News and Events

      2010 Events 

Solo Exhibition - "The Everglades en Plein Air"
Everglades National Park Coe Visitor Center, March 1 - 31, 2010.  Hours, daily from 9 am to 5 pm.  The Visitor Center is located 11 miles southwest of Homestead, 40001 State Road 9336.

January 9 and 10  -  Coral Gables, FL
Beaux Arts Festival 
Booth #  203
On the campus of the University of Miami

February 1 - 28
Southeastern Regional Plein Air Exhibition in Marietta, Georgia includes "October's Pallete".

February 15 and 16,  Naples, FL
Third on Canvas Invitational Plein Air Event
Historic Old Naples, Third Street Art District
I will be participating as a painter in this event for the first time. You can find me painting at the Naples Pier Beach area all day on both days. The completed works will be on view at The von Liebig Art Center, 585 Park St., from Feb.19 through 24 and sold via silent and live auction during a Gala on Feb. 24 at the art center that features a light supper buffet and wine bar.  For Gala information, call Jane Davis at 239-262-6517 x115. www.naplesart.org

February 24,   Naples, FL
Third on Canvas
Auction Gala to benefit The Von Liebig Art Center
For Gala ticket information, call Jane Davis at 239-262-6517 x115.

March 4,   Coral Gables, FL
Riviera Country Club Invitational Art Show

March 6 through May 2
Bonnet House "Impressions of Florida" Juried Exhibition in the Carl Weinhardt Gallery.  Opening reception, March 6, 6:30 pm.  Bonnet House, 900 North Birch Road, Ft Lauderdale. See www.bonnethouse.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

March 20 and 21,  Coral Gables, FL
Spring Palm Sale
The South Florida Palm Society's Spring Palm Sale will be held at Montgomery Botanical Center, 12205 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm.  Paintings of palms in native habitat and landscapes will be on display at the palm sale.

February 2011 - Everglades National Park
Solo Exhibition of Everglades paintings at the Coe Visitor Center, Main entrance, Everglades National Park.


------------------------------------2009 Archived events
2009 Paint the Parks - Three of my paintings were selected into the 2009 Paint The Parks Second Mini50, a national competition for small paintings of the National Parks.  The paintings are "Butcher's Pond", "Pine-ing for a Hammock" and "High Noon, Pinelands".  All were painted en plein air in Big Cypress and Everglades National Park this past winter. 
October 16 - December 31, 2009   -   Richeson 75: Landscape Seascape Competition 2009
"Barefoot Beach" and "Gateway to Pumpkin Bay" were selected as Finalists in the 2009 Richeson Landscape Competition.  Richeson Gallery, 557 Marcella St, Kimberly, Wisconsin.  To see the exhibition online please visit  www.richeson75.com/landscape/index.html  
2009  -   Crescent Beach Paint Out and Exhibition
Please see www.crescentbeachpaintout.com for the paintings online.
September 1-30, 2009 - Paintings included in the 4th Annual 100% Pure Florida Exhibition at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, 1470 Highland Ave., Melbourne, Florida. Opening reception Sept. 4 from 5:30-8 pm.  The show catalog is available in PDF format at www.fifthavenueartgallery.com  (Both paintings sold at the exhibit).
April 8 - May 10, 2009 - "Plein Air in Florida" Exhibition at the Museum of Florida Art & Culture in Avon Park, Florida.  Two of my Everglades paintings are included in this juried exhibition of plein air paintings.  www.mofac.org