I will have 3 pieces in the juried show at the Keizer Art Association – Stories of the Forest I, III, and V.
Show runs from June 4 till 23, 2026. Reception will be held on Saturday, June 6th, from 2 to 4 pm.
Show address: 980 Chemawa Road NE, Keizer, OR 97303.
A belated but heartfelt thank you to everyone who visited artist studios on this year’s Damascus Open Studios tour. Even on Saturday, during downpours, we had a steady stream of enthusiastic, even if cold and wet, visitors. It was great to see old and new friends, those who were following me for years and those who just discovered the tour and its talented artists. What an amazing weekend it was!
And as an extra delight for me, “Explorer” found his loving human. His friends from this series went to forever homes many years ago, and now he did too.
Damascus Open Studios is an annual event that allows you to learn more about artists’ techniques and inspirations and buy art directly from the artists.
This year, I will be once again a guest artist at Muddy Fish Studio (#7) with the host artist, Brenda Scott, and another guest artist, Diana Strom. Stop by and enjoy Brenda’s amazing ceramics, Diana’s expressive paintings, and my drawings!
I will bring colored pencils, my other tools of choice, and will be working on a small colored pencil piece through the event.
Find the tour map, participating studios and artist on the Damascus Open Studios website.
Win a $100 gift certificate (scroll to the bottom of the page for details).
Share an Open Studios Mother’s Day Voucher 2026 with your special person.
“Listening to Distant Sounds” is on its way to The Hague, Netherlands, for the Postcard Art Exhibit 2026. The event sponsors a different charity each year.
More info about the exhibit: https://www.postcardartexhibit.com/.
Delivered a commission today to a happy customer. Thank you, Renay, for trusting me to draw your beautiful Arabian horses, it was such a pleasure!
Renay used her Damascus Open Studios gift certificate for this commission. This year, you too can visit all studios and enter a drawing to win a $100 gift certificate to be used toward the purchase of art from any participating artist.
Updated April 17, 2026: “Daydreaming” won the 2nd place!
Brought “Daydreaming” for the Colored Pencil Show at the Keizer Art Association yesterday. The show will be up April 2-28, 2026. Reception on Saturday, April 4th, from 2 to 4 pm. Awards will be presented at that time. Address: 980 Chemawa Rd. NE, Keizer, Oregon 97303.
My last show of the year will be Artist Showcase organised by the Keizer Art Association. Curiosity (charcoal on watercolor paper, 11″ x 14″) will be a part of it.
Show dates: December 5-31, 2025. Reception: December 6, 2-4 p.m.
Gallery hours: Tue 3-7 p.m., Wed-Fri 1-5 p.m., Sat 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Address: Keizer Cultural Center, 980 Chemawa Rd NE, Keizer, OR
Signed up for the Postcard Art Exhibit 2026, a wonderful initiative that supports a different charity every year. This time, postcard sales will help families, friends, and caregivers affected by Alzheimer’s in Netherlands. If you would like to contribute, here is more info: postcardartexhibit.com.
Chances are high that my contribution will be yet another horse 🙂
Working in the Gallery K today (Keizer Art Association). Came to a nice surprise – all my framed pieces except this one have been sold! Enjoying the news and the beautiful show by Capitol Woodcarvers. Amazing skills, incredibly talented artists. The show will be up till October 28, come and see it if you haven’t yet!
I am excited to be invited back to Art in the Burbs! The show will be held on November8 – 9, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Address: Tigard High School, 9000 SW Durham Road, Tigard, OR 97223
The show will feature over 90 talented artists and artisans, each with unique creations. You will see ceramics, wood, glass, paintings, drawings, and much more.
Artists juried into Art in the Burbs donate 20% of their sales to fund grants that support arts education in all 17 district schools of Tigard-Tualatin School District. They benefit The Foundation for Tigard Tualatin Schools’ (FTTS’) Art in the Burbs Grant program. Grants are awarded to each of the district’s schools to use only in their Arts programs, such as music, fine art, and performing art.
“Stories of the Forest IV” is now on the the way to its new home in California where it will join my two earlier drawings. Heartfelt thanks to the art collector whose connection to my art keeps growing.
“Piecing It All Together” has been selected for the Fall Into Art exhibit at the West Linn Public Library.
Show dates: October 1 – 30.
Reception: Saturday, October 4, 3 -5 p.m.
Address: 1595 Burns Street, West Linn, OR 97068 (map).
Many thanks to everyone who came to the Lake Oswego Open Studios this past weekend! It was a pleasure to see old friends and patrons, meet new art lovers, catch up, answer many thoughtful questions, see my drawings find loving homes, and appreciate genuine interest in how my drawings are created.
Thank you Caroline Sainis for being such a wonderful host and to Lilly Parker and Susana S. Sandmann for a great company. It felt like being a small pop-up gallery.
A special thank you to the LOOS board of directors for all the work they put into organizing and promoting the event.
There will be over 40 studios and over 160 participating artists this year – an event not to miss! Come see artists at work, see their studios, and immerse yourself in the wonderful world of art.
I will have two pieces in this preview exhibition for the upcoming Lake Oswego Open Studios – “Piecing It All Together I” and “The Mountains Stand Silent.”
