My 10th Annual Ghost Ranch art experience is 1-7 October! There is new room pricing ...check it out on my Ghost Ranch tab. Want to travel further? Get on my email list for the 2018 Art Adventure Abroad. [The Ireland 2017 filled immediately]. The 2017 Ghost Ranch is full but names are already on the attendance list for 2018...shoot me an email.

Come see my art NOW at these locations!

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.

LEWISVILLE, TX

30 April-25 June Visit the bannister dining area to the left as you enter Tierney's Tavern and Restaurant. I have 11 images there.

DENTON, TX

Look for my work at the Texas Watercolor Society 68th Juried Exhibition this year in Denton 9 June-26 August at the Center of Visual Arts on Hickory St and Bell Ave.

SANTA MONICA, CA

The bgBergamot Station Art Gallery at 2525 Michigan Ave will be showing 3 of my works for their Spectrum Gestalt 4 Show beginning June 2017.

This is where I am scheduled!

More later....

Some of my news!

My "Unraveled" is a cold wax mixed media piece. It was one of 10 recognized with an award in the Tom Pyton Memorial Exhibition in LA. Also in May the Richardson Civic Art Society gave me award at the Eisemann Performance Hall.

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I won Art of the Month at the Lewisville Visual Arts Association for March with "Doodle Doo." It appears in the changing images of work done from my watercolor class.

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My "Warriors of Xian, China" is featured in the 30th Anniversary edition of Cheap Joe's Art Stuff Reference Catalog which is available in Jan.

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My "Believe" mixed media piece won 1st place Art of the Month at Visual Arts Society of Texas.

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My "Ladies of Lamu, Kenya" has been garnering some awards. In October the Richardson Civic Art Society Juried Membership Show provided an Honorable Mention, watermedia and in May it won 1st place for Art of the Month with the Society of Watercolor Artists in Fort Worth. It is the same piece that was exhibited in the Texas and Neighbors Regional Show in Irving and the Trinity Arts Guild in Bedford.

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I won 2nd place in mixed media in the Richardson Civic Art Society Spring Show with "Believe," a piece done on yupo using acrylic, ink and watercolor with a scraffito message.

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In the Visual Arts of Lewisville Juried "My Favorite Things" Show my piece won 3rd place.

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In the 2015 Richardson Juried Membership Show I was awarded 2nd place in Watermedia.

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In the Fort Worth Society of Watercolor Artists' 2015 Juried Membership Exhibition my piece won the "Award of Achievement." It is the same piece featured on the cover of my 2015 calendar.

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I won the People's Choice Award at the 2015 Visual Arts of Lewisville Juried Fresh Ideas Show. (I did not win an award from the juror but the viewers liked it!) It is featured in my calendar--the one with cupcakes called "Sweet Tooth."

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At the September Visual Arts Society of Texas meeting I won 2nd place in the Art of the Month and at the Lewisville Visual Arts Association I won 1st place.

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In the 2015 Richardson Civic Art Society Exhibition I won a couple of awards. In Mixed Media I won a merchandise award and in the Oils/Acylics division mine won 1^st place.

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I have participated in Public Art Projects in Lewisville (a group canvas project) and Fort Worth (a mosaic toll-road column project).

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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 and Weatherford. Contact me if you need a speaker, demo artist or juror!

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

www.swawatercolor.com

This is the first time since 2009 I am not on the Board...

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.