The Homestretch

This year’s entry for the Hospice Cup Poster Competition was made using last year’s entry as a template for a digital painting. 

First Double-Accpetance!

Two of my three submissions for the Maryland Federation of Art's 2024 Digital Directions exhibition, were accepted—making this the first show in which I will have more than one artwork. EXCITING!

ALSO, I was pleased to see that Epidemiologue made the exhibit's poster art.  

Melange II is coming…

Melange II is an opportunity at the Maryland Federation of Art’s Circle Gallery (Annapolis, MD, USA) for a member who had entered an artwork for an exhibition and volunteered a few hours and donated an artwork for their Collector’s Choice fundraiser to win, via lottery, a wall in the gallery for a couple of weeks. I got one! So I will have a wall with my name stenciled over it on which to put anything I want for a couple of weeks, along with a bunch of other artists taking up the rest of the gallery space. So now I am working like crazy to have everything ready. Installation is on Tuesday and the reception is o next Saturday )18 March, 2023)  Exhibition details, including the sales gallery are here. Come ou out for the reception, we’d love to see you!

Small Wonders 2022 now thru 12/23/22

Juneteenth Harvest at Middle Plantation (Davidsonville, MD) | 5x4” | Acrylic on canvas. On exhibit at Maryland Federation of Art’s Circle Gallery (Annapolis, MD) as part of Small Wonders 2022 until 12/23. See https://mdfedart.com/portfolio/270/

What an great show! So much truly wonderful work. I am thrilled , honored, and humbled to have my piece included  with such high caliber work as I saw night at the lovely little reception at the gallery. 

UPDATE: ***SOLD***

Incidentally, here is the inspiration for the frame painting, although my figures are mostly women. A slave burial site was discovered near the plantation during road construction some 40-60y ago, according to a local historical marker sign. Since I’m order to get the effect of a “floater” frame that shows entire canvas I use a regular frame and turn it backwards, I have to do something with the back that is now the front, as it is generally in/poorly finished. So I’m this case I plaited it with the figures of women standing and climbing on the backs of their ancestors until they get to run and their babies are free people at the top. I put (faux, but good faux) leaf on the sides of the frame. 

2 New Juried Show Acceptances!

To wrap up the year, I have received 2 positive notifications from juried exhibitions: 

1- Small Wonders 2022 (Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD): 

Juneteenth Harvest on Middle Plantation (Davidsonville, MD)
3x4" (unframed)
acrylic on canvas

2- BWI Exhibit 35: Bright Skies (Arts Council of Anne Arundel County, Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Baltimore, MD):

The Lottery 
8x10" (unframed)
acrylic on canvas panel

“Mind The Glass” goes to BWI!

My artwork, Mind The Glass, has been included in the Art Council of Anne Arundel County  in “Exhibit 34: Imagine…” which will be on display between concourses C & D (pre-security) from July 22–November 14 at BWI (Thurgood Marshall Baltimore Washington International Airport, Baltimore, MD, USA). This is my first non-gallery exhibition and speaking of imagination, I can’t imagine a setting where more people might see artwork in person over a period of time than a busy national airport. 🫢 Incredible. For a gallery of all the included work, see https://artscouncilofannearundelcountynew.submittable.com/gallery/7b48ccac-1cbe-49b9-95f2-e282feaaa11e

Paint Annapolis—That’s A Wrap

Here are my 3 from Paint Annapolis: Chlöe Lives Here (the boat & dog from previous post), Hats In The Belfry (my “nocturne” = done at night), and Downtime (the Circle Gallery alley. All are viewable at the pop-up Gallery (West St x Church Circle, #Annapolis, #Maryland) this weekend amd avilable for sale online vis https://mdfedart.com/mfaentry/galleryA/inde

It is such a privilege to have my work in the same space as that of all the wonderful pieces from this week. I totally fangirled the juried artists’ work last night at the reception, which was lovely, (tho warm). Big thanks to Matt Barber Kennedy, who took the time to endure my snark, hear a story, and give my nocturne a quick critique. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting him and the other juried artists, and had the especial privilege of getting to watch Matt paint one day as a workshop. He’s a good sport and parried my heckling quite as masterfully as he painted. It was a great learning opportunity and a lot of fun. So thank you to Maryland Federation of Art, I can’t wait for next year!

