Essie's Garden, Parma

The University of Idaho, Parma Research & Extension Center in Parma, holds its Annual Fruit Field Day every September. This year, Dr. Essie Fallahi will again host a tour of the table grape vineyards, the new grape canopy experiment, and the apple, peach, and nectarine groves. This painting is from a photograph I took at last year's Field Day while strolling through the Center's vineyards. They were spectacularly beautiful.

Meridian Rodeo -- "Bozo"

This beautiful animal's name is Bozo, and he and his rider were performing at the Meridian Rodeo last year. He recently won two awards -- First Place Animals/Wildlife, and a Special Award for Best Signature Style at the 2009 Western Idaho Fair.

Art Source Gallery Seventh Annual National Juried Exhibition

"Didjeridu" was accepted into a national juried show hosted by the Art Source Gallery in Boise. It runs for the month of July. The juror accepted 30 pieces out of over 200 entries, consisting of oil and acrylic paintings, sculpture, ceramics, and fiber art.

Agave and Rockhound

"Agave" and "Rockhound" were on display at the Meridian City Hall Initial Point Gallery for the month of August 2009 as part of the exhibition of the Idaho Painters' Guild.

Idaho Watercolor Society Annual Spring 2009 Workshop

I will be teaching the Idaho Watercolor Society Annual Spring 2009 Workshop scheduled for March 13 and 14 at All Saints Episcopal Church in Boise.

We will be doing one half-sheet floral painting, spanning the two days of the workshop. My plan is to take attendees step by step through my “process,” from selecting a subject and formulating a strong painting from it, through creating the actual painting. The emphasis will be on the following techniques: underpainting, transparent glazes, negative painting, and creating hard and soft edges. Since we’ll only have a very limited amount of time, I’d like to focus on really mastering these few, but important, applications for watercolor painting.

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Meridian Rodeo Queen

This lovely painting has won several awards, most recently in Professional Portraits at the 2009 Western Idaho Fair. It was also recognized with an award in portraiture at the Nampa Art Guild 47th Annual Spring Membership Show May 14 -18 2009. It is in the private collection of Larry Goetz.

Arthur A. Hart

This portrait of Idaho Historian Arthur A. Hart won the Judge’s Choice Award at the Nampa Art Guild 47th Annual Spring Membership Show May 14 - 18 2009. The lovely roses in the background are part of the beautiful English-style gardens at the home of Idaho Artist Dwight Williams.

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Banana!!