I had a great time pretending to have a real studio at the Arts Lab of South County (Deale, MD), who hosted me for the MFA’s 2nd an aural studio tours event. Using the angled walls of my “bonus-room” hideaway efficiently was a challenge (in a good way) and everyone there was super-nice. Many thanks to SoCo Arts Lab for their warm hospitality!
What a fun week! This is the one week a year when I do not mom and I do not wife, I paint. No awards but I did sell a painting! And that’s plenty reward for me.
She Left 🔴 | 14x18” | Acrylic on canvas panel ———SOLD———
After Hours | 12x16”| | Acrylic on canvas
I had a good time at the reception last night for the 2023 Maryland Federation of Art Spring Member Show. Thanks to everyone who came out!
Many thanks to my friend (and published poet!) Susan Sonde for inviting me to sit in on her art lesson with resident artist David Zuccarini at the Howard County Center For The Arts (Elicott City) last night and for his permission to occupy an empty space and take a shot at a quick study from life of Susan at work.
Susan has a distinctive style of painting #portraits using shades of blue and grey with beige and occasionally shades of brown or purple, and so I tried to imitate her style a little here. My blues are a little too bright and the faces are incomplete, but I’m happy with it for a 2h #speedpainting (although she disputes the size of her nose lol). What a great space and teaching opportunity for Howard County. They also have 2 exhibitions going on in the space right now.
Speaking of exhibitions, I have a piece in Maryland Federation of Art’s Spring Member Show right now at Circle Gallery in Annapolis. See Https://mdfedart.org for reception times and virtual gallery
The Maryland Federation of Art’s (jurored) Spring Member Show is up at Circle Gallery (Annapolis, MD) thru May 27th, with its closing reception that evening from 4-6pm. See mdfedart.org for details.
My entry is the 1st of 2 pomegranate studies I finished this year.
I’ve been having fun playing with some of my photos from last weekend’s trip to NYC. I’m definitely adding these to my Reference Photos list for future art and may print them anyway.
Wow, what a process to get these hung. I felt so bad for putting so very many holes in the walls that they had just painted but I had a devil of a time figuring out how tibpkace nt little paintings since the layout is done at home wasn’t going to work. There were several more piecesbIdbrealky hoped to include but there just wasn’t room without making it too crowded. Seriously, its was a ridiculous number of holes.. Luckily the professional artists there with MUCH more exhibition experience were willing to give advice and opinions.
You are hereby cordially invited to the in-person reception this a Saturday, 18 March 2023, from 3–5pm at Circle Gallery (Annapolis, MD). Please come and say hi. I’d love to see you!
