Three Shows and a Festival

I have work in three shows this month.

What happens in Fallbrook...happens all at once!


"Avocado on the Side" (12 x 18 pastel on paper) at Pinnell Gallery at 124 N. Main Ave in Fallbrook CA (part of the "Art of the Avocado" exhibit) April 17th through May 2nd


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"Vogel-Figured" (pastel)


"Egyptian Girl"

Mixed Media on paper


(on display at the Bob Burton Performing Arts Center at Fallbrook High School, part of the Fallbrook Art Association display)


Click here to buy print of "Vogel-Figured":



Click here to buy print of "Egyptian Girl":



Included in Fallbrook Art Association's Spring Show (juried show, runs through April 24th) at the Fallbrook Art Center: 103 S. Main Ave in Fallbrook, CA:



"Gull Talk" and "Keep off the Rocks"

(both 9 x 12 Pastel on Paper)






I'll also have a booth this Sunday in the "Avenue of the Arts" at Fallbrook's annual Avocado Festival. This is the Avocado Festival's 25th year, and the first year for the "Avenue of the Arts" portion-- participation also juried! If you've never been to the Avocado Festival, it's a great place to sample unique food creations (avocado ice cream to name one) and cheap wine tasting in the courtyard.


I'll be selling prints, postcards, greeting cards, framed and unframed original pastel paintings, and individually created mixed media avocado cards (numbered, signed, and framed). We'll be right next to the wine tasting...


Click here to learn more about this year's Avocado Festival:



Click here to see information on the Avenue of the Arts:

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