The Justice Center in downtown Portland features street-facing windows that serve as exhibition space for local artists to share their work with the public.
Show Dates: September 7th – October 5th, 2025.
Location: SW Madison between SW 2nd and 3rd, downtown Portland.
“Fortitude” will be a part of the group show featuring artists participating in the Lake Oswego Open Studio Tour.
The preview show will be held at the the Dee Denton Gallery, Lakewood Center for the Arts in Lake Oswego (map).
Show dates: August 25th – September 29th.
Reception: September 15th 4:30 -7:00 p.m.
This drawing is dedicated to dramatic sunsets between Newberg and Salem that I can never capture because there is no place to stop and I am driving. The trees are real, they exist somewhere in that area. The skies have no reference. They are just my memories of of rain-soaked sunsets when colors diffuse and blend together in wet air.
Sold. This one found its forever home in Gresham.
They Let Go III, colored pencil and ink on 3 layers of vellum.
At the Red Trillium Gallery for Troutdale’s First Friday tonight till 8 pm. We have more gallery members with additional art outside and next door, live demos, and refreshments!
Will be here Saturday and Sunday too during the Troutdale Arts Festival. That’s even more art to enjoy!
My small drawing is in the KAA Members Show at the Keizer Art Association June 5-24, 2025.
The reception and awards ceremony will be Saturday, June 6, 3-6 pm. I’d love to attend but will need to be at the Red Trillium Gallery for the entire weekend to demo my drawing process.
The weekend is going to be hot, so here is an idea: visit both places to stay cool, enjoy art, and talk to artists who create it!
This September, on 27-28, I will be a part of the Lake Oswego Open Studio Tour 2025 for the second time. Hard to believe a whole year has passed!
Caroline Sainis who does acrylic folk art will graciously host me, Lilly Parker (metalsmith jewelry) and Susana S. Sandmann (ceramic sculpture) at the Studio #5.
There will be over 40 studios and over 160 participating artists this year – an event not to miss! Come see artists at work, see their studios, and immerse yourself in the wonderful world of art.
Dropped “Black Lace” at Art Department for the 2025 Square Foot Art Show that runs till June 27. If you are an artist and never were there before, it’s a lovely independent art supply store at 254 Commercial Street NE, Salem, OR.
The reception will be this Saturday, June 6, 5-8 pm, but I won’t be able to attend – I will be doing demos at the Red Trillium Gallery June 6-8. Between colored pencil and pen and ink, I haven’t decided yet which one to demo, maybe both! I will also bring a few pieces that are not currently in the gallery, so come say hi and see more art.
From last Saturday: reception at the Keizer Art Association for the “Annual Color Show: Green” show.
After a long and eventful show life, “Mom & Son” is now going to live a peaceful life in a loving home, surrounded with pastures and happy horses – right where it belongs.
A few years ago, I created a series of foal drawings for the Art for the Heart Gala at The Arts Center in Corvallis. One piece didn’t make it because I didn’t have enough time to meet the deadline, and since then I completely forgot about it.
Last year, as I was packing and sorting everything for the move to the new place, it briefly reminded about itself, but so much was happening at once that only now I finally had time to finish it. Just in time for the upcoming “Annual Color Show: Green” show at the Keizer Art Association!
This little foal is looking for a loving home. The rest of the series has been sold, but reproductions are available:
Find me at Art in the Burbs November 9 – 10, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. both days!
Address: Tigard High School, 9000 SW Durham Road, Tigard, OR 97223
It will be my first time in this amazing show and also its 25th anniversary of supporting the arts in the Tigard-Tualatin area. Come see a wide selection of high-quality arts and crafts from over 90 juried artists!
Art in the Burbs is an annual event by The Foundation for Tigard Tualatin Schools. Artists donate 20% of their profits to fund grants that support arts education in all 17 district schools. It benefits The Foundation for Tigard Tualatin Schools’ (FTTS’) Art in the Burbs Grant program. Grants are awarded to each of the district’s schools to use only in their Arts programs, such as music, fine art, and performing art.
I’m at the Spring Fling Art Festival today and tomorrow, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Come to the Pioneer Community Center in Oregon City to see some great art and talk to our talented artists!
The Spring Fling Art Festival is back for a forth year and will be held on May 4 and 5, from 10 am till 4 pm, at the Pioneer Community Center located at 615 5th Street, Oregon City, OR 97045 (map).
Stop by to see local art and crafts and talk to artists who create it all!
I will bring new originals and reproductions, new art jewelry and small giftable items for you to enjoy.
Eight artists in the Damascus, OR area will be opening their studios to the public during the 3rd weekend in May. Three of them are new to the event! At each studio stop you will meet talented artists, get to talk to them about their process, see how they create their pieces, and will have an opportunity to buy their art.
22 artists participate in this event with fine jewelry, ceramics, glass, wood, mixed media, fiber, and more.
Visit all the studios to be eligible to enter a drawing for a $100 gift certificate that you can use with any participating artist. Pick up a postcard from the first stop you make (or bring one with you if you have one) and get a stamp from each studio. Turn it in with your name and email address at the last stop, and you’ll be entered to win!
More information is available at the Damascus Open Studios website, with frequent updates on Facebook and Instagram.
