NEWS
Welcome to the news section. Posts here include recent paintings, details about upcoming art shows, community gatherings, and other good stuff!
100 Grand Show 2022
The 2022 100 Grand Show was fun! This annual exhibit at Sullivan Goss gallery in downtown Santa Barbara "features 102 quality works of art for $1,000 or less. The exhibition has become an incubator of emerging talent, an entryway for beginning collectors, a holiday...
CAW Ready to Hang 2022
On Saturday, November 19 I participated in Ready to Hang, one of my favorite community art shows, a pop-up for one evening only that features work by local artists. Every piece in the show is 12 x 12 inches, which makes for a striking exhibit on the large, white...
I Madonnari Street Painting Festival 2022
The I Madonnari Street Painting Festival was back in action at the Santa Barbara Mission! It was so great to be back together with fellow artists, sponsors, festival organizers and volunteers – plus the 30, 000+ people who showed up over the three-day weekend! And the...
More new work
New gouache painting of afternoon light on Jesusita trail, one of our favorite places to hike. Even though I've been there so many times, it's always different in many ways – wildflowers in spring, more sky and rain in winter, and water in the creek if we're lucky!
100 Grand
It was great to get back together in person for the annual 100 Grand Show at Sullivan Goss Gallery in Santa Barbara! This annual group show features approximately 100 artists working in various mediums, with all works priced at $1,000 or less. It’s a fun and eclectic...
Street Painting 2020
The I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival in Santa Barbara was cancelled in 2020, due to the pandemic…and then it was announced that the festival would be held after all – ONLINE! Artists were invited to participate by creating chalk paintings in their...