Opening

Tonight in Alexandria: the Spring Still Life Invitational. Click here for a catalogue of images.

a travelin'

Today I packed and shipped two paintings to Principle Gallery for their Spring Still Life Invitational. The show opens April 15th in Alexandria, Virginia.

Attendees:

Close-ups of the mouse a travelin' with Sebbie:

Happiness, Continued...

Here are a few more in-progress images:

I've been having great fun with the boat, although the sails are proving more difficult than I anticipated. It has been wonderful to get back into painting at last.

And on a different, yet exciting, note, I've been invited to participate as a visiting artist at Principle Gallery in their Spring Still Life Show, opening April 15th. Those of you in the DC/Virginia area should visit!

Salon International 2011

Happy news! The Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art in San Antonio, TX, is once again holding the Salon International, and I, again, will have work there. The exhibit opens April 2nd, click here for more information.

Western Art Show

Just a reminder about The Gallery's Western Art Show opening Friday, October 15th. There will be lots of paintings of Alaska!

Alaskan Triptych, 2010

Walls Gallery, OPA Exhibition

Walls Gallery is preparing for the upcoming Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition, opening October 15th. Check out their website for sneak peaks, and scroll down to see their video.

Road Trip

I just got back from a road trip to Chattanooga to drop off some paintings at The Gallery for a show opening October 15th, featuring, among others, paintings from my trip to Alaska. On the way, there were some beautiful landscapes. Here is a study of a cornfield in Indiana:

Oil on panel, the first time I've painted on panel in several years, as I usually paint on canvas. I had great fun experimenting with the surface of the panel instead of canvas.

Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition

The Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition, 2010, will be at Walls Fine Art Gallery, in Wilmington, NC. Show opens October 15th, for more info click here. You should go, this guy will be there:

Works in Progress and an Exhibition

The last few days in the studio have been spent working on pieces I've already posted. I painted the goldfish in the bowl of my juggler, as well as working on the rest of the painting. It's getting closer to being finished. Here's its in progress image:

I also worked on my new Sebbie painting, although it's barely beyond block in stage. Here's that one:

Today I also found out two of my paintings have been accepted into the National Small Oil Painting Exhibition 2010, held at the Wichita Center for the Arts. The exhibition opens September 10th, you should go! The following paintings will be there:

"Sebbie and the Small Horse"

"The Magnifying Glass"