BRITTLE BRUSH at CAMELBACK MTN

20X24

I did this Studio Demo today using the previous field study and photo reference for my "Basics to Plein Air" class.

Second Sat. morning class.

Class Value Demo 8x10

     Today's class was all about painterly drawings and squinting to "Graphitize" the landscape into large simple organized shapes. I did a quick 12x16 color demo at the end of class.

"BASICS TO PLEIN AIR" class

12x16 Field Study to Studio

My "Basics to Plein Air" class begins Sat. Oct 18 at the Scottsdale Art School.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Arizona State University, Tempe Arizona: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Oil Painting. Graduated May 1981

Two years in a Teacher Certification Program at University of Phoenix 1998.

Continuing Education, Studied with some of the finest painters in America.:

KEN AUSTER                         KEVIN MacPHERSON                RALPH OBERG

KEN BACKHAUS                   RAY ROBERTS                              JILL CARVER

JOHN BUDICIN                    RICHARD SCHMID                     CAROL MARINE

SCOTT CHRISTENSEN        MATT SMITH                        JENNIFER McCHRISTIAN

LEN CHMIEL                         GEORGE STRICKLAND               ROBERT LEMLER

MARK DAILY                        CURT WALTERS                            PHIL BECK

T. ALEN LAWSON                SKIP WHICOMB                      JOESEPH PAQUET

DAN ROBINSON                  GREG KREUTZ                         DONALD DEMERS

JOHN POON                         R.S. RIDDICK                     MICHAEL ALBRECHTSON

AWARDS:

Southwest Art Magazine Award: Emerging Artist Sonoran Arts Festival 2004

1st place award in Oil Painting: Evergreen Arts Festival Colorado 2002

Phippen Museum Foundation Award for Museum Quality Work. 2000

PUBLICATIONS:

SOUTHWEST ART MAGAZINE Oct 2000 and 2004

EXIBITIONS:

Estes Park Plein Air Invitational - Colorado         2004

Norby Art Gallery - Cave Creek, AZ   One Man Show  2004

Denton Art Center - Kansas  One Man Show 2002

Laguna Plein Air Invitational - California 2001, 2003, 2004

CM Russell Show - Montana  2001

Gilcrease Museum Miniature Show - Tulsa, OK.  2001

Plein Air Invitational Tucson AZ 2000

TEACHING:    SCOTTSDALE ART SCHOOL since 2001

DESERT CREEK

6X8

     Well it's starting to cool off a little in Arizona finally and we had a little rain to create some water down in the river bed. The  dogs and I snuck down there one morning and I did a little study.

Jack is looking at us and Katy is messing around in the creek.

SALT RIVER

Salt River 8x20

     Some painting friends, past students and I met out where thousands of sun-worshipers from Phoenix float down this river every summer in their inner tubes. Some will tie some tubes together with a plywood platform on top with a car battery and some huge stereo speakers, add a cooler full of soft drinks and beer and you have quite a party.

PLEIN AIR TO STUDIO DEMO

Studio Painting 12x16

Field Study 8x10

Studio: Sketch, Field Study, Studio Panel Drawing.

1st step: Block or Key In done rapidly, emotionally, with large brush.

Large studio glass palette with large brush.

2nd step: Further relationship adjustments. Slowing down, working dark to light, thin to thick, more thinking, medium size brushes.

Studio photographic reference: BIG screen TV.