New Friend

Winner SDAI Juror's Choice Award February 2010.

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Title: New Friend.
Subject: Man and Dog.
Size: 10 x 10 x 1.5"
Medium: Acrylic on stretched canvas.
Date: 1/15/2010


Posting a bit late this week and I know some of you will not see it until you return to work on Tuesday. Since I have so much going on right now, including trying to get my condo rented, I feel fortunate to have any time at all for painting.

Sure would like to find a paint medium that requires only one layer for full coverage. That would save time and alleviate a bit of tedium.

Update

In the last post, Pumpkin Patch Waltz, I challenged you with a riddle as to why the title had the word "waltz" in it. Congratulations to Barb and Karen, both dancers from different states, for figuring it out:

Throughout the painting is a waltz rhythm created by groups of three. 3 white shapes, 3 trees, 3 shadows, 3 pumpkins, 3 shadows; 3 windows on one side of the house, 3 orange shapes in front of the house, 2 sets of 3 gray-green leaves. 1, 2, 3; 1, 2, 3; 1, 2, 3; 1, 2, 3; the rhythm of the waltz as told by shapes. Barb put it more technically: "So the waltz is in three-quarter time: three beats to a measure and the quarter note gets one beat. Well you've got three pumpkins ( and three trees) and the slice might be a quarter of the pie."

Pumpkin Patch Waltz. SOLD

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Size: 8 x 8 x 1.5
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Date: 12.21.09



















"T'was the day before the night before Christmas" so I thought I'd post early... This week I am posting Pumpkin Patch Waltz, new, and Cherry Pie, from a few weeks ago that I am just now posting.

There is a riddle to the title Pumpkin Patch Waltz. The only clue I am giving is that it has to do with the time signature of waltzes.

"Merry Christmas to all"...

Cherry Pie. SOLD

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Size: 5 x 7 x .25
Medium: Oils
Date: 12.5.09



















As this is a folk art cherry pie I felt I had the liberty to make it as deep and thick as I wanted to. So I did.

Pumpkin Pie

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Size: 5x7x.25
Medium: Oil
Support: Canvas board
Date: 12.15.09














Here is yet another piece of pie. Next week I will post the cherry pie. I found out Little Folk Art Houston also sold at the C-Note show and possibly the two Paper Route pieces. It can sometimes take a while for the sales to show up in the system so I won't know for sure until all data has been entered.

Lemon Meringue Pie

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Size: 5" x 5 " x 7/8"
Medium: Oils on canvas
Dated: 12/04/09



















This one went over to SDAI today as my entry into the next Regional Show for the One Foot category. I also took Three Messengers for the main category. While I was there I learned that in addition to Eclipse, that Little Dog Big Plans, Modern Retro Kitchen Collage/Clock, and Loft #10 had been sold in the C-Note Show. Like Eclipse, I suspect the latter two must have sold before I got downstairs opening night because they were not on the walls. Modern Pop Art Woman was not in the show. The frame was not to code so I will try entering it again. C-Note runs for a couple more days. I hope the rest sell too.

Apple Pie-SOLD

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Size: 5"x7"x.25"
Medium: Oils
Support: Canvas board
Dated: 12/1/09














I am still determined to use up existing canvases before buying any new ones. Some of the remaining stock is quite small. 5 x 7, 6 x 8 etc. Small still life paintings work well on these sizes. But of course I couldn't just paint a traditional slice of apple pie.

Saturday evening I stopped by the SDAI C-Note show. My 40x60 abstract, Eclipse, had already sold by the time I got downstairs. I was especially happy as I did NOT want try to get it back home. My friends Karen and Dennis paid me a surprise visit as I was about to leave. But their presence so renewed my tired feet and back that I stayed on a bit!

Three Messengers SOLD

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Size: 20 x 16 x 1.5
Medium: Oils on Acrylics on Canvas
Dated: 11/15/09
















If I have learned anything from my long break to reevaluate my painting career it is to spend less on support materials. No large, pre-stretched canvases and; using up smaller support materials I already have on hand and more experimenting in using paper without framing. 16 x 20 is a nice size, easy to work with and to store and much less expensive than 30 x 40, 40 x 60 or 36 x 36.

7 Stars to Heaven SOLD

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Title: 7 Stars to Heaven.
Size: 16 x 20 x 1/4"
Medium: Acrylics
Date: November 1, 2009

It's been so long since I have posted to the blog, I almost forgot how! I am still evaluating how to proceed going forward. But over the weekend I decided to paint a few canvas boards I had on hand. I have been trying to use up what I have rather than buying new materials. Just for a fun, I used acrylics this time.

Last week I took 9 paintings over to SDAI (MOLA) for the upcoming semi-annual fundraiser C-note Show. If are planning to be in the area, opening night is November 28. Here is LINK for more information. As far as openings go, it's usually a fun one.

Update

Tuesday I received a call from SDAI (San Diego Art Institute) that one of my two entries for the next Regional Show at SDAI was accepted (i.e., juried in). I had entered Loft #11, posted July 1 and Blue Moon, posted 10/05/09. Of the two I did not anticipate Blue Moon being chosen. But each SDAI show is juried by a different member of the art community so one never knows.

The show runs from October 9, 2009 to November 15, 2009, with Artist Reception Friday, October 16, 2009 from 6 to 8 pm. Works may also be viewed online after the 9th by clicking the UPDATE link above.

I sent off a note to SDAI about my new blog, Artists Trading, and they will be including a piece about it in this month's Journal. My hope is to encourage some of the artists from SDAI to trade their art at the site. There are a few with whom I personally would love to trade. The idea of beginning my own art collection has suddenly become very appealing to me!