Celebrating the Heritage and Practices of Traditional Fine Arts Worldwide
Exhibitions
Exhibition Dates: June 21 – September 2, 2021
A special thanks to Kristin Hoerth, editor-in-chief of Southwest Art Magazine, for selecting the 43 finalists displayed in this showcase.
The artwork presented in this exhibition is framed, and available for purchase. If you are interested in acquiring a work, please submit a purchase inquiry. Additionally, we request that you consult our Terms of Sale.
The first spark of dawn, or a particularly vibrant sunset like this one, can stir strong memories and emotions. For this reason, my landscape oil paintings are intended to create a mood rather than depict a scene with absolute precision. By focusing on a striking transitional time of day, like in this particular work, I aimed to both seize the attention of the viewer and capture the sky’s arresting interplay of color, light and shadow across the landscape below.
This moment of joy hit me as I wandered off seeking an inspiring plein air spot. To find this place with no people around was amazing. The quiet and solitude it brought to me was a treasure.
Sometimes on the drive to visit my parents I'm lucky enough to pass along the Sonoma Coast during the golden hour. The landscape is transformed in ways that never cease to amaze me and my mind is transformed with it.
Very often on my hikes and walks I am out just as the sun is about to dip below the horizon.
This is a special time as things take on the magical glow of the sun’s last embers, transforming what may otherwise be an ordinary area. Such was the case when I was at a wooded estate and the light cast its spell.
Sunsets bring me joy. I painted a lot of sunsets during Covid and was attracted to the warm light in the sky and how it lit up the marsh. The last golden rays of light in this beautiful sunset symbolizes a ray of hope for tomorrow.
The reflections of the lake at Franklin Canyon on a crisp sunny day with surrounding trees. It was a joyful painting day - the first after the pandemic.
I often walk to Peck Road Park to watch the sunset over the lake. It's beautiful. But after the sunset, everything turns to peace and quiet. I very much enjoy the moment of stillness and try to catch it.
The striped umbrellas caught my attention, and the hand-made sign told a story of a long gone time. A beautiful morning at Crystal Cove painting plein air, I was taken back to a quieter and simpler time.
