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Summer Break 2025

'Epiphany' received its title in the moment of realization that I could synthesize organic forms with geometry by depicting human-made structures within natural environments.
'Epiphany' received its title in the moment of realization that I could synthesize organic forms with geometry by depicting human-made structures within natural environments.

As the east bay hills fade from green to gold, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on my Art practice since the new year. As I was painting the other day, I noticed that both geometry and nature played a role in the scene I was depicting. The houses, street lines, and a fire hydrant contributed geometrically, while the emerging flowers and grasses contributed organically. At this moment I realized that I can synthesize geometry and organic lines and shapes into my work simply by painting human-made forms into my landscapes. While I’m not planning to abandon my practice of infusing geometry into scenes of nature, creating a symbiotic relationship between human influence within nature is a new area I’d like to explore.




This summer, I am very excited to take a weekly painting class with Walnut Creek Arts & Recreation. I am also committing to painting en plein air at least once a week, making trips to my old stomping grounds of San Francisco for this endeavor. I also have a number of group shows coming up this summer including the Alameda County Fair Fine Arts Showcase, Delicious at Studio Gallery, and Saddle, Brush, and Art, a Western themed art show and poetry exhibit at the Bankhead Theater and at Livermore Public Library.


I was absolutely astonished and thrilled to receive ‘best plein air gouache’ for plein air magazine’s April salon for my painting ‘Full Bloom’, featuring an old wisteria vine at aRt Cottage in Concord, CA. And on the east side of my world, Squirrel Gallery in Manchester, VT is hosting a Sip & Shop event on Saturday, June 7th. See below for a full list of my upcoming shows.

Alameda County Fair Art Showcase at the Plaza del Arte
Alameda County Fair Art Showcase at the Plaza del Arte
'Pintxos in Palafrugell' will be in the 'Delicious' show at Studio Gallery running June 12th-July 7th
'Pintxos in Palafrugell' will be in the 'Delicious' show at Studio Gallery running June 12th-July 7th
the 'Saddle, Brush, and Art' exhibit runs from May 8th-July 27th at the Bankhead Theater and Livermore Public Library
the 'Saddle, Brush, and Art' exhibit runs from May 8th-July 27th at the Bankhead Theater and Livermore Public Library
'Full Bloom', won for category 'best plein air gouache' for Plein Air Magazine's April 2025 Salon contest
'Full Bloom', won for category 'best plein air gouache' for Plein Air Magazine's April 2025 Salon contest
Centrum Artist in Residence Program is located in Port Townsend, WA on the Olympic Coast
Centrum Artist in Residence Program is located in Port Townsend, WA on the Olympic Coast

Finally, I am very much looking forward to a rare and special opportunity I’ll have in September. I have been offered a spot as an Artist in Residence at Centrum in Port Townsend, Washington on the Olympic Coast. During my one week stay, my goals are to familiarize myself with the landscape by painting en plein air daily, as well as continuing to explore a symbiosis of geometry in the landscape, and also and playing with omission of content to explore how negative space can lend itself both to a composition and to the viewer’s imagination.


I hope to see you at one of my upcoming events, and I will leave you with this quote by Henry David Thoreau, “The question is not what you look at, but what you see.”


Saddle, Brush, and Art, May 8th-July 27th, Bankhead reception 5/31 1pm-4pm

Bankhead Theater and Livermore Public Library

Western themed show


Plein Air Magazine, April 2025

Top 100 Finalist in plein air category for ‘Full Bloom’, gouache


Sip & Shop Event, Saturday, June 7th

Squirrel Gallery, Manchester VT

Several fruit & vegetable still life oil paintings as well as mushroom watercolor paintings for sale


Delicious, June 12th-July 7th 2025, reception Sunday June 15th 3pm-6pm

Studio Gallery in San Francisco, CA

Food & Drink inspired show


Alameda County Fair, June 13th-July 6th 2025

Annual art exhibit at the fair, featuring oil, watermedia, acrylic, photography, digital art and more!

Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA

Gouache Workshop, Thursday 6/19 and Friday 6/20, 11am-3pm

Way Up Art & Frame, Livermore, CA

Sold Out!


Gouache Workshop, 7/23/25, 10am-2pm

The Villages Arts & Crafts Association, open to members only


Flora in Focus, August 1-August 31st, 2025, reception Sat August 16th 2pm-4pm

Livermore Public Library

Floral themed show


Artist in Residence, September 2025

Centrum, Port Townsend, WA


Gouache Demo, Wednesday, 10/1/25 1pm-3pm

Fremont Art Association in Niles District


ArtWalk, with Claire Maen Photography, Saturday, October 11th, 2025 11am-5pm

Downtown Livermore

Tri-Valley’s annual one day art festival

 
 
 

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