yellow dog

This yellow dog keeps showing up in my work. Here he is in a piece entitled, "yellow dog wanders". The story of the prodigal son ( a strip of it, yep, right out of the good book) hangs from the sky, as well as some other messages that I am unable to decipher but perhaps you can.

autumn air mirrors

Autumn Air Art Preview

Another Autumn Air Art (F)air

Mark your calendars for this fine show, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5, from 11-5pm at the CLIFTON CULTURAL ARTS CENTER. Lots of talented artists, with really good work to sell for reasonable prices. Most people I talked to last year were impressed with the quality and variety of work. I'll be showing alongside my painting partner, Marty Campolo, and if I sell enough of my own work I'll be buying one of her luscious abstracts. I've got about 20 new pieces "simmering" and will post them when they are complete. If this isn't motivation to get there, try this: the Habenero's truck will be near the entrance selling delicious Latin-American goodies. I'm all for eating a burrito while I browse art, aren't you?

A Great show for a Great Cause

Many of you know what a great organization ArtWorks is. You've seen the murals around town, and/or known a talented teen-ager who was employed for the summer. My daughter, Anna, spent a great summer on a sewing project, inspired by images from the Taft Museum.

This year's Secret Show provides a rare opportunity to purchase great work at minimal cost and have your money go to a very worthy cause.

So mark your calendars for either the preview (in the Westin lobby Nov 14-17) or the actual event on November 18th.
And no, I can't show you my pieces.......because IT'S A SECRET!

Golden Ticket

Indeed I have a golden ticket! 2 of my mixed media pieces were accepted into this Clifton Cultural Arts Center event, open to artists within a 5-mile radius. Juried by the Director of the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Assistant Curator of the Contemporary Art Center and the Director of the Weston Gallery, I am thrilled to be a part of this exhibit. Come celebrate with me and 49 other local artists including my partner in painting, Marty Campolo. The opening is this Friday, September 9, 2011 from 6-9pm. For details, including gallery hours, check out cliftonculturalart.org

scraps and symbols, a Labor of Love

A painting for dear family friends. Quite the challenge this one, it's the biggest acrylic canvas I've done (ever) weighing in at 30 x 40 (in). Included and embedded are maps, math problems, music, and more. The struggle to create a painting, rather than an illustration or a page from the family scrapbook kept me busy all summer. Lots of layers of paint, some cursing, do-overs and wipe-outs and and finally, it is finished. Who's next?