Stockley Gardens Arts Festival October 18 & 19 2014

Angled Momentum mixed media

The painting shown above, called Angled Momentum is a mixture of ink, acrylic and watercolor crayons on handmade paper.  I will have it on display this weekend at the Fall Stockley Gardens Arts Festival.  The show is held in the Ghent area of Norfolk, VA.  On Saturday, October 18th, we will be open from 10 am until 5 pm. and on Sunday, October 19th from noon until 5 pm. I will be located in space C9. For more information on location, entertainment schedule, etc., please click here

Art show this weekend

The Port Warwick Art & Sculpture Festival in Newport News, VA is being held this weekend. I would love to see you there. I will have several new paintings on display including the one shown above.  This painting is mixed media on board.  It has a lot of texture, some dimensional and some visual.  "Serpentine" was so much fun to paint.

The show is October 11-12, 2014 Sat, 10am - 6pm – Sun, 10am - 5pm.  More information may be found by clicking here

Art show this weekend

Getting ready for an art show this coming weekend.  This one is the Port Warwick Art & Sculpture Festival in Newport News, VA.  I have been painting a lot, but have had to put the unfinished ones on hold so that I can pack up the paintings that I will be taking with me this weekend.  

The show is October 11-12, 2014 Sat, 10am - 6pm – Sun, 10am - 5pm.  More information may be found here

Resurgence 10x8 mixed media on panel

The painting shown above will be on display at Port Warwick. I have been fortunate to finish a number of new paintings since June including several very affordable small studies. Resurgence is comprised of a variety of media and many layers.

Seawall Art Show this weekend

This weekend is the 44th annual Seawall Art Show in Portsmouth, VA.  The show hours are Saturday August 23rd from 10-6 and Sunday August 24th from 10-5. More information may be found here. Please stop by and visit this weekend.

As I mentioned in my last post, I worked in watercolor quite a bit this summer.  The painting below is another watercolor, gouache and watercolor crayons on Yupo synthetic paper.

Automated Growth 16x20 water media on Yupo

 

What I did with my summer vacation

I know summer isn't really over,  however, I participate in an art show (Seawall Art Show) that is always the weekend before Labor Day. Since the Labor Day weekend is generally the unofficial end of summer, I consider the art show to be mine.

This summer was very busy at times.  I took a trip to Alaska with my sister.  We took a cruise that left from Seattle, so we were able to see a few things there as well.  Alaska was wonderful, it is one of my all time favorite vacations.

I also painted quite a bit, seven new paintings.  I will have all of them at the Seawall Art Show in Portsmouth, VA on August 23rd and 24th.  More information on this will be posted in a couple of days.

Seeking Pythagoras 9x12 water media on Yupo 

Most of my work this summer is in water color, gouache, and water color crayons.  The painting shown above, Seeking Pythagoras, used these three media on a surface of Yupo synthetic paper.  It is 16x20 framed under glass.

Garnet and Gold

Garnet and Gold 6x6 acrylic on canvas

The painting shown above came together as I was planning a commission.  The commission was for a 30x40 abstracted landscape in the colors shown above.  This small painting is on a gallery wrapped canvas and is ready to hang.

Stockley Gardens Arts Festival

Looking Down - watercolor on Yupo

This weekend is the  30th Annual Spring Stockley Gardens Arts Festival.  I will be in space C-9.   We will be open Saturday May 17th from 10 am until 5 pm and on Sunday from noon until 5 pm.  The show is in Stockley Gardens Park in Norfolk's Ghent neighborhood. More information may be found here 

The painting shown above is new this spring.  It is 11x14 on Yupo synthetic paper and I used watercolor, gouache and watercolor crayons.  Please come out and stop by this weekend.

Arts in the Park Richmond, VA

Juncture

Come out and see my art this weekend at the 43rd Annual Arts in the Park in Richmond, VA.  The show is held at the Carrilon in Byrd Park.  We are open from 11 am until 6 pm on Saturday, May 3rd and 11 am until 5 pm on Sunday, May 4th. I am honored to be one of over 400 artists from around the country to be participating in this art show. More information may be found here Arts in the Park information

The painting shown above is one of many new pieces that will be on display.  Juncture is watercolor, gouache and watercolor crayon on Yupo.

East Beach Art Show cancelled

Today's East Beach Art Show has been cancelled due to the weather. I have too more scheduled this Spring.  I will be posting information soon.

East Beach Art Show

Synergy

The 6th Annual East Beach Art Show is this Saturday, April 9th.The hours are from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm and is located at 27th Bay St. and Hammock Lane in Norfolk's East Beach neighborhood.

The painting shown above is 30x22 mixed media on paper.Come on by the show on Saturday to see Synergy and several other new paintings.

Urban Cartography

Urban Cartography

I recently decided to revisit using Yupo as a painting surface. Yupo is interesting in that it is basically plastic made to receive paint.  It is like painting on glass in that it is completely non-absorbent.  The paint sits on the surface of the paper which makes layering a bit tricky.  It is essential to have the ratio of pigment and water just right.  If you want more information on this challenging material, you can find it here http://www.yupousa.com/paper/index.php.

Urban Caffeine

Urban Caffeine

I have been painting all winter in anticipation of Spring art shows.  Above is a new mixed media painting. The unframed size is 30x22.  It will be on display at the East Beach Art Show on April 19th.

New Abstract Still Life

Lime Slices

Pomegranate 

Bosc Pear

These three paintings are 6x6 inch cradled wood panels.  The wood panels were coated in acrylic gesso and then painted in watercolor, gouache and watercolor crayons.  They have been sealed in a high gloss acrylic finish.  All three of these paintings are on display at Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center's gift shop

Mid-Atlantic Art Exhibition Opening Friday, April 4th

I am fortunate to have a painting in the Mid-Atlantic Art Exhibition that opens Friday, April 4, 2014 at d'Art Center in Norfolk, VA. The opening is from 6-9.  The work will be on display through May 18th. This show is a national juried show and is part of the 2014 Virginia Arts Festival.

My painting called Reaching was accepted.  This painting is acrylic on a heavily textured canvas and is 18x36.

Reaching

Below is an excerpt from d'Art Center's website http://www.d-artcenter.org/410.html
"The 24th Annual National Mid Atlantic Art Exhibition celebrates the Visual Arts during the Virginia Arts Festival in of the d'ART Center wide variety of visual arts mediums from around the nation including; Mixed Aqueous, Oil, Sculpture, Pastels, Digital Photography and much more!"