I am a little late on writing my blog but all the better to tell good news. Yesterday, I opened the website for the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art and found that my name was listed as one of the 55 artists accepted into the show, "Alchemy." This show will feature work done with found materials, reclaimed items and recycled into art. My painting, "Ghery's Walt Disney Concert Hall," is of the L.A. music iconic hall by architect Frank Ghery. I love painting cities and famous buildings, bridges, or special haunts that keep us fascinated. After all, 50% of the world now live in urban areas. We live here in the Bay Area, specifically for me in San Jose, the 10th largest city in the United States. So it seems appropriate that we identify readily with city structures.

The Marin Mueum of Contemproary Art "Alchemy," A National Juried Exhibition, will begin on May 30-July 5, 2009. A public reception with artists will be May 30, 5-7 pm.
500 Palm Drive
Novato, California 94949

Museum Hours:
Tuesday through Sunday
11am to 4pm
Closed Sunday

Outdoor Art

I have a painting done in acrylic on clayboard, and I wonder if it would be weather-resistant. I figure it is worth doing to see the effect. I have wanted to paint outdoor art when some artist friends and I were hosting an outdoor art event. A woman came specifically to see if anything we painted could be placed in a garden setting or around a pool.

Of course, there are mural painters all over the world. I am looking for something portable and easy to transfer to a different place.

The weather for the next few days will vary from rainy to sunny so that would be a good test.

I also used a gel medium on the clayboard to give texture and a gritty, sandy beach look.

Remember the California Watercolor Association 40th National Exhibition is ongoing through May 24, 2009 Check out the CWA website for pictures of the winners and details about the show. www.californiawatercolor.org

This past Sunday we went to the Presidio in San Francisco to see the California Watercolor Association National Exhibition with friends. It is fun to see what varied work and techniques exist within watercolors.


The painting on the right is "Don't Splash Me!" which I won an award in last year's CWA show.

If you go, pick up a catalog for $13 which will also show the prices of the paintings.



www.californiawatercolor.org

The excitement for me is that this is my third acceptance and it means I have achieved Signature Membership in the CWA organization. That means I can use the CWA initials after my name.....alphabet soup, so to speak.

I have been trying to be inspired about painting San Diego. I love to paint cities, but I haven't come up with the right format...yupo paper, or canvas, or clayboard. Clayboard interests me, and I'm going to do a test to see if something painted in acrylic could be okay for outside. I really want to paint on materials that could go outside. By this time next week I hope to have at least 2 paintings done of San
Diego.