Live in France...if only for 10 days! How about an Art Adventure Abroad? Perigord Retrreats is hosting us in July in the Dordogne region of France while lavender is blooming! Check the tab above for description, photos and rates.

Great news for my Ghost Ranch workshops--now there are 2 each year! Each runs Sunday-Saturday. My 13th Ghost Ranch Workshop/Retreat for Multi-Medias will be 2-8 June. We do something different every day--textiles, printing, etc. Make plans now to join us. ~~~~~ My 14th Ghost Ranch Art Workshop/ Retreat is my UN-traditional watermedia workshop 29 Sept-5 Oct as the leaves turn golden and the air is brisk.

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I'M PUBLISHED

My artwork was selected to appear in the 30th Anniversary edition 2017 Cheap Joe's Art Stuff Reference Catalog. My "Warriors of Xian, China" was among hundreds of images submitted. It is pictured on this website under the calendars tab for 2014.

This is where I am scheduled!

MENA, ARK

Both of my entries to the Southwest Artists, Inc Mena Small Works International were accepted. The show runs 30 April-4 June at the Mena Gallery.

RICHARDSON, TX

"Patchwork Pumpkin" makes its first appearance in a show for the 53rd Annual Regional Juried Exhbition with the Richardson Civic Art Society. The show runs the month of May at the Eisemann Performance Center. 80 pieces were selected.

KELLER, TX

Southlake Perennial Garden Society's bi-annual garden tour and the Keller Arts Board and teamed together to include an artist at each of the 7 gardens oon tour Sunday, 5 May 5, 10am-5pm. I have been asked to paint plein aire (paint outdoors) in one of the gardens. Come see beautful gardens and visit with me! I'll have a few things on hand for sale.

DENTON, TX

7 June-14 Sept the Annual Merging Visions Exhbition will be availble for viewing at the Meadows Gallery in the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center in Denton. This is a collaboration of the Visual Arts Society of Texas with the Denton Poet's Society.

ALEXANDRIA, LA

The Tom Peyton Memorial National in Alexandria, LA chose my "Frayed at the Edges" mixed media with watercolor for their May Exhibiition. It has a bit of everything, collage papers, grated pastel, plastic mesh, watercolor, and acrylic.

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX

My "Tangled Tulips" watercolor image has been chosen for a signal box cover. It will be my second box in the city. Stayed tuned to find out location!

Some of my 2019 news!

A new year begins....

The Visual Arts Society of Texas in Denton voted "Spirit of Chichen Itza, Mexico", a watercolor, as first place for Art of the Month.

At the February meeting of Society of Watercolor Artists in Fort Worth my "Spirit of Chichen Itza, Mexico" won 2nd place for Art of the Month.

In Lewisville the MCL Grand Hosted "American the Beautiful" Juried Exhibition in January. One of my 3 pieces accepted, "Ghosts in the Snow, Ghost Ranch," a photograph, won Honorable Mention. (I awlays wanted to see the Ranch in the wintertime and it did not disappoint with snow flurries after I arrived on the property.

During the month of March the north hallway at the Lewisville MCL Grand hosted the winning monthly art pieces from 2018. My photograph, "Morning Ride, Magilligan POint, Northern Ireland" was included.

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I love to share! I have done demo painting/ workshops for several North Texas art associations: Lewisville, Fort Worth, McKinney, Gainesville, Decatur, Sherman, Paris, Mid-Cities, Johnson County in Cleburn, Grand Prairie and Weatherford. Further away, I've had workshops at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, NM; Branson, MO; Sedona, AZ and Topeka, KS.

Contact me if you need a speaker, workshop/demo artist or juror!

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I am Past President of Society of Watercolor Artists in Fort Worth, TX and this year serving as secretary. Check out this terrific watercolor association at

https://www.swawatercolor.com

Southwest America Gallery

I feel close to the Native American Indian cultures because of my heritage. The rugged beauty of the American Southwest is simply breathtaking. These shots are primarily of Arizona and New Mexico. As you move your mouse across each image, the title will appear. Each image can be enlarged by clicking.