Painting of the Week
Palm Garden – Painting of the Week
Near Compliments
Landscaping is so different in the desert. Large bearded palms grow wild near the mountain streams. If you drive towa...
Garden Posts – Painting of the Week
Subtle Diagonals
Seeing the pink bougainvillea backlighting these cacti at a stoplight made me circle back to take their picture. Gard...
Shopping District – Painting of the Week
Desert Landscape Plein Air Festival
It’s the second year I have entered the California Desert Plein Air Festival. Two studio painting...
Garden Oasis – Painting of the Week
Capturing the Light
Happy New Year! Painting the desert plein air (on location) is always a learning experience, but I have been impro...
Columns in the Canyon – Painting of the Week
Desert Values
I raced out early one morning this week to join the Plein Air Painters. We met at the Coachella Valley Preserve. Like Co...
The Twinkling Palms – Painting of the Week
Arranged Lighting
With this cold spell, it sure is nice to be back in the Desert. The sun sets early here and the palms with lights ci...
Scarlet Embrace – Painting of the Week
Sharing Art with Children
Here is a Poinsettia Painting you can keep up all year round. Scarlet Embrace, with its dramatic combination...
Happy Thanksgiving and Small Business Saturday
Photo from The Forum | Dennis Krull
Gratitude!
Dear Friends,
I am so grateful for your business over the years. It is so great to he...
Golden Mums – Painting of the Week
Framed Studies make Wonderful Gifts
While practicing Gouache for my workshop I made some lovable small studies and Darin selected indi...
Palms in the Hall – Painting of the Week
Starting Over
This is my last mural for my California House. It was an amazing experience. Initially, it started with Egyptian Iconogr...