Exhibitions



Museum Exhibitions
Laguna Art Museum - Laguna Beach, CA "The 10th Annual Laguna Beach Pleir Air Painting Invitatio" October 17-19, 2008

Pasadena Museum of California Art - Pasadena, CA "CAC 97 rd Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition" April 27 - May 18, 2008

Laguna Art Museum - Laguna Beach, CA "The 9th Annual Laguna Beach Pleir Air Painting Invitatio" October 7-14, 2007

Pasadena Museum of California Art - Pasadena, CA "CAC 96 rd Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition" April 1 - May 20, 2007

C.M.Russell Museum - Great Falls, Montana "C.M.Russell Auction" March 14 - 18, 2007

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art - Malibu, CA "On Location in Malibu 2006" May 20 - July 16, 2006

Pasadena Museum of California Art - Pasadena, CA "CAC 95 rd Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition" April 2 - April 23, 2006

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum - AZ "Plein Air 2005 " March 6 - 29, 2005

Pasadena Museum of California Art - Pasadena, CA "CAC 94 rd Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition" October 16,2004 -
January 9, 2005

Bower's Museum - Santa Ana, CA "Sights of Southern California: A Plein Air Art Exhibition" September 11-12, 2004

Pasadena Museum of California Art - Pasadena, CA "CAC 93rd Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition" October 12 -
November 2, 2003

Bower's Museum - Santa Ana, CA "Sights of Southern California: A Plein Air Art Exhibition" September 27 -28, 2003

Soldiers'Barracks Museum - San Juan Capistrano.CA "2003 Art Competition Winners and Selection Exhibition"August 18-
September -7, 2003

Pasadena Museum of California Art - Pasadena, CA "Capture Pasadena and the San Gabriels" June 7, 2003

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art - Malibu, CA "On Location in Malibu 2003" May 24 - August 3, 2003

Bowers Museum - Santa Ana, CA "6th Annual Plein Air Sights of Santa Ana"September 23-29-2002

Historical Museum - Pasadena, CA "92nd Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition" June 29-August 25 ,2002

Maritime Museum - San Diego, CA "2nd Maurice Braun Memorial Plein Air Paintings Festival" May 11- 18-2002

Tucson Museum of Art - Tucson, AZ "Best of the Friends of Western Art" April 5- May19-2002

Bowers Museum. Santa Ana - CA "5th Annual Plein Air Sights of Santa Ana" September 24 - 30-2001

Springville Museum of Art - Springville, Utah "West/Northwest Mountain Regional Juried Exhibition of
Traditional Oils" September 9 - October 28,2001

Soldiers'Barracks Museum -San Juan Capistrano.CA "2001 Art Competition Winners and Selection Exhibition"August 20-
September -10, 2001

Historical Museum - Pasadena, CA "91nd Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition" May 5-July 29 ,2001

Bowers Museum - Santa Ana, CA "4th Annual Plein Air Sights of Santa Ana" September 18 - 24-2000

International & National Exhibitions
OPA The 17th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils - Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT May 2 - June 14, 2008

Salon international 2008 - A Juried Exhibition-International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art-Greenhouse Gallery.
San Antonio, Texas April 12 -May 2, 2008

Small works North America Exhibition-The Greenwich Workshop Gallery .
Fairfield, CT November24 -December 31, 2007

The society of Master Impressionists International Exhibition-Sunset Art Gallery of Amarillo.
Amarillo, Texas June 2 -July 21, 2007

Salon international 2007 - A Juried Exhibition-International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art-Greenhouse Gallery.
San Antonio, Texas May 20 -June 20, 2007

Salon international 2006 - A Juried Exhibition-International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art-Greenhouse Gallery.
San Antonio, Texas May 20 -June 16, 2006

OPA The 15th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils - Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT May 5 - June 13, 2006

Arts for the Parks Top 100, Miniature 100 - International Competition & Exhibition National Park Academy Jackson Hole,
WY September 18 2004 - October 2005

OPA The 13th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils - Howard/Mandvill Gallery, Kirkland, WA May 20 -
June 20, 2004

Salon international 2004 - A Juried Exhibition-International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art. Greenhouse
Gallery. San Antonio, Texas May 1-21, 2004

Arts for the Parks Top 100, Miniature 50 - International Competition & Exhibition National Park Academy Jackson Hole,
WY September 20 2003 - October 2004

