I have, over the years, enjoyed working in a variety of media. As a result, this website features work of various materials and techniques, as well as subject matter. This includes the more traditional subjects of landscape, wildlife, and figurative, as well as less traditional 3D/mixed media/assemblage work.
For information about upcoming events and bio, please scroll down.
I'm happy to report that I've been invited to participate in the annual Grand Canyon "Celebration of Art" for the 4th year in a row, September 8-15, 2012. The event is a fundraiser for the canyon, which seeks to establish an art venue to display Grand Canyon National Park's and Grand Canyon Association's extensive permanent art collection, which includes a piece of my own. 27 artists will participate, with an art exhibit to be held at the end of the week at Kolb Studio, including studio and plein air work. For more information, please visit www.grandcanyon.org. Image at left: "Late in the Day," scratchboard/watercolor; 18 x 24 in.
Exhibits - Awards - Permanent Collections
Group Shows (partial list): 2012 - "International Society of Scratchboard Artists" - first annual juried exhibit, ARThouse Gallery, Glen Ellen, CA
2012 - "Grand Canyon Celebration of Art" - Kolb Studio, Grand Canyon National Park 2012 - One-person show - Arroyo Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico-10/12/12 2011 - "Paint the Parks" Top 100 Mini - National Touring group show 2011 - "Southwest Contemporary Realism" - Arroyo Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2011 - "Grand Canyon Celebration of Art" - Kolb Studio, Grand Canyon National Park 2010 - "Grand Canyon Celebration of Art" - Kolb Studio, Grand Canyon National Park 2009 - "Grand Canyon Celebration of Art" - Kolb Studio, Grand Canyon Nationa Park 2008 - "Zion National Park: A Century of Sanctuary" St. George Art Museum, St. George, Utah 2008 - "Guild of Natural Science Illustrators" - Members Annual Juried Exhibit - Cornell University, New York 2007 - "Paint the Parks" Top 100 - National Touring group show 2005 - "Legacy of Grand Canyon Art" - Kolb Studio, Grand Canyon NP - exhibit of Park's permanent collection 2006 - "Guild of Natural Science Illustrators" - Members Annual Juried Exhibit - Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 2006 - "Legacy of Grand Canyon Art" - Grand Canyon Association's permanent collection 2004 - "Arts for the Parks" - Mini 100, Jackson, Wyoming 2003 - "Guild of Natural Science Illustrators" - Members Annual Juried Exhibit - Denver Museum of Nature & Science 2001 - "9th Biennial National Juried Exhibition" - Dinnerware Gallery, Tucson, Arizona 2000 - "Northwest New Mexico Arts Council Regional Juried Art Show" - Gateway Museum, Farmington, New Mexico
Awards, Honors: 2010 - Nominated for best "Children's Picture Book," ForeWord Book Awards for illustrated book, "In Madera Canyon" 2008 - Jurors Award - "Virgin River, Late Afternoon Light" - St. George Art Museum/Zion NP Centennial Art Exhibit - acrylic painting 2000 - Third Place - "The Yazzie Brothers" - Northwest New Mexico Arts Council Regional Juried Show - acrylic painting
Permanent Collections: 2008 - "Virgin River, Late Afternoon Light" - St. George Art Museum, St. George, Utah - acrylic painting 2006 - "Desert Wildflower Series: Prickly Pear Cactus" - Grand Canyon Association, Grand Canyon National Park - watercolor 2006 - "El Capitan" - Patagonia - scratchboard/watercolor 1998 - "Owl Night Long" - Grand County, Utah - scratchboard / Spotted Owl 1975 - "Untitled" - Sonoma State University, California - figure drawing, monotype
Bio, etc.
My formal education included drawing, painting, and illustration classes at both the San Francisco Art Institute (where I was awarded a scholarship) and the San Francisco Academy of Art. I hold an AA degree in Graphic Design and a BA in Fine Art from Prescott College, AZ.
I'm currently a member of Artists for Conservation (www.natureartists.com), the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators (www.science-art.com), the New York Society of Illustrators (www.societyillustrators.org), and the International Society of Scratchboard Artists (www.scratchboardsociety.com). My time is divided between gallery work, teaching, and graphic design and illustration projects for clients.
I'm available to teach drawing and painting classes and workshops, both locally and nationally. I currently teach on a regular basis at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum as an instructor with the Art Institute wing of the museum (www.desertmuseum.org). I also hold an ongoing position as a mentor with Prescott College, Tucson, as well as working with several private students. I'm also available for commissions.