MFA Studio Tours - What I'm sending to 49 West Restaurant Exhibit

 I'm submitting 3 here. I was tempted to choose apple works, or Herman again but I wanted to put out something different, so I kept with the theme of places and chose these:

Flyby (Fenwick Island, DE)
8x10" acrylic on canvas panel

We Were Here (Mount Tabor Good Samaritan Lodge No. 59, Crownsville, MD)
10x8" acrylic on canvas panel

Halsey from Eastport
7x5" acrylic on canvas

MFA Studio Tours - What I'm sending to Circle Gallery

 It is so hard to decide what to send! Officially sending in my choices as submissions always stresses me out so. I want to choose ones that all have nothing to do each other if I were to choose my favorites and that doesn't work because, as I understand, it's desirable for any grouping of your work to seem cohesive. In any case, these 2 are what I will be delivering to the gallery:

MFA Studio Tours 2022

I am participating in the Maryland Federation of Art's first Studio Tours event Saturday, April 30-Sunday May 1, 2022. Since my "studio" is in my home in Crofton, I will temporarily share a space with the gracious and talented Elizabeth Kendall (at SoCo Arts Lab, 312 Deale Rd, Tracys Landing, MD 20779). Although I won't be having this painting hanging in MFA's Circle Gallery as part of the event, it is what I submitted when applying to participate.  This was the first painting I did using my new easel that I got for Christmas and reclaimed a truly terrible canvas.

Follow The White Rabbit
18x22" acrylic on canvas panel

Digital Directions OPEN until Feb 26, 2022

 

All framed -up and ready to go!

 Ready to be delivered to MFA next week for Digital Directions 2022. 

MFA Digital Directions Acceptance!

 Happydance! My An Apple A Day digital painting, Flow, has been accepted to be part of the Maryland Federation of Art's upcoming 2022 Digital Directions show. As usual, something I didn't overthink and that was more play than anything is the successful image.

Here Comes The Sun

Hi all. Have you done your good deed for the day? Yes? No? Regardless, please consider voting for my 2 paintings in Maryland Federation of Art’s “Here Comes The Sun” virtual exhibition. I didn’t realize it was this kind of thing and so am late to the mark rallying the troops. Of course what is really measured is largely people’s connectedness but I sure would like to give the established favorites a run for their money! Thanks!

https://mdfedart.com/mfaentry/galleryB/artgallery.php?client=20&event=232

MFA Corporate Connections Entry: Mind The Glass Mixed Media

I am very excited to have finished a mixed media artwork featuring a print of my Mind The Glass digital painting. The print used is a one of one limited edition print made via darkroom processing on Kodak Professional Endura Metallic Paper and framed behind non-reflective UV museum glass, which protects the print from photodegradation while appearing invisible (Thank you C A Fowkes Framing for providing me with the glass I needed with 20 minutes notice!). Found object glass and mirror shards (retrieved from an auto- and other glass sourcing and replacement business local to me, thank you Economy Glass) are affixed to the museum glass, and seemingly to the print itself, over top of the painted images of glass shards into the print, making them into real objects. The shattered glass spills out of the print and onto the frame (and also includes purchased craft crushed glass nuggets). I extended the  background of the digital painting print by painting it out onto the frame using acrylic paint, and am very pleased with how well I was able to match the colors. 

I have submitted this artwork along with a giclee print of Herman Goes Sailing for consideration to the Maryland Federation Of Art's upcoming Corporate Connections exhibition. 

MFA Rising Tides Entry + Huh!

So… I got an An Apple A Day email last night with my latest post that said that wasn’t going to happen anymore. They said July, so I though they meant the beginning of July. 🤷🏻‍♀️ In any case, the point is I was told to expect it to stop amd wanted to warn you and invite you to follow me on Instagram and Facebook. 

In other mews, I finished and submitted this 10x14” acrylic painting to the Maryland Federation of Art’s “Rising Tides” call for art. The theme is the effects of sea level rise on Annapolis. My painting depicts the iconic McGarvey’s Oyster Bar & Restaurant as operating from its second story a(and having added an additional story and connected buy a pedestrian bridge to a neighboring block of buildings that has become topped with a green area park. Parking is by boat only and piers with slips now jut out from each building. It was a lot of fun and I’m excited to see if it is chosen. I’m really in love with it and it’s doggo, colorful people. And impressionist boars. 

Second Story: McGarvey’s Dockside Dining By The Park

10x14” acrylic

Detail

Vote for People’s Choice at MFA’s “Oh The Places I Would Go” All-Hang

Hi all. I submitted 2 pieces for this online show: “Grandma’s Porch Bear.” and “Miss You, Love Grampa.” Clicking on the photo of the show homepage on the left here should take you there, if you’d like to vote for a favorite piece in the show. Enjoy!

If you’re looking for mine, here’s what you’re looking for:

Grandma’s Porch Bear                        Miss You, Love Grampa

11/07/2020 Herman is ready to go

 

MY FIRST JURIED SHOW ACCEPTANCE!

 

Honeycrisp makes Diafano on-line COVID Art Exhibition

 

The Diafano Art Community and its e-magazine are located in Barcelona, Spain. I’ve gone international! <grin> See https://diafanomag.com/3d-gallery to view.