Thursday, November 13, 2008
When I went to the reception at the Governor’s Mansion in September, I spent about 3 minutes looking at a map before the trip and I drove from place to place with little effort and no problems. It was beautiful. I prefer to travel with the map in my head rather than [...]
Thursday, November 6, 2008
My friend, Jerri Stevens, did this painting of a frog for the Art Center of the Ozarks 5×5 event. Tonight from 5:55-7:55 (isn’t that cute?), I’ll be surrounded by jazz, sipping wine, and visiting with artists and collectors, but all that will likely take a back seat to the bidding frenzy! Over 200 regional artists [...]
It was a lot of fun to sign calendars at the Crystal bridges Museum of American Art last Thursday. Lots of people came out for the event and sure enough, many bought calendars as gifts. First Lady of Arkansas, Mrs. Beebe personalized everyone’s calendars before they walked them around to each of the artists [...]
Thursday, October 30, 2008
From 1-3pm today, I will join First Lady of Arkansas, Ginger Beebe, and a bunch of other artists at the Crystal Bridges at the Massey in Bentonville, Arkansas to sign copies of the 2009 Arkansas Artists Engagement Calendar. It should be a lot of fun to see the other artists and Mrs. Beebe again [...]
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
The student art reception was great. The kids were really glad to have their friends and family come see all they have been working on. I was proud to hear them explaining some of the exercises we had done early on in the class. They are an amazing group of curious and open people and [...]
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Last week at the Clear Spring School, I had the pleasure of working with all these student eyes! We discussed the difference between additive and subtractive color systems, learned about prisms and the color spectrum, and had a long discussion about optic technology, thanks to a talkative technology buff in the class. Fortunately, that led [...]
Art is everywhere. Are you looking? Most of what I do as I create a painting is looking. When I think about that, I consider that each of my past endeavors was a part of my training for becoming a painter, a maker. I look to see the beauty in things as they are [...]
Saturday, October 11, 2008
After a long and strenuous trip to Florida and back, I find myself happy to be back in the studio just as busy as I was before I left. A couple of hours on Caladesi Island soothed my rough edges and I am back to feeling I can balance work, renovations, play, and rest. I [...]
Friday, September 26, 2008
Today is the first day of the Eureka Springs Artists Studio Tour and I am celebrating. It has been a year since I finished the studio and had my first event. Back then the place was spotless. When Ike blew through town almost 2 weeks ago, I was up painting the Savor commission. The studio [...]
Saturday, September 20, 2008
This morning this painting took off for it’s new home at Savor Italian restaurant in Fayetteville, AR. It is 24″ x 30″ and it seems to fit in quite well with my current direction in still lifes even with its predominantly earthy hues. It was quite a feat to pull off this last minute commission [...]
Friday, September 12, 2008
The Arkansas Artists Engagement Calendar has been released and it is beautiful! I had the privilege of attending a reception at the Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock Wednesday night which was hosted by Governor and First Lady Beebe and the Governor’s Mansion Association. I loved taking the time to travel through our lush, beautiful state. [...]
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
I finished my contribution for the 6th Annual 5 x 5 Exhibition at the Arts Center of the Ozarks. The title, “toying with momentum” begins on the left side and boldly continues on the right side. The hand extends around the canvas. I’ll have alternate views of this chunky little painting as the show approaches. [...]
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