Sentinels of the Desert 

16" x 20", oil

               

Juried into West Valley Art Museum Celebration of Artists 2013 Exhibit.  On display in the Peoria City Hall Art Gallery from April 22 through June 13, 2013. The Awards Reception will be on Thursday, April 25 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Gallery.

Cast Shadows

16" x 20", oil

                              

Accepted into the juried art show,  West Valley Art Museum Celebration of Artists 2013 Exhibit. Will be on display in the Peoria City Hall Art Gallery April 22 through June 13, 2013.

Ocotillo, Phoenix Rising

16" x 24", oil

  

 SOLD

This painting was recently awarded 2nd Place in the oil paintings category at the Gilbert Visual Artists League Juried Fine Art Show.  The show dates are February 2-16, 2013 at East Side Art Gallery, Mesa, Arizona.

I'm captivated by the intriguing Ocotillo plant.  I felt compelled to express in paint my response to seeing this "enflamed" shrub last year.  It appeared to be rising in flames from the desert floor.  I thought of the Phoenix bird, a symbol of renewal or the sun in Greek mythology.  The Phoenix is a long-lived bird that is resurrected with new life by arising from the flames and ashes of its ancestor.

Indigenous to the Sonoran Desert in the Southwestern United States, the Ocotillo plant appears dead much of the year.  But in the spring the shrub is "resurrected" with life by the more frequent rainfalls, producing brilliant crimson flowers.

Citadel                                          11" x 14", oil

Inspired by the project to preserve and restore the historical Granary building located on the waterfront of Old Town, Bellingham, WA.

Parkade Alley                 14" x 11", oil

I painted this plein air work several years ago during one of the annual downtown Bellingham Plein Air Paint Outs (PAPO). It will be in the group exhibit, The PAPO City Hall Show, October - December 20012.  A portion of the sales will go to the Bellingham Arts Commission.  Stop by to see the show and take care of some holiday shopping.

Adagio's Corner                            8" x 10", oil

I painted this during the 7th Annual Plein Air Paint Out in downtown Bellingham, WA, Saturday, August 25, 2012.  

Orchard, Woodstock Farm              16" x 16", oil

I painted this piece on location outdoors (en plein air).  It will hang in the new "Healing Through Art" group exhibition at Peace Health St. Joseph Medical Center.  

The exhibit is titled The Open Air: A Group Exhibition of Plein Air Paintings.  The show runs October 5, 2012 - January 18, 2013, featuring local artists including Trish Harding and  plein air painters from the Studio UFO.   

You're invited.  Artists reception:  Friday October 5, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Cafeteria, Peace Health St. Joseph Medical Center, 2901 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98225.  All artwork will be for sale.  The artwork will be displayed throughout the hospital until the end of the show.

Courting Couple        24" x 18", oil

Subject matter: My parents before they were married.  
From vintage photograph (late 1930s).  

Fishing Boats                                  11" x 14", oil

Nestled In                                        11" x 14", oil          SOLD