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Joaquín Sorolla Plein Air Exhibit In Rome

In the summer of 2023, I was in Rome for a few days and was thrilled to discover that a show of Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida plein paintings was on. I’ve posted my images from the show here. The show dates are March 21 to June 11, 2023, at the Real Academia de España in Rome.

Landscape Painting At Wetpaint Tamworth In New Hampshire

In May 2018, I went, for the second time, to WetPaint Tamworth in Tamworth,NH. This is a lovely plein air painting event organized by the Tamworth Visitors Council. The area is just south-west of the Presidential Range of the White Mountains, and centered around Lake and Mount Chocurua. Painting at Remick Farm, Tamworth,NH. Tamworth areaContinueContinue reading “Landscape Painting At Wetpaint Tamworth In New Hampshire”

I’m a Cover Artist! March 2018 Plein Air Magazine

My painting on the cover of Plein Air Magazine, March 2018 issue I am  featured in the March 2018 issue of  Plein Air magazine. Not only that, but they used one of my paintings on the cover. Of course I was very pleased about this! This article came about because the editor of the magazineContinueContinue reading “I’m a Cover Artist! March 2018 Plein Air Magazine”

A Visit To Toledo’s Museum Of Fine Arts

While I have been working in The Toledo area,  I visited the Toledo Museum of Fine Arts several times. Located in Toledo’s  Old West End,a crumbling and beautiful historic neighborhood, the museum surprises with a well curated and friendly atmosphere. They have a great collection of historic  paintings as well as a modern building withContinueContinue reading “A Visit To Toledo’s Museum Of Fine Arts”

Mt. Lebanon, PA. Plein Air Paint Out, Oct. 2-6, 2012

I was invited to participate in  the first year of the annual Plein Air  paint out in Mt. Lebanon, Pa.,  a suburb of Pittsburgh. It was a well run event, the brainchild of David and Linda Csont. David had participated in the Easton Plein Air  event, one of the bigger events that happens in MarylandContinueContinue reading “Mt. Lebanon, PA. Plein Air Paint Out, Oct. 2-6, 2012”

Campobello Island Landscape Painting Trip

At the beginning of July, I took a three-day painting trip up to beautiful Campobello Island, just over the border from Maine in New Brunswick, Canada. It is about a four and a half hour ride from Portland, Maine, and your last stop in Maine is Lubec, billed as the easternmost city in the US.ContinueContinue reading “Campobello Island Landscape Painting Trip”

New London Plein Air Competition

July 7 and 8th, 2012, I participated in my first outdoor painting competition, this one to coincide with New London, Ct.’s Op-Sail event; an annual tall ship and street festival. I was pleased to win one of the prizes for one of the paintings I submitted for the gallery show.  It was sponsored by theContinueContinue reading “New London Plein Air Competition”

Asian Painting Trip Posts on the Amateur Traveler Blog

(Note: The Amateur Traveler links are dead as of 2020)  Chris Christensen was kind enough to  re-post  my SE Asian painting trip blog posts on his  ( much more popular ) blog. This is about the trip I took to the Indochina region to tour and paint in early 2010. He does an often extremelyContinueContinue reading “Asian Painting Trip Posts on the Amateur Traveler Blog”