Well if you’re in the area on Saturday, you can come to Unsettled Gallery to find out. I’m speaking about my work (and showing lots of images) for the closing reception of the show, Selected Works by Selected Artists-II. Another artist in the show, Raul Dorn, will be reading his poetry and there will be live […]
Two weeks left of Primavera
The opening reception of Primavera was lovely. It was especially nice since I was surprised by great friends who have just moved back to the area. Here’s another of the four paintings I have in the show, Mixed Greens. When I purchased the ceramic monkey I used for this painting the shop clerk was so relieved. Turns out […]
Primavera show opens Saturday
I’m delighted that I’ve been invited to show in a group exhibition called Primavera (Spring) that opens this Saturday at the Adobe Patio Gallery in Mesilla, NM, with a free public reception from 4-6pm. I have four pieces in the show. Carolyn Bunch always does a great job with the gallery and the shows […]
The “Favorite 15%” for Green Curtain
I mentioned it on Facebook, but I almost forgot to post here that my painting Green Curtain got the “Favorite 15%” in the FASO Bold Brush contest for February. It’s almost better than getting one of the awards (although that would be great too), since it is one of the favorites of the FASO staff. They […]
The cycles of artmaking
I already wished those of you who subscribe to my newsletter a Happy New Year! That’s right, Naw Ruz, which falls on March 21st is the new year for members of the Baha’i Religion. So of course I spend the first 3 months of the year from the Gregorian New Year until now, introspecting, making […]
Making art with a friend
There’s nothing better than making art with a good friend. Ok, well, cheesecake is good too and lightly salted dark chocolate covered almonds, and…but I digress. My friend Jenni came to visit and we spent the weekend making art. We talked, we drew, we ate together. It was swell. Jenni was experimenting with a relief […]
Joy and beauty for us all
Manifestos are all the rage these days with everyone, from artists to internet marketers, writing their personal raisons d’etre in them. I’ve thought for a long time that I should do the same but I’d rather be painting. So in that spirit, I wrote my thoughts and feelings upon the launching of the online gallery […]
Don’t forget the open studio tomorrow
Here’s another older work that I’ll be showing at the open studio this weekend. Please come out if you’re in the area. There will be refreshments, good conversation and lots of art to see. Then you can pop next door to see photographer, Storm Sermay’s work. Saturday, 10-4 and Sunday 12-4pm. Check out the locations […]
Chicken little and a lot of little chickens
One thing nice about an open studio is that you can haul out work you haven’t seen in a while. Some of it may not have been shown for a long time. Unlike other artforms such as theater, music, and dance where the same play or song gets performed over and over again, visual art […]
The big reveal & a last minute re-do
This is the last post for the Studio Makeover and De-Clutter month. Congratulations and thank-you to all who participated. After I was 90% finished with the studio makeover, and had already cleaned up, we decided to re-do a wall. There were holes in the sheetrock where we once planned to move a water pipe for […]
Hiding stuff from people can be a good thing
Week 4 and one more week to go in the Studio Makeover and De-Clutter Challenge so now it’s time to HIDE stuff. I don’t mind a mess when I’m working since I’m focused on what I’m doing. But for an open studio one of my challenges is to hide all the stuff I use, or […]
Playing in the mud can be productive
The end of procrastination. Not. I never finished mudding, texturizing and painting the wall we put up to replace the pegboard in 2009. So I decided it was time. I also decided I’d paint it something other than white. Doing my research I got a gazillion color swatches from Lowe’s and I even used the free […]