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When the California Art Club returns to USC’s Fisher Museum of Art to present their 104th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition from March 29 – April 19, 2015 this spring, I’ll be exhibiting a new large painting titled The Rush. This piece is located in the Pinto Basin of Joshua Tree National Park. Purchase tickets to … Continue reading 104th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition
This is the third year I’ll be participating in Artistic Horizons, January 19-23, 2015 at Montana State University’s Helen Copeland Gallery in Bozeman, MT. Proceeds from this sale benefit Arts Without Boundaries ,a non-profit organization which brings free arts instruction and performances into public schools. Clockwise from top left (all images © Eric Merrell): A Place … Continue reading 3rd Annual Artistic Horizons
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I’m stoked to have five of my paintings – all being shown for the first time – at the Coors Western Art Show in Denver, CO opening next week as part of the National Western Stock Show. Check them out online now and then go see the works in the Gallery at … Continue reading Coors Western Art Show
Four fresh and recent paintings are in a new group exhibition at Altamira Fine Art in Scottsdale, AZ opening next week. Check out all of the work for Desert Mythos online now and then go see them in the gallery starting January 5, 2015. Two pieces are from Joshua Tree National Park and two … Continue reading Desert Mythos
Four of my paintings are in a new group exhibition at Altamira Fine Art in Jackson Hole, WY opening next week. Check out all of the work for Holiday LookBook online now and then go see them in the gallery starting December 15, 2014. Clockwise from top left (all images © Eric … Continue reading Jackson Hole Exhibition
I’m excited to participate this year in El Velorio, a Day of the Dead themed art exhibition and event held November 8, 2014 at Plaza de la Raza, 3540 N. Mission Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90031 (Lincoln Heights). Check out the artwork in the exhibit here. This family-friendly event will have face painting, music, food, … Continue reading El Velorio
My article Seeing Color in the Desert (originally posted on CaliforniaDesertArt.com) has been reprinted in the August/September 2014 issue of International Artist magazine. It originally started with notes from my sketchbook about what I was observing while out painting, and what to do about certain problems that color posed or provided a solution to. Continue reading Seeing Color in the Desert – International Artist Magazine
I’ve just put new painting workshops on the calendar, so they’re now open to registration. These workshops have limited space available, and are filled on a first come first served basis. For more info and to register, visit ericmerrell.com/workshops.html FALL 2014 WORKSHOPS IN THE MOONLIGHT: NOCTURNE PAINTING WORKSHOP Pasadena, CA October 4-5, 2014, $275 PAINTING … Continue reading Upcoming Workshops
I’m making frames and double-checking all of my tubes of paint, getting geared up to head out to Colorado next month for the Crested Butte Plein Air Invitational in Crested Butte, Colorado. I’ll be painting on location in Colorado for about two weeks prior to the exhibition opening, which will be July 11-13. If you … Continue reading Crested Butte Plein Air Invitational