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Looking Ahead for the Second Half of 2021

Veterans Float on July 4th, 2021

I thought it would be a good thing to look ahead for the second half of 2021 now that the excitement of Independence Day has subsided. What does the future hold in store for my art over the next few months?

Summer

As the temperatures and humidity begin to rise painting en plein air will happen early in the mornings and on clearer days. We’ve had a bunch of rain in the Hill Country over the past week but looking ahead it’s time to get out and take advantage of the nice weather. Last week Ilene and I took a walk around the train at Lady Bird Johnson Park and I scouted some landscape areas I’d like to sketch and paint. Continue reading “Looking Ahead for the Second Half of 2021”

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Award Winning Artist

As a student of Nan Henke here in Fredericksburg I qualified for entry into the Fredericksburg Art Guild’s 10th Annual Adult Student Art Contest. All of Nan’s watercolor students and Truby Hardin’s Oil Painting students were eligible to enter.

Judged by Jeannette MacDougall, who is co-owner of Studio Comfort TX and an instructor at the Southwest School of Art in San Antonio, over 30 students exhibited their art. Awards were given for Best in Show, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places as well as the Oil Palette Knife Challenge, Most Promising Watercolor (Blue Winter), and two Best in Show Awards.

Blue Winter

All awards went to oil painters with the exception of Most Promising Watercolor, which I was honored to receive. Continue reading “Award Winning Artist”