Very excited to announce I will be teaching at Atelier Dojo in Austin Texas this upcoming Fall and Winter. I am looking forward to working with the amazing group of painters/Instructors there. More information about the school can be found here…
I will be Participating in these Upcoming Plein Air Events
Lighthouse Plein Air Festival - March 3rd - 9th - Jupiter Fla
https://lighthousearts.org/pleinair/
Artists on Location - April 15th - 20th Knoxville TN
https://knoxart.org/event/artists-on-location-2024/
North Carolina PLein Air Festival - May 12th - 19th - New Bern NC
https://ncpleinair.org/featured-artists/
Paint Annapolis - June 2nd - 9th - Annapolis MD
Honored that my painting ‘Butterscotch’ was accepted into the oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition in Birmingham Alabama. This was a plein air piece done in New Bern NC this spring for their festival. Thank you OPA.
Delighted to have my painting “A Family Of Sorts” receive a Merit Award at the North Carolina Plein Air Festival. Thank you to esteemed judge Suzi Baker for the honor and congratulations to all the participants and winners! It’s been a fantastic week. Thank you to all the volunteers and organizers for making the event an enriching and memorable experience.
Grateful and honored to have won the Museum Purchase Award at Plein Air Texas! Thank you to museum director Alex Freeman for choosing my painting Texas Sunrise. Congratulations to all the other award winners and the entire group of painters here in San Angelo for the incredible work done this past week. Thank you to Barbara Rallo and the amazing volunteers and patrons who made this event so incredibly memorable. And special thanks to Jack and Jodie Baggett, the gracious ranch owners that hosted me and allowed me to paint on their beautiful land.
Entirely awestruck by my experience at the Central City Plein Air Event. I was awarded Best of Show for my painting, “Cloud Nine” and 2nd place for “ The Heart of Teller” as well as Artist’s Choice voted by my incredible colleagues and fellow painters for my QuickDraw painting “Ted’s Courtyard”. Thank you Sheila Littlehorn who judged the event for the accolades. Thank you to Emily Murdoch, Eric Chinn And the entire staff and administrators at Central City Opera House for creating an exhilarating and memorable experience. Thank you Ron Engels for purchasing Cloud Nine and Central city for purchasing “Light from Teller.”
Happy to have received honorable mention for ‘Best Water’ at PNW Plein Air event at the Mary Hill Museum for my painting ‘ Beat the Heat’. Thank you to esteemed judge Paul Kratter for the award and the feedback on the paintings. Thank you to new patrons Mark and Linda for the purchasing of ‘Yin and Yang at Coyote Wall’. Thank you to Steve Grafe and the wonderful staff and volunteers at the Museum for hosting the always stellar event!!
I will be participating in Plein Air Texas
in San Angelo Texas October 21st - 29th
http://www.enpleinairtexas.com/
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Had an amazing time at the Lighthouse Plein Air Festival this year. Great to see old friends and make new ones!! LAC always puts on an amazing event for artists and patrons alike.
I was very honored to receive First Place at the Savannah Quick Paint Competition. Thank you to judge Marc Hanson who did a very beautiful and informative demo following the event.
Very honored to be included in this group exhibition with such distinguished artists.
Very honored to win the Grand Prize at the Saint Augustine Plein Air Paint Out this Friday for my painting 'Ingrid at rest'. Thank you to the esteemed judge Bill Suys, Director Elyse Brady, Jennifer Flynt and the many volunteers who made the event such a success. It was great to meet so many artists who put in hours of hard work to create some fantastic paintings!
I am incredibly honored that my painting 'Arcata' has won best 'Water' category in the December-January 2019 Plein Air Salon. Thank you to judge Tim Newton for the recognition. And thank you Eric Rhoads for creating the opportunity for painters through the Plein Air Salon and Plein Air Magazine.
Very happy to say that my painting "Colors of Garrapata" was juried in to the Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition. The Group Exhibition is at McBride Gallery 215 Main Street Annaplois, MD and is on exhibit October 25th through November 25th. Come see the painting while it is on display now at 20 West State Street until Saturday October 14th.
Very honored to be awarded 3rd place as well as the Museum Purchase award for my painting Smoke N’ 84 at the Pacific Northwest Plein Air Event at the Mary Hill Museum in the Columbia River Gorge. Thank you to juror Randall Sexton and all the other winners, participating artists, volunteers and museum curator Steve Grafe for an awesome week. Looking forward to returning next year. - August 5th 2018
Recent article published for Outdoor Painter Newsletter. 4/2/18 https://www.outdoorpainter.com/plein-air-artist-jeff-markowsky-on-painting-palm-trees/
I am incredibly honored and grateful to have been awarded the Grand Prize, Best in Show for my painting 'Jupiter Rising' at the 5th Annual Jupiter Lighthouse Plein Air Festival. Thank you to all the Lighthouse Art Center Organizers, the amazingly supportive and helpful volunteers, judge Nancy Tankersley and all the incredibly inspiring and hard working painters who collaboratively made this an awesome week and a memorable experience for all.
Thank you! March 11th 2018
I was very grateful and honored to win Third Place at the Quick Paint during the 2017 4th Annual Lighthouse Plein Air Festival in Jupiter Florida. Special thanks to judge Goerge Van Hook for the honors.
I was very grateful and honored to win Third Place and Peoples Choice Award at The Forgotten Coast Quick Paint Open Competition. Thank you Apalachicola
3rd Place. 2016 Olmsted Open Quick Paint Competition. Atlanta, Ga.
CROSS COUNTRY PLEIN AIR REVIEW / SAVANNAH NOW SEPTEMBER 2014
A great big thank you for the article on my plein air trip written by Bob Bahr in the current issue (July-August 2014) of Plein Air Magazine (digital edition). Much gratitude to Stephen Doherty as well for his support in the article. You may read the article here by clicking on the link to my Blog below...
https://pleinairnomad.blogspot.com/2014/07/pein-air-magazine-article-on-my-trip.html?view=snapshot
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Outdoor Painter Article March 2014
About Face Review / Savannah Now July 2013
Excavation Review / Savannah Now April 2012