Solo Show!! (and good, old Hagaman Fall Show)

My show at the Arkell Museum Community Gallery will open on October 7, 2011 and run until November 25th. I have two new larger works (for me) and will feature mainly still life subjects. I do like horses, junkyard cars and other subjects, but just can't seem to get away from my first love. Here's a link for the Arkell. http://www.clag.org/communitygalleries.html

This weekend I will participate in the annual Hagaman, NY Fall Art Show. A very nice little show and with the added plus that the juror usually is persuaded to dictate a personalized card of critique comments for each artists to take home. I will hang some of my new pieces here and then off they go to the Arkell Community Gallery for my show!

Cooperstown National

I just found out that "A Little Night Music" was accepted by jury for the annual Cooperstown National Art Association 2011 show. This is a larger piece for me with an image size of 14"x11". That is quite a bit of work with a pencil! This is my own kitchen stove as it appears at night and I think it has alot of mystery. The "witching hour" when things take on a life of their own as humans sleep.

Check out the details for this and other Cooperstown Art Association exhibitions at their website, http://cooperstownart.com

Upcoming Events

So pleased that my application for a solo exhibition in one of the community galleries at the Canajoharie Library. My work will be displayed in the Southeast Gallery from October 7 through November 25, 2011. Canajoharie Library and Arkell Museum are located at 2 Erie Boulevard, Canajoharie, NY 13317. The library and museum are open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 5 pm and Saturday-Sundays from 1 pm to 5 pm.

This piece, "Portals" has been accepted for the Cooperstown Art Association Regional Juried Art Show, "Essential Art". The theme for "Portals" was the way that books provide a doorway into other times and places. A magical moment in my home with the sunlight touching just a few bookcovers in small library of old books. The Cooperstown Regional Show will run from May 6 to June 3 and is located at 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326, in the Village Library building across the street from the Baseball Hall of Fame. Hours are Daily 11 am to 4 pm, Sunday 1 pm to 4 pm and closed on Tuesdays.

A Few of My Favorite Things

Fall went by fast, but an annual favorite show is the Hagaman Annual Autumn Art Show. Each artist has a 4' x 8' space and so a nice grouping of work can be arranged. Here is a picture of my 2010 entries. You will notice another large (for me) piece I finished just in time. The title is "Northern Lights". A moment of reflected light and color I happened upon in my kitchen. You can see the same area in a larger view in my piece below titled "A Little Night Music".

I also participated in the Cooperstown Art Association's Members' Christmas Artwork Sale as well as the NCAC Christmas Sale.

New Larger Pics

I recently completed two large (for me) drawings. They were SO time -consuming. I have some ideas for other larger scale pieces, but it is hard to change from my usual size when they take even longer.

Cooperstown X2

I am very pleased to have "Treasure Trove", my silver spoons drawing, juried into the Cooperstown Art Association's Annual National Exhibition. I feel very lucky indeed, as 531 images were submitted and only 125 chosen. Very exciting but also humbling.

I was also very pleased to have "Blue Seal", juried into the Annual Cooperstown Art Association's Regional Art Show "Essential Art". This piece won a blue ribbon at the Hagaman Art Show and is a favorite because the subject matter contains so many items of symbolic and sentimental value from the course of my life.

A Few New Pieces

Here are some new pieces I had photographed recently. The silver spoons picture (see it now under "Cooperstown X2" post above)

was very challenging and I tried to really capture all the subtle colors in my subject. Still life subjects really pop for me and I am always on alert for new ideas. These will be cropped by the mat later.