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The “Ripples” show at the Marin Civic Center may be closed, but two of my paintings from that series are making appearances this month.

“Ice Water” is hanging in the Art Guild of Pacifica’s members-only show at the Sanchez Art Center, 1220 Linda Mar Boulevard in Pacifica, through February 14.  The center is open F-S-S 1-5.

And “Before Diving In” was juried into the 26th Annual National Show of the North Valley Art League. The show runs from January 26 - February 27 at the Carter House Galley in Caldwell Park, Redding, CA. Gallery hours are T-W-T-F-S 11-4.

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“Immersion,” one of my watercolor water interpretations, represents me in the Marin Arts Council’s annual members’ show — now through March 26 at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael (M-F 9-5).

Also in San Rafael, the watercolor “Lake Merced, San Francisco” can still be seen in the “Small Works” show through December 24 at the Art Works Downtown gallery at 1337 Fourth Street.  Gallery hours are T-W-Th-F-S 10-5.

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My handmade paper crafts — one-of-a-kind greeting cards, journals whose covers are watercolor-painted, bookmarks — are among the many, many items on offer at the Fogbelt Studio Holiday Sale this coming weekend — F 12-8, S 10-6  and S 12-6 — at 2528 25th Avenue (between Ulloa and Vicente) in San Francisco.  This is the 17th year that my friend and artist Kathy Dybeck has held this very popular, fun event at her teaching studio.

And the following weekend (December 11-13) finds me (among many others!) and my watercolors at the Art Guild of Pacifica’s Open Studio event, taking place at the Sanchez Art Center, 1220 Linda Mar Boulevard in Pacifica.  Hours are F 7-9 and S-S 11-5.

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Two of my recent acrylic experiments — “And You Shall Receive” and “Trust” — are in the “Expressions of Gratitude” show through December 5 at the San Francisco Women Artists gallery at Sacramento@Laurel — T-W-Th 12-5 and F-S 11:45-5:30.

Five watercolors from my “Jewels of Ocean Beach” series are part of the “Small Treaures” show at the Marin Society of Artists, through December 13.  The gallery is at 30 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in Ross, and is open M-T-W-Th 11-4 and S-S 12-4.

And the watercolor “Lake Merced, San Francisco” can be seen in the “Small Works” show opening on November 28 at the Art Works Downtown gallery at 1337 Fourth Street in San Rafael.  Gallery hours are T-W-Th-F-S 10-5.

The group show “Ripples” continues through December 10 at San Rafael’s Marin Civic Center, in the 1st and 3rd floor exhibition areas (M-F 9-5).  This show features work depicting water in all its aspects, by seven watercolorists — Kay Russell, who is my City College painting teacher, and six of us longtime students.

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For the first time, my work is appearing in an online-only college literary magazine.

It’s called “Switchback” and it’s a project of the MFA Program in Creative Writing at the University of San Francisco.

My watercolors “Memory” and “California Natives in Golden Gate Park” can be seen in issue #10, “Figurative vs. Literal.”  Please go to www.swback.com and click on the title to get to the title page, where the paintings are; also, I’m profiled under “Contributors” on the home page.

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Lots to see in lots of places this month!

In Crescent City, three paintings from my “Wildfires” series can be seen through September 29 at the Crescent Harbor Gallery, which is hosting the 5th Annual National Juried Art Competition of the Coast Redwoods Art Association.

In San Francisco, the “Artist’s Choice” show at the San Francisco Women Artists gallery has “Fossil” (a watercolor/gouache from my “Seashells” series) and “Single Element” (a natural Oregon chalk drawing from my “Rowing” series).  Open T-W-Th 12-5 and F-S 11:45-5:30, the gallery is at Sacramento@Laurel, and the show runs until October 3.

In Santa Rosa, “Loose Pearls,” part of the “Jewels of Ocean Beach” series, is in Aqua Areas 2009, the 15th Annual Exhibition of the Watercolor Artists of Sonoma County — September 11-20 at the Coddington Mall (open every day, mall hours).

In Pacifica, my chalk pastel “Marin Headlands (One)” is part of the Art Guild of Pacifica’s annual members-only show, September 11-October 17 at the Sanchez Art Center (F-S-S 1-4).

In Sausalito, my new watercolor mosaic “Sunrise over San Francisco Bay” is part of the Marin County Watercolor Society’s show at the Bay Model, September 15-October 17 (T-S 9-4).

In San Rafael, 10 of my newest watercolors are in the group show “Ripples,” running from September 14-December 10 at the Marin Civic Center, in the 1st and 3rd floor exhibition areas (M-F 9-5).  This show features work depicting water in all its aspects, by seven watercolorists — Kay Russell, who is my City College painting teacher, and six of us longtime students.

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The National Show that I chaired for the Marin Society of Artists opened on August 2 and closes on August 30.  Please make time to stop by, as this is a first-class, museum-quailty, contemporary experience.  Competition was tough — there were 730 entries from all over the country, and only 110 made the cut.   Our  juror was Scott Shields, the chief curator of the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento.  We’ve got all sorts of paintings and photographs — prints — sculptures and textiles — assemblages and installations — ceramics and glass.  It’s a beautiful and unusual show.

The MSA gallery is located in the Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, in Ross, CA.  Hours are M-Th 11-4 and weekends noon-4.

My group show “Visions” continues until September 10 at the Marin Civic Center, 1st and 3rd floor galleries.  Open weekdays 9-5.

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“Lake on Fire” can be seen at the San Francisco Women Artists’ current show, “Art at Any Age,”  an annual collaboration with the Eldergivers organization.  The gallery is at Sacramento @ Laurel — open T-W-Th 12-5 and F-S 12-5:30 — and the show runs until August 1.

In San Rafael, the Marin County Fair is over until next year, but the “Visions” show with six of my pieces continues weekdays 9-5 until September 10 in the 1st and 3rd floor exhibition areas at the Marin County Civic Center.

The Pacifica and the Connecticut shows continue until July 13 and July 24, respectively.

And mark your calendars for Sunday, August 2 — opening day gala for the Marin Society of Artists Third National Exhibition.  I am the chair of this show, which has occupied me since last November, and the 112 works that make up the show combine for an edgy and unusual art-viewing experience.  We’ll celebrate with an open-to-all reception from 2-4 PM at our gallery in the Marin Art and Garden Center in Ross, where our juror, Scott Shields of the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, will award prizes and describe how he made his selections from the many hundreds of entries from all over the counry.  The show runs until August 30.  The gallery is open M-Th 11-4 and weekends 12-4.

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“Huo/Fire” from my “Wildfires” series was accepted into the Fine Arts Show of the Marin County Fair! The Fair takes place on the grounds of the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael from July 1-5 and features everything one might expect from a county fair, and more.  

The shows that opened in June in San Francisco, San Rafael, Pacifica and Connecticut, described below, continue into July.

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