Midnight Raven

My mixed media oil was accepted into the San Diego Art Institute Monthly juried regional show.
Moonlight Raven, 18 x 24 inches, $300. San Diego Art Institute Museum of the Living Artist, 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 236-0011 Reception Friday, March 7, 2014 6-8 pm.

Balboa Park

I got to visit the San Diego Museum of Art after entering a few pieces in the San Diego Art Institute, Museum of the Living Artist . They have a new sketchbook exhibit called Alternative Accounts: Plains Indian Ledger Art from the Nineteenth Century to Now. A bonus was getting to see my friend Stephen the Magician (aka Sleeveless the Magician) after his performance. Sketches done in pencil with watercolor.

Free tuesdays

The San Diego Art Institute - Museum of the Living Artists is currently showing the
Southern California Regional Award Exhibit so me and Kathyrn took advantage of FREE Tuesdays to check it out and take a picture for Allison's Jumping in Art Museums Blog.

I jumped for Ellen Dieter's "Walking in the Neighborhood"

Kathryn jumped for Christine Schwimmer's "Guy w/no Name"

We got there early to do some sketching in the garden before the museum opened.

Kathryn's sketch


My sketch book page.

Free Tuesdays

Today was Free Tuesdays at Balboa Park so my husband and I went for a visit to the San Diego Art Institute and the Mingei International Museum. While we were there I had him take pictures of me for the Jumping in Art Museums blog.

I had a hard time getting off the ground....

Dan Adams was one of the solo shows at the San Diego Art Institute and I was excited to get to see another one of his shows. He had many pieces with people in them this time but I especially like his goopy oil paintings of dogs.

Free Tuesdays at Balboa Park

On the Third Tuesday of the month some museums are free to San Diego Residents.

I visited the
San Diego Art Institute Mingei International Museum
San Diego Museum of Art , The San Diego Art Institute
and the Japanese Friendship Garden . This sketch is of a fountain in the prado courtyard.

Balboa Park, San Diego

This fountain is in the back of a restaurant in Balboa Park.
I took two pieces for the juried show at The San Diego Art Institute
and picked up one that didn't get in last month.
Watercolor, 3 x 4.5 inches

I also picked up a piece that was in the
San Diego Watercolor Society show last month.
Viewing the art at these two galleries made me want to use gauche.
I'm sad that Anna Nicole Smith died.