Fall Art Show Time

"Mallards Cruising"

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Oil on linen panel

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I was informed this week that all three of my entries were accepted into our local guild show by the juror.  The painting above is one of them.  Our local guild has two major shows each year and one smaller show. The fall show, "A Visual Harvest," is always held at Gaston College in a large gallery area that is quite nice for viewing the pieces. The show is simultaneous to the student art show held in a different building. Since I don't do a lot of shows, these local shows make me motivated, excited, and nervous all at once. We have no galleries in town for selling opportunities, though we have quite a few really good artists who live and work in our area. Given the economic climate today, it is great to have a local opportunity to display art and meet art lovers who will come to the show.

Here is the information on the show for all who read this blog and would like to come:

"A Visual Harvest" Juried Exhibition

Opening Reception: October 28, 2010 6-9 pm

Gaston College, Jeanne Rauch Gallery

201 Highway 321 South

Dallas, North Carolina 28034

The show will run from Oct. 28 through Dec. 15

Daily Painting, Still Life Sign

"Still Life Sign for Art Guild Fund Raiser"
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Acrylic on Foam Board

This is the second and last sign that I am doing for the Art Guild fund raising project. Once again I am borrowing someone's artwork for this, however, this time I don't know who it is. It is a piece I found that I thought would work to illustrate the example of a still life for our sign, but I promise I am not taking credit for the copper pot with the flowers. I only am taking credit for borrowing it for the sign. Hopefully, I am not tramping on anyone's toes by doing this...and I am being up front about it. The point is to catch the eyes of potential guild members and the public who will donate money to the guild.

Because of this sign business and several other family obligations, this is the only thing finished for the past week other than a sketch or two. Hoping to get back to my own work the rest of the week. Thanks for watching!! :-)

Daily Painting, "Van Gogh's Landscape" Interpretation

"Van Gogh's Landscape"
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Acrylic on Foam Board
Sign for an Art Guild Project

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Well, I've been side tracked from working on a still life that I began last week. There is an Art Guild fund raising project coming up and I was enlisted to create some fun signs for catching people's attention. The few of us who are doing this are each working on our own and coming up with our own ideas, though each sign has a word to celebrate some form of art, This is the first of two. I chose to recreate one of Van Gogh's landscapes, taking elements of his and stretching them across the 40 inches as best as I could.... and then I hand lettered the word across the top of the sign. The next one I will begin tomorrow and it is based on Still Life. Not sure yet how I will interpret that. It has taken a couple of days working on the floor of my studio to get this one done....and my back is definitely feeling the effects. But I have to say, it has been fun to study the madman / genius Van Gogh and appreciate his use of color and loose brushwork even more than ever. Really fun!!!

It's Show Time!

"Berry Happy Mockingbird










"Morning Visitor"











"A Natural View"
Show dates: March 13 through April 18
Place: The Schiele Museum of Natural History


It's time for the spring guild show this week. I have just been informed that the two pieces I entered have made it into the show. This particular show has a theme...having to do with nature and nothing man made. The show is called "A Natural View" and fittingly it is held at the Schiele Museum of Natural History, which is a place of some fame in its category.

I guess it is pretty obvious why I entered these two paintings. Both of them are of local birds and both of them are scenes I was lucky enough to capture on a spur of a moment. The colors of the painting of the Mockingbird are much prettier in person and I regret I couldn't get a better photo representation of it than what you see here. But, you can see it in real life!! If you find yourself with a little time and want to see some very nice art, please stop by the museum and take a look!