Salon international 2003 - A Juried Exhibition-International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art. Greenhouse
Gallery. San Antonio,Texas May 3-23, 2003

Arts For The Parks 100 - International Competition Exhibition-National Park Academy. Jackson Hole, WY
September 14, 2002-October 2003

OPA The 12th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils - Nichols Taos Fine Art Gallery, Taos New Mexico
May 3 - June 1, 2003

Salon international 2002 - A Juried Exhibition-International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art.
Greenhouse Gallery. San Antonio,Texas May 4 -June 4, 2002

OPA The 11th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils - Hilligoss Galleries, Chicago, IL April 27 - May 24, 2002

OPA 10th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils - Zantman Art Gallery Palm Desert, CA April 7 - May 7, 2001



2008 Exhibitions
San Luis Obispo Plein Air Painting Festival - San Luis Obispo Art Center, CA September28-October 5, 2008

Paints the Peninsula-SOCALAPAPA and the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum, CA September 7-13, 2008

Crystal Cove Invitational Exhibition - Crystal Cove Alliance, CA September 6, 2008

Huntington Beach Art Center Plein Air Festival - Huntington Beach Art Center, CA August 23-September 6, 2008

Festival of Arts - Laguna Beach, CA July 6- August 30, 2008

7th annual pleir air competition San Clemente - San Clemente Art Association, CA June 14-22, 2008

4nd Annual The Best of Plein Air - LPAPA, CA June 5-14, 2008

Carmel Art Festival- Carmel, CA May 15-18,2008

The Heritage Exhibition - Copristrano Valley Conservancy, CA March 29- May 17, 2008

Borrego Springs Plein Air Invitatinnal - Borrego Art Institute, CA March 16-22, 2008

Nomadas del Art Plein Air Exhibion - Sage Creek Gallery, AZ March 1-30, 2008

New Impressions-CAC Orange Country Chapter - Randy Higbee Gallery, CA February 9- 29, 2008

2007 Exhibitions
Less is more;Miniature Show - LPAPA , CA November17-December 28,2007

San Luis Obispo Plein Air Painting Festival - San Luis Obispo Art Center, CA October 1-7, 2007

Torrey Pines Plein Air Invitational, CA September 19-23, 2007

Huntington Beach Art Center Plein Air Festival - Huntington Beach Art Center, CA September 15-October7, 2007

Sonoma Plein Air 2007 - Sonoma, CA September 10-15, 2007

Crystal Cove Invitational Exhibition - Crystal Cove Alliance, CA September 8, 2007

Festival of Arts - Laguna Beach, CA July 1- August 31, 2007

6th annual pleir air competition San Clemente - San Clemente Art Association, CA June 16-23, 2007

Carmel Art Festival- Carmel, CA May 17-20,2007

The Heritage Exhibition - Copristrano Valley Conservancy, CA April 1- May 20, 2007

3nd Annual The Best of Plein Air - LPAPA, CA March 31- April 29, 2007

Painting the California Landscape -SOCALPAPA, CA March 30- June 25, 2007

Celebrating the Gold State - CAC Gallery, CA March - June 2007

2006 Exhibitions
"Less is More" Miniature Show - LPAPA, CA November18 - January 2, 2007

Clebrating the Golden - State California Art Club Gallery, CA October, 2006

OPA-Western Rrgional Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils - Lee Youngman Galleries, CA October 7 - 30, 2006

Capistrano Light Exhibition Reprise-Casa Romantica - Capistrano Valley Conservancy, CA September 30-December 3, 2006

Huntington Beach Art Center Plein Air Festival - Huntington Beach Art Center, CA September 16-24, 2006

Crystal Cove Invitational Exhibition - Crystal Cove Alliance, CA September 16, 2006

Sonoma Plein Air 2006 - Sonoma, CA September 3-9, 2006

Capistrano Light - Invitational Exhibition - Capistrano Valley Conservancy, CA July14-16, 2006

Festival of Arts - Laguna Beach, CA July 2 - September 1, 2006

13th Annual Carmel Art Festival - Carmel, CA May 18- 21, 2006

Artist Membership Juried Exhibition - LpAPA, CA May 6 - June 6, 2006

2nd Annual The Best of Plein Air - LPAPA, CA March 4 - 31, 2006

Wild Wild West Show - Scottsdale Center of Arts, AZ February 20 - 26, 2006

2005 Exhibitions
Capturing the Landscape:Contemporary California Plein Air Painting - Susan Street Fine Art, CA December 3- 31, 2005

