Studio Visit

Several weeks ago I was visiting friends in the Asheville area of North Carolina. While there, I had the privilege of visiting the home and studios of sculptor Shane Snider and  his wife, artist/educator, Tamie Beldue. I was introduced to Shane's work through his website by searching for artists who use concrete - one of my obsessions. Here are links to their websites:
http://www.cssniderdesigns.com/index.html
http://tamiebeldue.com/tamiebeldue_drawings.html

Shane's recent work beautifully combines wood and concrete into elegant figures. I wish I had taken more photos :-(

Inside the sculpture studio.

At the back of the sculpture studio.
 

Shane and Tamie (left) behind their unique home, with my friends David and Susan. Besides spacious studios and a lovely home, the location is to die for. But I'm not jealous.

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Encre: Rouge, Blanc, Noire

I am excited to be part of the invitational illustration/drawing exhibit: "Encre: Rouge, Blanc, Noire," opening this Friday, October 19th, at 7pm. at Grifins Modern Motel, 199 E. Loudon Ave. in Lexington, Ky. This should be a great show, with over 90 artists, lovingly curated by Ed Franklin, Georgia Henkel, and Giles Glasscock. All works were created using red, white, and black ink. The support media was not specified but pieces were also required to be 18 x 12 in. (appx.) and suitable for hanging.

Each artist has contributed two pieces, so there will be lots to look at. The exhibit will be up for three days only! The opening (and party) is this Friday, with music by Casino Versus Japan, and  the space will be open Saturday the 20th and Sunday the 21st from 12-5 so you can go back for another look.

This is one on my entries, "Focus," sumi and acrylic inks on washi paper, mounted on gessoed board, with varnish.

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New Series

Here are the first two pieces in a new series titled "Night Song." I like the mystery and ambiguity of: the materials, the point of view, the color, etc.

Night Song 01

Night Song 02

Grace under Pressure from HorseMania 2010

This is a technique I have been wanting to explore further since I did a horse this way for "HorseMania 2010" in Lexington, KY.

The new pieces are relatively small, 9.25" square and about 3" deep. I want to see if this can also be successfully translated into larger work. It is interesting to see the effect of scale on a work of art. That is one reason it is so important to see art in person rather than just in reproduction, especially web reproduction.

These pieces are currently on view at SCOUT on Market in downtown Louisville, KY.

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Gallery Hop exhibit opening

Friday, June 15, 2012, from 5-8 PM is the next Lexington Gallery Hop.
Please join me for the opening of :

Wyman Rice - Ceramics
Philip High - Paintings
Main-Cross Gallery
in Victorian Square

 

I will be showing new work in my "Organic Grid" series along with a new series titled "Light Box."

 

"Five Element Ecology"

"Light Box 03"

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New Pieces

I have two new Water Garden pieces at Mulberry and Lime. Numerically, these actually replace two previous paintings in the series that have been "reworked" into new work.

Water Garden No. 16
18" x 17"
Acrylic and mixed media on wood panel

Water Garden No. 17
18" x 17"
Acrylic and mixed media on wood panel

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Exibit in Roanoke, VA

I recently traveled to Roanoke, VA to install an exhibit of my work at Gallerie Francois II. I had not been to Roanoke before and was pleasantly surprised to find a very nice section of galleries and cafes, along with a gem of an art museum, downtown near Galerie Francois. The official opening is not until April 6 during the First Friday gallery walk. We installed the show early because of scheduling issues. I have to thank fellow artist and friend Helene Steene, also from Lexington, who introduced me to the gallery and helped hang the show. She has some beautiful pieces hanging in the gallery as well. And of course, much gratitude goes to Francois Tor, for giving me the opportunity to exhibit in his gallery.
Galerie Francois II
133 Campbell Ave SW
Roanoke, VA 24016
540-561-0925

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Outside My Window

Fresh from the oven, 23" x 24" acrylic, Tyvek pastel and mixed media on panel. No tile yet - although the title of this post is a good candidate.

I've been trying to paint more from personal everyday experience. All the Humming Birds have arisen from an "encounter" I had last summer. It all turned out OK, if a little startling. I was watching one from my doorway when it turned and zoomed, in three short spurts, to within about four feet of my face. We both paused for about 10 long seconds, then he was off. Makes you wonder - which is kind of a main point of my paintings. The Passion Flower Vine grows on the fence behind the Scarlet Sage the bird was sipping.

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notBIG

"Sage: Variation 2"

"Bridge Beneath The Moon"

I'm pleased to have two pieces in this show at the M S Rezny Studio/Gallery, 903 Manchester Street, Lexington, KY. Dates are January 9th - February 3rd, 2012. The exhibit is definitely worth seeing.

Photos of the Gallery and pieces can be seen here 

Quoting the the exhibit statement:

"The juried exhibit, notBIG a small art competition, features works in any media that is no than larger than 12 inches in any direction. Jack Girard, a professor of Art at Transylvania University, served as juror. notBIG generated 381 submissions from 112 artists, spanning 32 states and 8 countries. Girard selected 62 works for the exhibit.
Girard believes that, 'the works here represent current trends in some arenas of picture/object-making... I think we have here a dense, exciting, and intense exhibition of real gems-first-rate works that insist on a rather intimate relationship between artist and viewer.... These are small works and there are a lot of them, but they are nonetheless monumental in conceptual and emotive power.'"

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