"Gala One" on Display in the Annual Cinco Banderas Collection Exhibition
Just one year ago I had the honor of my work being added to the Cinco Banderas Permanent Collection, when the Cinco Banderas Foundation purchased my painting Gala One. The collection is now on display in their annual exhibition, through to October 18, 2013, at Artel Gallery.
"All Things Holy" - An Art Exhibition, June 4 to July 12, 2013—(Updated)
Award ShowI'm thrilled to invite you all to my first art exhibit: All Things Holy.I was awarded the honor of a solo exhibition when I won Best of Show for "The Green Vase," in September, 2012, at Artel Gallery, Pensacola, FL. Most of the work to be on display has been created since that date.The show runs from June 4 to July 12 in the Award Alcove and coincides with Artel's main juried event: Time.Updated with bio and linked list of images.
Begone Dull Care
This is a quick study inspired by my memory of this short film by Norman McLaren--the NFB-renowned Canadian (yeah!) animator and film director--that I saw in my UVic film studies class.
Wishing You a Life of Love
Happy Valentine's DayHere is a small gift of gratitude for all my wonderful friends who have been kind enough to stop by and comment or visit my site to browse around.
Quick Study: Ugly Apple
Solo Series, No.4This image is part of my Quick Study Series and part of my Quick Study Challenge. Enjoy!
Ghost
Groans emanate from my studio when foreign particulate--dust, cat hair(!), and such--gets in my brush or on my canvas. Depending on how visually fresh or immediate the stroke is dictates the tone of the groan. The higher the impact of retrieval--a greater likelihood of ruining something wonderful--the lower the pitch.
"Gala One" is Purchased by the Cinco Banderas Permanent Collection--(Updated)
Friends, as of last Thursday night I have the honor of being a part of the Cinco Banderas Permanent Collection, at the Artel Gallery (@artelPensacola), in Pensacola, FL. Thank you, Artel Gallery!
"The Green Vase" Accepted in to the 24th Annual Cinco Banderas Competition
"The Green Vase" makes a second appearance in the Artel Gallery! This time, the juror David Braly--the nationally recognized artist from Montgomery, AL--voted it into the Twenty-fourth Annual Cinco Banderas Competition. It did not make its way in to the permanent collection; however, the second work I submitted was purchased! You can read about it in tomorrow's post.
Quick Study: Twins
The original painting is the second image down. It was a little dark and lifeless for my taste. So I rescued it in Photoshop with a combination of Selective Color, Curves and Black a& White. I don't know if ethereal describes it . . . spartan, maybe? No pun intended.
Quick Study: Holy Apple
Solo Series, No.3This image is part of my “Quick Study” challenge.
Quick Study: Red Apple
This image is part of my “Quick Study” challenge. The first thing I do when I walk in the studio is grab a small canvas or board and sketch with paint for ten minutes—like stretching before running. There are no expectations of genius in these, just raw expression. You can learn more background information here. Enjoy!
Quick Study: Square Apples
I’m connected with the most amazing painter on Google Plus, +Lena Levin.She started a couple of challenges: “Chagall Challenge”: making a Chagall-inspired artwork (in any medium, traditional or digital) and posting it on G+ for virtual exhibition in December at +In Studio With The Masters. Any visual artist is invited to participate for a virtual exhibition in December.
Best of Show at Artel Gallery
What better way to begin a new blog than with celebratory news.This spring I discovered the Artel Gallery (@artelPensacola), in Pensacola, FL. I saw two amazing shows: the Women's Show and "Art As Social Discourse." After learning that the shows were juried but open to all artists, and although I'd never considered entering a juried show before, I took the plunge and entered their edgy still-life competition, "Fruits, Vegetables and All Things Still."