A SUNNY SPRING

I do love all the rain we've been getting this week, but maybe in the back of my mind I'm really wishing for a little sun, thus this happy little sunny bird that I painted this afternoon.

Something New

I'm working on a new series of paintings. I'm liking where they're going so far. I've been using more organic forms and some new patterns found in images of microscopic cells. Here's a glimpse of one and I'll post more as they come.

GLEE

I'd have to say that I'm filled with quite a little bit of glee myself after finding out that two of my paintings THAI SPICE I & II are being used on the set of the TV show GLEE. My paintings are hanging in the character Rachel's bedroom. I don't know how many episodes they've appeared in, but I'm certainly a convert to the show now. I can't wait to see when they appear next.

Friday Gallery Stroll

I've got many new pieces showing at Evergreen Gallery this month. The opening is this Friday the 16th from 6-9. I'd love to see you there if you can make it.

Landscapes

I haven't done any landscapes for a while so it's been refreshing to paint some for the upcoming show at Evergreen. Here's a picture of a little diptych that I just finished.

Work, Work, Work

It feels good to be back in the rhythm of painting again. I always like a good deadline (this must play to the procrastinator in me), and I certainly do have a lot of deadlines. I just finished this piece at the request of my publisher and I'm hoping that it finds a good home. Today I need to finish the companion and begin work on the landscapes that are due on the tenth for my show at Evergreen Gallery. I'm looking forward to the shows at the Himilayan Kitchen that Alpine Art has set up for later in the summer and I need to start thinking about new work for the Ogden City Arts Festival, which I've been asked to attend as an invited artist. Whew! I'm tired just thinking about it all.

New Stencils

It's time for some new stencils, not because the old ones have worn out, although some are getting pretty thick with paint, but because I'm ready for something new. I certainly don't create new stencils as often as I do new paintings, but I do love the process and I enjoy thinking about how I'm going to incorporate them into new work. I'll be starting a new series that I'm trying to make a little bit more formal and I thought I'd start off with a Damask stencil. I don't usually go quite this intricate and it will be interesting to see how the small pieces hold up.