual Juried Exhibition; Hudson Valley Art Assoc; Lyme, CT
Blue Door Art Center Award

Kato
June-August
Women In Watercolor 1st International Online Exhibition
FASO MERCHANDISE AWARD

Also included were; Irresistible Iris, Contemplation & Museo Majestuoso
June-August
Women In Watercolor 1st International Online Exhibition

Tranquil
June-July
Baltimore Watercolor Society Mid-Atlantic Regional Juried Online Show

Poignant Peony
June – August
Watercolor USA 2020; Springfield Art Museum, MO Award of Excellence

Kato
June – August
American Artist professional League Online Members Show

Dappled Sun
July – August
Vermont Watercolor Society Spring Juried Show; Emile A. Gruppe Gallery, VT