Bio

EVENTS:

2008 - Ellis County Art Association Members Show
2008 - Rio Brazos Art Exhibition-12th Annual Juried Show & Sale - Grandbury, TX - October
2008 - Visual Arts Coalition of Dallas - October
2008 - Midlothian Conference Art Council - September
2008 - Grand Prairie Arts Council Annual Jurried Art Show & Sale
2008 - Juried into Breckenridge Fine Arts Center 17th Annual Juried Art Competition Show & Sale - August/September
2008 - Paint Historic Waxahachie - Annual Paint Out - Plein Air
2008 - Visual Arts Society of Texas - 40th Annual Visual Arts Exhibition and Sale
2007 - Midlothian Conference Center Arts Council Art Show
2007 - Texas Neighbors Art Show- Irving, Texas
2007 - Paint Historic Waxahachie - Annual Paint Out - Plein Air
2007 - The Hunting Art Prize - selected as one of the finalist in
2006 - Paint Historic Waxahachie - Annual Paint Out - Plein Air
2006 - Grand Prairie Arts Council Annual Juried Art Show & Sale
May 1997 - 1st Annual "Art of the Square" - Glen Rose, Texas.

AWARDS:

2008 - Best of Show - Ellis County Art Association Members Show
2008 - Best of Show - Rio Brazos Art Exhibition- 12th Annual Juried Show & Sale - Granbury, TX
2008 - 1st Place in Oils - Grand Prairie Arts Council Annual Jurried Art Show & Sale
2008 - Best of Show - Visual Arts Society of Texas - 40th Annual Visual Arts Exhibition and Sale
2007 - People’s Choice - Paint Historic Waxahachie Plein air event
2007 - 3rd Place in Oils - Artist Showplace- Richardson, Texas
2006 - 2nd Place - "Peoples Choice" - Paint Historic Waxahachie plein air event
2006 - 2nd Place in Oils- Grand Prairie Arts Council Annual Juried Art Show & Sale
2004 - "Best of Show " - Irving Art Association's Annual Wildlife Show
1997- "Best of Show " - 1st Annual "Art of the Square" - Glen Rose, Texas.

• Paint Out in Waxahachie, Texas - 2008
• Image Bearer won Best of Show in 2008 Visual Arts Society of Texas 40th Annual Visual Arts Exhibition
• Plein Air Ramblings...
• Paint Out in Waxahachie, Texas - 06-07

The French expression en plein air means "in the open air" and is most used to describe the act of painting outside in the environment. It is by far the most enjoyable painting experience. Most who try it once are hooked.

Part of the appeal for painting "en plein air" is the natural light. While painting from photos gives the artist more unrushed time, photos do not capture all the subtle colors and depth that can be observed in nature.

Usually, plein air paintings are done quickly, within a couple of hours and are painted on smaller panels or canvas, rarely no larger than a 12" x 16". The primary reason for the short time and small painting surface is the ever-changing light. Light and shadows will change dramatically in a 2 hours span of time.

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