Upcoming Show: Less is More

"Pear" Pastel 4" x 5"

My pastel still life, "Pear," will be on display at the upcoming juried show "Less is More," in Annapolis Maryland.  If you should find yourself in the area, I highly recommend checking it out!

L>M

less is more: small works in a great space
The Mitchell Gallery - St. John's College - Annapolis, Maryland
May 29-June 15, 2014
Noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Closed Monday. Free Admission.

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This exhibition of small works, no larger than 8 x 10 x 4", includes 272 pieces of art by 186 artists from across the nation. Distinguished juror Domenic Iacono selected paintings, drawings, prints, ceramics, artist's books, collages, mixed media, photographs, jewelry and small sculptures. Domenic Iacono is the the director of Syracuse University Art Galleries. In addition to having curated several exhibitions, and written numerous print catalogs over the years, Iacono teaches in the graduate museum studies program at Syracuse University, where his area of special interest is the history and curatorship of prints.

All works will be for sale and can be viewed in the online gallery http://themitchellgallery.org/sales. Online sales begin May 29.  All proceeds benefit the educational programs of The Mitchell Gallery.

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Premiere Opening - May 28, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Guests of the Premiere Opening have the first opportunity to purchase the original artwork on display at the exhibit. Tickets are $100 per person, with special pricing of $75 until May 15 for St. John's College alumni, exhibiting artists and members of The Mitchell Gallery.
 

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Reserve tickets: http://community.stjohnscollege.edu/lessismore-2014
Visit us on Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/pages/the-mitchell-gallery/200905343310822

WJS Community Park

I'm very happy that this piece will be on display at Robbin Gallery as part of their 16th Annual "Extremely Minnesota" Juried Art Show, November 10th through December 15, 2012.  This is a spot along a walking path in Walter J Sochacki Community Park near my home, where I often walk my two dogs.

"WJS Community Park"  Pastel, 15" x 19"

Geese At The Fair

I've made it past phase one of the judging for the MN State Fair Fine Arts competition with my piece "Geese At The Fair!"

Oil pastel, 24" x 12".

Phase two judging takes place the last weekend of July.

Update!  "Geese At The Fair" will be on display at the fair!  You can see it at the Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Building (corner of Randall and Cosgrove) August 23rd through Labor Day.

Update II, Electric Boogaloo!   "Geese At The Fair" has been sold!  Okay, so it didn't win any awards, but I'm still thrilled my work has found a good home.  

And I'll get around to a truly new post one of these days, I promise...

Geese at the Fair

Here it is so far...I think I'll leave out the bars.  I need to leave it alone for a bit, but it's pretty much done.

"Geese at the Fair," 24" x 12", oil pastel.

Geese at the Fair: WIP

I was hoping to have more progress completed on this piece by now, but I'm fighting a nasty chest cold.  Oh well...here it is, so far.

Geese at the Fair: WIP

I've started work on my submission for this year's State Fair Fine Arts competition.  I'm working from a reference photo I took a few years back.  I saw some geese in a cage in the back of a truck, and I got a few pictures.  It just struck me kind of funny, to see a bunch of geese in a truck...maybe you had to be there.  Anyway, here's the reference photo:

And here's phase one of my piece:

I did a bit of "underpainting" with dry pastels sprayed heavily with fixative, then blended a bit with a brush.

I omitted some of the geese in the photo to simplify the composition.  I still haven't decided if I'll include the cage bars or not...if I do, it will be at the very end...and I may shift them so they don't intersect with goose eyeballs so much!