Mike Menius lives in the wine country of Northern California.  He is a plein air painter of the entire California coastal area. As a member of the "Monday Morning Painters" group, he goes outdoors to paint in oils, at a number of venues; ocean side vistas, vineyard settings, the lagoon of Santa Rosa, etc. He also paints interiors, which use the same approach: to capture the atmosphere and mood of the setting.

Art training has included the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, DC the Torpedo Factory School in Alexandria, VA; the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, in Sebastopol, CA

MEMBERSHIPS

Laguna Plein Air Painters Association

Marin Society of Artists

Southern California Plein Air Painters Association

Sonoma Plein Air Foundation

SOLO EXHIBITS

July 2007, Sebastopol, CA (Prudential Realty gallery)

1998 Benefit, Friends of the Quilt, San Francisco, CA

JURIED GROUP EXHIBITS

2007: Plein Air painting exhibit: Sebastopol Center for the Arts

2006: Five year merit award: international exhibit, CPSA

2005: Signature members exhibit, Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA)

2005: Chicago international exhibit, CPSA

2004: Memphis international exhibit, CPSA

2003: Dallas international exhibit, CPSA

2002: San Francisco international exhibit, CPSA