OAL One Night: Crazy Hat Fundraiser

I submitted a drawing I made back in 2014 for this fundraiser by Ohio Art League which is going to take place on 11/15. Below is the poster for this event.

I have never attended a fundraiser like this by Art League, so I am kind of looking forward to this. Besides, my art will be featured in the live auction, so it'll be exciting!

Wild Art Columbus Auction

On May 2nd, I participated in an art auction for Wild Art Columbus. It was a fundraiser for this local non-profit art organization called, "Wild Goose Creative". My former student Heather Lynn Kyle invited me to be a part of this event. I uploaded several artworks on Instagram prior to this auction date, and submitted the piece that collected the most votes from people. It was a fun and exciting night, and my piece found a new home at my good friends Jeff and Abby Fisher's. It's always wonderful when my artwork sells, but it becomes very special when it goes to my good friends.

Above photo courtesy of Justin Johnston.

Fresh A.I.R. Gallery Fundraiser

I participated in the fundraiser for Fresh A.I.R. Gallery for the seciond time. I decided to do a drawing this time because I had had a kind of frustrating experience last year for the lighting being so bad I couldn't even see the colors I was using. Ironically this year my gessoed board was receiving very steady spotlight. Funny how things work! Anyway, I finished a charcoal drawing. Here are some snapshots.

Here is John, working on his piece.

John and Chuck. Mike is behind them.

Angela taking a break. She had a nice painting.

Karen working on her painting with a big brush.

Sean talking to one of the guests. Kevin is seen in the back.

Pertain and her drawing.

Sean displaying his master strokes.

My work in progress.

My piece almost finished.

Auction display view. From left, Pertain, Kevin, Chuck, Sean and me.

Me, Karen, Angela, John.

Mike.

The names of the participating artists.