I am pleased to join a group of thirty artists in a benefit Art Fair this Saturday at Palazzo del Valle, a luxury resort in the Guadalupe Valley.
The fair will be from noon to 7 p.m. and feature many of Baja California's top artists.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit Ensenada's Contemporary Music Institute of Baja California.
There is an cover charge of $35, which includes food and musical entertainment including jazz and opera recitals.
It should be a great day, hope to see you there!
I am pleased to announce that I will have a booth at the Sassy Fine Art Festival this Saturday, June 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The festival will take place at Hacienda 43, a restaurant located at Kilometer 43 on the free road from Rosarito to Ensenada.
There will be live music and two dozen artists present.
I had a meal at the restaurant recently, and can attest that it is delicious!
I will be displaying dozens of images celebrating Mexico's culture and bird life, such as this Military Macaw photographed near Puerto Vallarta:
Or this Butterfly-themed Catrina photographed last year in Michoacán:
Exciting news!
Yesterday I dropped off photographs at Polo's Fine Art Gallery in Popotla, the art and furniture neighborhood south of Rosarito Beach in Baja California.
The gallery, established in 1990, is a showroom of regional art by dozens of talented artists, including the owner, Polo Valencia, and other local artists such of Becris Armando.
The walls are chock-full of art from floor to ceiling. It is not a "stuffy" formal gallery, rather a celebration of the vibrant regional art scene and the colors of Mexico.
Here is Polo hanging my work "Eleven Turkey Vultures" which was photographed south of San Felipe, in Baja California.
Above it is a photograph from my recent trip to Mexico City for Day of the Dead.
Polo's Gallery is located at kilometer 33 of the free road from Tijuana to Ensenada, across the street from Xploration Studios where the movie Titanic was filmed. Polo has stories of various movie stars who have purchased art at his gallery. If you visit the fun town of Rosarito, or are on your way to or from Ensenada, stop by Polo's Fine Art Gallery!
Thanks to everyone who attended the opening reception yesterday for my show at the Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center (and a special thanks to those who purchased a photo!)
If you were unable to attend, please visit the visitor center at your convenience, any day of the week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. before December 2, to see the bird photographs. All photos are printed on canvas and are for sale, with a portion of sales donated to the Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation.
The center is the perfect venue for nature photography, and there is good hiking there and excellent birding at the nearby Santee Lakes.
Please let me know what you think of the photos and which are your favorites.
(above: Singin' in the Rain, Dark-eyed Junco, Presidio Park, San Diego):
There's a very nice article about my current show at the Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center, published a few days ago in the East County Californian, by writer Cynthia Robertson.
She did a superb job, I think, of capturing the essence of my bird photography.
The show will hang through Friday, September 14, there's still time to see it!
Here the link: East County News Article.
Thanks to all that attended the reception on Sunday at Mission Trails Regional Park for my show, The Art of Bird Photography. It was gratifying to see such a turnout.
If you missed it, here is a link to a video to whet your appetite (thanks to curator Vicky Delong).
The show will be up through September 14, there's still time to see it! For more information, see the post directly below.
