Professional Artist and Instructor
Join us to celebrate the opening of Sugar City Atelier and enjoy the Crockett Artists Open Studios and Gallery shows Jody Mattison, Doug Riggs, Anna Rockwell and Randall Sexton have opened a new teaching and studio space in the historic Epperson Building We will be showing work as well as opening our new … Read more
Tomorrow is the first day of autumn, although here in California it may be hard to believe! Coming off of a triple digit weekend, the forecast is for mid nineties through Sunday, and finally reaching some beautiful 80’s next week. Beautiful plein air weather is coming up…! My house and studio will be undergoing transformation … Read more
I am beginning a 3 week break on Monday, at least a break from teaching! Getting bids and prepping my house to get it repainted (no, I am not painting it myself). By mid September I hope to have my lovely but disheveled bungalow tricked out in fresh color! Not only that, I am taking … Read more
We’ve been really busy since the winter quarter kicked in; even with Doug doing all of my model booking and a large amount of the Lafayette Studio managing, two months have slipped by since my last post. I’m not going to feel bad about it though… time in my studio and time in the classroom … Read more
Contra Costa Open Studios open today!! Come visit me by the delta, today is bright and beautiful! 24+ artists showing their work in Antioch, Brentwood, Oakley and Discovery Bay. My studio is in downtown Antioch, and Mark Roberts is two blocks away. Below are links to the map and list of artists. See you there! … Read more
Come visit me at Antioch Atelier this Sunday! I am opening my studio along with 20 other artists of Contra Costa County. I will be only open Sunday, so come on out and spend a Sunday with art and artists!
Open Studios List of Participants
Don’t miss the Mixing Color Workshop! Come join us for our two day intensive workshop at Lafayette Studio! Demonstrations and practical exercises based on the book Blue and Yellow Don’t Make Green. Learn how to mix any color simply and accurately using only six tube colors. Color mixing becomes a breeze once you understand the … Read more
https://www.facebook.com/paintincostarica I am taking another group to Costa Rica this December 8-17 (which still gives me plenty of time to put up a tree!)We take so many photos and paint many pictures, I thought it would be nice for people to share them here. Our hostess Yarina Brooks and I have had four previous workshops … Read more
I have added a Still Life Like the Old Masters class to the fall line up at Lafayette Studio. This will be the first time I have offered it on the weekend! The class is set up as two 5 week sessions; September 14 – October 2, and October 19 – November 16, Saturday afternoons … Read more