Monumental Miniatures II.California Art Club - California Art Club Gallery, CA December 7, 2005 - March 4, 2006

San Luis Obispo Plein Air Painting Festival - San Luis Obispo Art Center, CA October 2- 9, 2005

Plein Air Invitational Exhibition - Crystal Cove Alliance, CA September 24, 2005

Sonoma Plein Air 2005 - Sonoma, CA September 5-10, 2005

Festival of Arts - Laguna Beach, CA July3 - August 27, 2005

OPA-Western Rrgional Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils - Waterhouse Gallery CA June 25 - July 24, 2005

Carmel Art Festival - Carmel, CA May 12 - 15, 2005

Artist Membership Juried Exhibition - LpAPA, CA May 7 - June 6, 2005

First Annual The Best of Plein Air - LpAPA, CA March 5 - 31, 2005

Signature Member and Invited Artist Show - RMPAP, CO February 18,19, 2005

Painting the North Coast-Mendocino - Trailside Galleries, AZ January 17 - 29, 2005

2004 Exhibitions
La Quinta Desert Plein Air Competition - La Quinta, CA November 16 - 21, 2004

OPA Western Regional Juried Exhibition - Porland, OR October 1 - 31, 2004

Sonoma Plein Air - Sonoma, CA October 4 - 10, 2004

San Luis Obispo Plein Air Painting Festival - SLO Art Center San Luis Obispo, CA September 26- October 3, 2004

Crystal Cove Plein Air Invitational Art Show - Newport Beach, CA September 12, 2004

Spiritual Spectrum - Paintings and Sculptures by the California Art Club Los Angeles, CA July7 - August, 2004

The Festival of Arts - Laguna Beach, CA July 5 - August 28, 2004

Carmel Art Festival - Carmel, CA May 15-16, 2004

LPAPA Artist Members - The Studio. Laguna Beach, CA May 15 - 30, 2004

San Marino League Invitational Paint Out, Art Exhibition - San Marion, CA April 25-May 2, 2004

La Quinta Arts Festival - La Quinta, CA March 18 - 21, 2004

La Quinta Desert Plein Air Competition - La Quinta, CA January 18- 25, 2004

2003 Exhibitions
Expressions of Winter - CAC Gallery San Marino, CA December 9- March 7, 2004

Michael Situ - Small Painting Exhibition - Wendt Gallery Laguna Beach, CA December 4 - 20, 2003

Jardins en Plein Air Invitational - Crescenta-Canada YMCA La Canada, CA November 22 - 23,2003

Canyon De Chelly Show - Trailside Galleries Scottsdale, AZ November 3 - 15, 2003

San Luis Obispo Plein Air Painting Festival - SLO Art Center San Luis Obispo, CA September 29- October 5, 2003

From Pasadena's Arroyo to the San Gabriel Mountains - CAC Gallery San Marino, CA September 9 - December 7, 2003

Estes Park Plein Air 2003 - Painting the Parks, Loch Vale Fine Art Estes Park, CO August 15 - 29, 2003

9th Annual Mission San Juan Capistrano Competition and Exhibition - CAC San Juan Capistrano, CA August 11 - 17, 2003

The Festival of Arts - Laguna Beach, CA July 5 - August 29, 2003

OPA 2003 West/Northwest Mountain Regional Juried Exhibition of traditional Oils - Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara,
CA June 28 - July 27, 2003

LPAPA Artist Members 2003 - LPAPA Studio Laguna Beach, CA May 31- June 16 2003

Carmel Art Festival 2003 - Carmel, Ca May 15-18, 2003

Mininture Show - Loch Vale Fine Art. Estes Park, CO May 1 - August 31, 2003

La Quinta Arts Festival 2003 - La Quinta, CA March 20 -23, 2003

La Quinta Desert Plein Air 2003 Competition - La Quinta, CA January 19- 26, 2003

2002 Exhibitions
Paintings of The Old Mill II - CAC Gallery San Marino, CA December 5- March 2, 2003

Jardins en Plein Air Invitational - Crescenta-Canada YMCA La Canada, CA October 12-November 24, 2002

3rd Annual Autumn Salon - Edenhurst and Morseburg Galleries West Hollywood, CA October 5-October 26, 2002

San Luis Obispo Plein Air Painting Festival - SLO Art Center San Luis Obispo, CA September 30- October 6, 2002

