Impact Commission COMPLETE

 I am so happy to have finished (and safely delivered) this commission. It was thrilling to confirm that it plays with the credenza below it exactly as intended. It has its own wall making for an ideal presentation while uniting and bridging an open plan kitchen/eating area/family room. 

It’s strange how letting go of such a piece is rather like re-homing a pet… I am confident it will be happy in its new home. 

This commission was a privilege and superior learning opportunity for which I am immensely grateful. 

Impact. 40x60” Acrylic on canvas

MFA’s American Landscapes 2022

***UPDATE*** This artwork received an Honorable Mention award for this exhibition. (There were 5 “Juror’s Choice” awards and 5 Honorable Mentions.)

Original Post (3 Aug 2022):

So pleased to have my mixed media (ink, watercolor, acrylic/gouache) artwork included in this year’s Maryland Federation Of Art’s American Landscapes exhibition. (!)

Title: Summit (Top of E. Atlantic St. dune crossing, Fenwick Island, DE)
Media: Mixed media (watercolor, acrylic ink)
Size: 14"W x 20"H 

Beach Week 2022!

The first week of august each year = beach week in Fenwick Island, DE. I spent much of my time this year painting on the beach. I am working on learning how to use a palette knife to paint with acrylics in sun and heat and trying to loosen-up my style and not get so bogged down in the details. 

Electric Sunrise. 12x16” acrylic on canvas panel. 

The sun really was a striking color in the sky at sunrise, but more of a fluorescent pink/red. I picked up some new fluorescent paints on my way home from the beach and will give those a try. I realize the sun shouldn’t be darker than the sky. But this is the best I could do with what I had at the time. 

Here it is with the addition of the fluorescent colors. 

A Day At The Beach. 10x10” acrylic on canvas

SOLD! Thank you, Philip Simpson!

Sandpiper Squadron. 8x8” acrylic on canvas panel

I’m thinking I may add more birds…

Detail:

Sandpipers Racing The Waves. 12x16” acrylic on canvas  panel

Cloudy Day. 8x8” 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