"American Prairie 1" Awarded First Prize

"American Prairie I" was awarded first prize at the Going Solar" exhibition in St. Louis, Missouri. "Going Solar", is a national juried exhibition for works using nontoxic solarplate printing process. The exhibition is sponsored by the St. Louis Artists’ Guild in conjunction with the Southern Graphics International Conference, and hosted by Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. The print “American Prairie I” is part of a series inspired by the Flathead Lake, the surrounding mountains, and rolling lands in Montana. This new work explores and highlights the vast openness, isolation, enduring buildings and ranch structures that contain the ever-changing land—its’ uses, the diverse community, and the footprint of humans in this place. In addition to solar plates, the work utilizes digital printing, mixed media, and color airbrush.

Artist Council Exhibition 2011 at Palm Springs Art Museum

I feel honored to have one of my prints selected for the Artists Council Exhibition 2011 of the Palm Springs Art Museum. This juried exhibition and online auction runs from March 5 through April 3. If you can't visit the exhibit in person, you can go online psmuseum.org to see the exhibition, and place your bid; 30% of the auction proceeds go directly to the museum. The Artists Council supports the museum and local art and artists through art workshops, exhibitions, member events, including demonstrations and lectures, throughout the year.

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Printmaking is Alive and Well in Irvine, CA

Los Angeles Printmaking Society held it's annual membership meeting last month at the Irvine Fine Arts Center. After the meeting, there was a dedication of the new Patrick Merrill Printmaking Studio, in honor of Patrick Merrill, a well-known mixed media artist and printmaker. A beautiful studio, well equipped for intaglio and letterpress processes.

Keeping Current in Web Design Trends

I attended the "In Control Web Design Conference", in Orlando, Florida, a two-day conference on latest web theories and best practices. The workshops included discussions on the latest software and designer-friendly tools in coding, as well as trends in Web design. Specifically, what as designers, can do to enhance the users experience, from laptops to mobile devices.   All very interesting and exciting ideas. 

Valentine Prints at the Riverside Art Museum

Joan and I participated in printmaking demonstration at Riverside Art Museum prior to Valentine's Day. Visitors prepared valentines with ink and collage materials for monoprints. The event was sponsored by PNET, Printmakers Network at the Riverside Art Museum. A show entitled "A Touch of Color", where two of my prints were exhibited, including other PNET members, ran through March 4th.