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.