STUDIO NOTES

First time out with the new rig…the EASyL Lite from Artwork Essentials. It was a pretty successful outing considering it took me two days to get out of the house.

I have such a love/hate relationship with open studios. I love arranging my work on the wall and looking at what I’ve accomplished with fresh eyes, but I hate the cleaning and particularly hiding the distracting clutter that I don’t want people to see. I love having friends visit and meeting my studio neighbors, but I hate just sitting there when nobody is coming through. I love when strangers have a positive reaction to my work, and I don’t mind (much) when they just shrug and walk away. In the end the pros out weigh the cons and so I shall continue on with the open studios.

Portraits

This year I sold two pieces based on paint studies that I had done in Florence. It was exciting because I’ve only started making paintings from my plein air sketches. The challenge is finding a balance between the energy that comes from painting quickly and on the spot with the precision the the studio environment allows for.

Unfortunately I didn’t take pictures of the ones that I sold, but here are the original sketches.

Florence paint sketches

It was a nice space with a diverse group of artists. I”m not sure if I’ll participate again, although it was good to have a deadline for my self portrait.

ARTHouse Self Portrait show 2009

A good show to view emerging artists. Never disapoints.

Hudson 30

I’m showing Hudson 30, a painting, in the 6 x 6 project show the month of March at the

Charmingwall Gallery
191 West 4th St, NY, NY
Opening will be on Friday at 6pm, March 5th, 2010

I have two paintings in the Dumbo Arts Center pop up art sale February 26th – February 28th
Opening:
February 26th 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Dumbo Arts Center (DAC)
30 Washington Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Salon Invite

Fellow painter and friend Helene and I went to a Salon last night at Gilles Larrain’s Studio. The evening was an eclectic mix of figure drawing, performance art, music and socializing. Helene and I did get a little drawing in, which was challenging with so much spectacle going on around us.

With the holiday season come the holiday parties and the Art Students League will not be denied. We took a little time out from our painting class to enjoy lunch, a little wine and each others company.

The Spread

Serious art talk.

Quiet.