8th Annual Mission San Juan Capistrano Competition and Exhibition - CAC San Juan Capistrano, CA August 12-18, 2002

The Festival of Arts - Laguna Beach, CA July 4 - September 1, 2002

Paint the Towne 2002 - Orange Art Association Orange, CA April 27-May 5, 2002

LPAPA Artist Members Show - Gallery 133 Laguna Beach, CA April 7-20, 2002

San Marino League Invitational Paint Out Art Exhibition - San Marion, CA April 7-12, 2002

Michael Situ One Man Show - The Gallery on Glassell Orange, CA February 16-March 10, 2002

A Desert Valentine - Debra Huse Studio Gallery Balboa Island, CA February 14-March 3, 2002

La Quinta Desert Plein Air 2002 Competition - La Quinta, CA January 20- 27, 2002

Oceans Twelve - A selection of American Marine Paintings 1915-2002 Exhibition Morseborg Gallery West Hollywood, CA
January 12-February 9, 2002

2001 Exhibitions
2nd Vistas of Pasadena's Arroyo Plein Air Painting - Exhibition Pasadena, CA October 22-28,2001

Contemporary Views of L.A.'s Historic Chinatown - CAC Gallery San Marino, CA September 5 - December 2, 2001

2001 Art Competition Winners and Selection Exhibition - Barracks Gallery San Juan Capistrano, CA August 20 - September 10, 2001

7th Annual Mission San Juan Capistrano Competition and Exhibition - CAC San Juan Capistrano, CA August 13 - 19, 2001

8th Annual Orange All Media Juried Fine Art Exhibition - Guggenheim Gallery Orange, CA August 1 - 11, 2001

Chinatown Art Festival - Featuring the CAC Hong Gallery Los Angeles, CA June 21 - July 22, 2001

2nd Annual California Spring Salon - Edenhurst and Morseburg Gallery Los Angeles, CA June 2 - 23, 2001

2001 Carmel Art Festival Plein Aire Competition - Carmel, CA May 17 -20, 2001

Rancho Los Alamitos Plein Aire Competition - Long Beach, CA May 7-12, 2001

Paint the Towne Plein Aire Competition - Orange, CA April 28 -May 6, 2001

Plein Air Tucson 2001 Competition - Tucson, Arizona March 21- April 1, 2001

LPAPA Artist Members 2001 Juried Exhibition - Gallery 133 Laguna Beach, CA March 4 - April 1, 2001

Michael Situ One Man Show - The Gallery on Glassell Orange, CA February 17 - March 11, 2001

4th Annual CAC Exhibition - Ebell Club Los Angeles, CA February 12 - April 4, 2001

La Quinta Desert Plein Air 2001 Competition - La Quinta, CA January 21 - January 28, 2001

2000 Exhibitions
Southern California Rural and Urbanscapes - Judson Gallery Los Angeles, CA November 11, 2000 - January 27, 2001

3rd Annual L.A. Fair Paint out Competition and Exhibition - Los Angeles, CA September 18 - October 1, 2000

Plein Air Painting of the Old Mill - California Art Club Gallery San Marino, CA September 5 - December 3, 2000

6th Annual Mission San Juan Capistrano Painting Competition Exhibition - CAC San Juan Capistrano, CA August 14 -20, 2000

7th Annual Orange Open All Medium Juried Fine Art Exhibition - Orange City, CA August 7-20, 2000

Vistas of Historic La Casita and the Arroyo Paint out Exhibition - Pasadena, CA > June 12 - June 18, 2000

1st Annual California Spring Salon: "Golden Impressions" Exhibition - Edenhust Gallery. Los Angeles, CA June 8 - June 30, 2000

2nd Annual Eaton Canyon Paint out and Exhibition - California Art Club Pasadena, CA May 13, 2000

Paint the Towne - Orange Art Association Orange, CA April 29- May 7, 2000

Artist Member 2000 Show - Gallery 133, Laguna Plein air painters Association Laguna Beach, CA March 5- April 1, 2000

3rd Annual California Art Club Exhibition - Ebell Club Los Angeles, CA February 16 - April 29, 2000




Corner Light 12x16 Oil on Canvas Panel

Judge's Critque:
Excellent design – Excellent palette – Excellent light. Strong centrality of focus and beautifully painted. Great mass with spirit of painting!
One of my favorites! Great job! - CW Mundy



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