Exhibitions and Awards

2009, Scribner Award, Best Vineyard Painting, Sacramento Plein Air Exhibition and Show, Oct
2009, Best of Show, Alameda Paint Out and Exhibition, Alameda, Ca.
2008, Best Plein Air Painter, Catalina Art Festival, Ca, Sept
2008, Paintings Selected for Motion Pictures, Hangman Films, HBO pilot unnamed pilot series
2008, Laguna Plein Air Panters Association, Best of Plein Air Show, March
2007, Catalina Art Festival, Catalina Island, Sept. Avalon, Ca. Second Place.
2007, Just Plein Fun, Balboa, Ca. Hues Invitational, Second Place, August
2007, Quick Draw, Alameda Plein Air Festival, Alameda, Ca.Honorary Mention
2007 Honorary Mention, Carmel Art Festival, Carmel, Ca.
2007 Annual Exhibition, Auburn, Ca, Jan-Febuary, Fine Arts Building, Lincoln Blvd
2006 Catalina Art Festival, Avalon , Ca, Honorary Mention, Sept
2006 Scene on the Straits, Martinez, Ca
2006  Best of Plein Air Show, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, March, Laguna, Ca.
2006  Inaugural Exhibition, Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters Association, Monterey, Ca. Jan
2005 Catalina Art Festival, Third Place, Mixed media division, Catalina, Calif., September
2005 Reno Plein Air Festival, Judge and Instructor, August, Reno, Nevada.
2005 Sonoma Plein Air Festival, Sonoma Ca.
2005 2nd Biennial Plein Air Exhibition, Napa Museum, Napa, Calif. March
2005 Sonora Gold, Plein Aire Event, May,
2005 Carmel Art Festival, May
2005 Pt. Reyes Annual Plein Air Invitational, June
2004 Catalina Art Festival, First Place, Sept, Avalon, Catalina.
2004 San Luis Obispo Plein Air Exhibition, San Luis Obispo, Ca. Oct.
2004 Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters Annual Plein Air Exhibition, Estes Park, Colorado
2004 Scene on the Straits, Martinez, Ca., August.
2004 Pt. Reyes Plein Air Show, Pt. Reyes, Ca.
2004 Carmel Plein Air Art Festival, Carmel, Ca.
2004 Vault Gallery,  California Gold Plein Air Exhibition,  Sonora, California.
2003 Catalina Art Festival, First Place, Avalon, California
2003 La Quinta Plein Air Art Competition, La Quinta, CA
2003 Carmel Arts Festival, Carmel, CA
2003 Napa Plein Air Biennial Exhibition, Winner Second Place, President's Award
2003 California Art Club's Mountainscape Exhibition, Pasadena Women's Club, Pasadena, CA
2002 Special showing during the grand opening of the Grand Marriott Resort, Stateline, NV
2001-Robert Mitchell Winery, Jackson, CA, Plein Air Show and Competition, Honorable Mention
2001-Participant, La Quinta Arts Foundation Celebration of the Art Plein Air Event, La Quinta Calif.
2001-Yosemite Rennaisance- Show of Art of the National Park Statewide for 8 months.
2001- Carmel Art Festival Annual Plein Air Event, Winner Honorary Mention Award
2000-Summer Show, Tallac Art Society Annual Exhibition
2000-One Person Show, Embassy Suites Fund Raiser for Search and Rescue, El Dorado County 2000-Kirkwood Art Exhibit, Kirkwood, Calif.
1999-Vacaville Fine Art Show, Winner Third Place in Oil Painting
1998-Placerville Fine Art Exhibit-Juried Show