Alamo Kiwanis Western Art Show

Well, I just got home from the Alamo Kiwanis Club Western Art Show in San Antonio. This is one of the Alamo Kiwanis Club's two big fundraisers for the year. There were lots of people in attendance @ $100/person. However, there were not a lot of buyers. This was my first year, so I don't have anything to compare to, but I heard about how wonderful this show was in '08, and how bad '09 was. Well, I guess '10 followed suit with '09. I did sell one small painting, Road in the Hills. This is from some sketches I did near Blanco, TX. The other painting, Cactus Flowers, was also in the show. I got lots of compliments, but just the one sale. I am thankful for it, and it is for the benefit of a good cause. I enjoyed it, and got to spend some time with some great friends!

Ready for Fall!

I did this little study (6.75 x 9) this morning from last year's photographs taken right before Thanksgiving around Utopia. The last couple of years I've painted around Utopia with Guy Morrow and some other friends. Guy and I were talking about this year's plans, so it made me start thinking that I am ready to get out and do some plein air painting. We always have a good time, so I am ready to meet up again in the Hill Country.

Last year the color was very nice, and I was able to see the reds in these oaks that I had only seen in the Salinas and Onderdonk paintings before then. They really didn't need to push the color at all. Hope that this year is a good one!