No one but myself knows the anxiety I go through and the trouble I give myself to finish paintings which do not satisfy me and seem to please so very few others. — Claude Monet (Quoted in today's Palm Springs Art Museum e-newsletter)
Clouds lifting yesterday afternoon - could this be the end of our rainy winter?
MOJAVE WINTER STUDY oil on canvas 12" x 12"
The real news is the blossoming flowering plum in the brand new sunlight this morning...and this is one of my favorite days, the anniversary of the birth of my amazing daughter Georgie.
Alicia Armstrong in Palm Desert continues to show my work at Copal Galleryon El Paseo. Copal Gallery will be open from 5pm - 9pm this Thursday in conjunction with the first Thursday Artwalk.
Work exhibited includes this painting which won Best of Show in the Painting/Drawing category at the Ventura Art Festival in November 2009:
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