1/1/13 1/1/13

The Awakening

Happy New Year!An angel to help guide you into the New Year.May your Joy be infectious.May Creativity reign in your life.May Love keep you lightheaded.

12/8/12 12/8/12

Ora Sento

"Ora Sento" is on display in the 2012 Members' Show, December 4, 2012 to January 4, 2013, at the Artel Gallery, Pensacola FL.

11/11/12 11/11/12

Quick Study: ceci n'est pas une pomme

10/27/12 10/27/12

"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!

10/26/12 10/26/12

"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.

10/19/12 10/19/12

Enchanted

Besides tests and studies, I've painted about six airbrush pieces. The first, Aphrodite, was an exciting accomplishment but I didn't spend enough time working out a technical methodology, rather, I painted by the seat of my pants and they always ended up too dark—like the bottom right corner in this canvas. Someday I might fix it. I do, however, like its story-book, illustrative stylization.

10/14/12 10/14/12

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.

10/13/12 10/13/12

Mighty (Soul Incarnate)

A study exploring the power of a single brush stroke.

10/5/12 10/5/12

Communion

10/5/12 10/5/12

Aphrodite

#FirstFridayArtWalk on G+ is open to all! I'm posting this as a submission to the #FirstFridayArtWalk, hosted by Samantha Villenave, on Google+.

9/30/12 9/30/12

Quick Study: Holy Apple

Solo Series, No.3This image is part of my “Quick Study” challenge.

9/29/12 9/29/12

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!

9/27/12 9/27/12

Quick Study: In The Wings

Solo Series: More apples!

9/23/12 9/23/12

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.

9/19/12 9/19/12

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."