Awards, memberships, Gallery Representation

 
 
I paint full time. That’s all I do. Except for walking my dog and helping my wife keep our lives on track, every day I’m standing at my easel. Oh, and I do get in a round of golf now and then! The creative process to me is magical. I may hear a bit of music, or see an encounter between people, and a painting begins to form in my mind. I’ll quickly jot down a few words about the inspiration and then the layout of the painting unfolds. To discipline myself I try to create at least one new painting each month. To do this, I sketch them out in advance and pile up three or four tissues ready to transfer to watercolor paper. My dog paintings are loose, with a concentration on the animals’ expressive eyes. The new European images portraying romantic moments evoke intimacy.


Unless marked otherwise, my original paintings are matted and framed in black with acrylic. Each is wired and ready to hang on your wall. Limited and Open edition 12 x 18” giclée prints, which I make myself, are matted, and except for a few small prints, will fit into a standard 18 x 24”  frame. Prices are marked.


 
What you should know

Awards
2011 • Spanish Village Art Association Donated Award; 3rd Place, Water Media; Two Honorable Mentions, San Diego County Fair
2010 • San Diego Watercolor Award; Honorable Mention; Art Coordinators Award, San Diego County Fair
2009 • People's Choice Award,
San Diego County Fair
2008•2nd Place, Water Media, Indian Wells Art Festival; San Diego Watercolor Society Award, San Diego County Fair
2007•3rd Place, Water Media, San Diego County Fair; 3rd Place, Water Media, La Jolla Art Association Open Juried Show
2006•1st Place; People’s Choice, Art of the Avocado; Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce “Artist of the Year”; 2nd Place and 3rd Place, Water Media; Peoples Choice, San Diego County Fair; 3rd Place, Fallbrook Art Association Open Juried Show
2005•3rd Place, Water Media; SDMA Artists Guild Award, San Diego County Fair; 1st Place Water Media; Peoples Choice, Fallbrook Art Association Open Juried Show
2004•Water Media Honorable Mention; Peoples Choice, Fallbrook Art Association Open Juried Show;
3rd Place, Water Media, San Diego County Fair



Gallery Representation 
Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Del Mar Art and Gifts, Del Mar,
California
A Few of Our Favorite Things, Fallbrook, California

some of my new paintings

when I paint I listen to
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All About Me

Open Studio for the Brandeis National Committee,

Rancho Bernardo Chapter, November 2011


Spanish Village Art Association Donated Award,

San Diego County Fair,

2011