Small Studies

I have started a new series of small studies.  These paintings are primarily on canvas, unframed and are ready to hang.  The largest is 12x12. The painting shown above is 8x10.  These paintings are completely experimental and some of the textures, processes and/or colors will likely show up in larger more "finished" works.  I am also keeping the pricing affordable.  The 8x10 shown above is $50.00.  Please contact me to purchase.

Art on the Square Williamsburg, VA

The 49th Annual

Art on the Square

Sunday, April 29th, 2012

10am - 5pm

Rain or Shine.

Duke of Gloucester and North Boundary Street

Merchants Square

Williamsburg, Virginia

Over 160 artists on exhibit. Free & open to the public.

My space is #62 on Duke of Gloucester near the Cheese Shop.  You will see several new pieces including the one above, titled Spherical Path.  This one is mixed media on board.

Rotational Fusion

2012 is shaping up to be a very busy year.  I have been painting quite a bit.  Above is a new mixed watermedia painting on canvas named Rotational Fusion.  There are a lot of paintings in process and a couple are finished.  If all goes well, there will be a number of new paintings ready for the spring show season.  

I have participated in three shows this winter. Two were private school fund raisers and 12 of my paintings are currently on display at Cedar Point Country Club in Suffolk, VA. My paintings will be on display there until the end of March.

The end of 2011 was filled with home maintenance projects including re-purposing our dinning room into a new studio space for me.  We incorporated a hanging system so that my work can be hung between shows and there is a lot of space to paint.  January was devoted to getting our son ready to go to Turkey where he will complete the final semester of his undergraduate degrees. 

Fall Stockley Gardens Arts Festival this weekend

Oblique Drift

This weekend, October 15 and 16 is the Stockley Gardens Arts Festival.  The Festival is Saturday, October 15 from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm and Sunday, October 16 from 12:00 pm until 5:00 pm.  The show is a fund raiser to benefit Hope House Foundation  which raises money to help those with developmental disabilities in our area.  


More information may be found on Hope House's website http://www.hope-house.org/arts/fall-stockley-gardens-arts-festival/dates-facts.php

Port Warwick Art and Sculpture Festival

Please join me this weekend in Newport News, VA for the Port Warwick Art and Sculpture Festival.  This promises to be a wonderful event with fabulous weather.  The show is open Saturday, October 8th from 10am until 6pm and Sunday, October 9th from 10am until 5pm.  Further information and directions may be found at http://www.pwartfest.org

October 1st and 2nd 2011

Punctuated Equilibrium

Mixed water media

My first art show of the fall is this weekend, October 1st and 2nd. It is An Occasion for the Arts at Merchant's Square in Williamsburg, VA.  The show hours are 10am to 5pm both days.  Here is a link to the show's site where you can get detailed location information http://www.aofta.org/ .  This show has been held for 42 years and this year will be a two day show versus the usual Saturday only show.


I have a number of new pieces that will be on display and would really enjoy a chance to speak with you.  I look forward to seeing you there.

Prize Winner - Best In Show

Ground State
Water media

                                                      

What happened to May and most of June? Where did they go? May was very busy - two outdoor art festivals and a group show at the Courthouse Galleries in Portsmouth, VA.

The show at the Courthouse Galleries is in connection with an art group that I belong to, the Elizabeth River Artists. The theme of this show is "Fresh Paint" and the paintings must be new and never shown before. I had paintings earmarked for this show that I had worked on this past winter and spring. Fortunately for me, I had more sales than I had anticipated so I had to paint more so that I had work for this show at the end of May.

On the first Saturday in June, the juror held a talk in the gallery. She did an excellent job and went through the entire show speaking on each piece. She made some wonderful comments on all three of my pieces and the winner in particular. Here is a picture of the juror with my painting.