April 20, 2015 Plein Air Convention

I will add some photos from the wonderful Convention in the next few days. Here is my Plein Air painting from near Lovers Cove in Pacific Grove. Hundreds of us painted there on Wednesday .  Sailboats, whales, sea otters, seals. ” Sailing toward Monterey” 9 x12 in. Plein Air,   Oil on RayMar canvas panel. …

April 11, 2015 Monterey Plein Air Convention

  I am attending the Plein Air Magazine Convention in Monterey again this year !  http://www.pleinairconvention.com/index.php It starts tomorrow morning 4/12 when I get to attend a limited  special painting workshop by CW Mundy,  a nationally awarded artist. Then the convention with about 800 attendees goes from Monday through Friday with ongoing demonstrations on several …

April 2, 2015 Henry Coe State Park

This is my painting from this past Monday morning at Henry Coe State Park, Morgan Hill CA. The California poppies are now out on the hillsides, along  with sprays of other wildflowers. Very beautiful hills and Oak forests in this large park in Central California. Plein Air 9 x 12 Oil on Canvas panel. I …