Vanitas 3 & 4 found a permanent home!

Today I met a wonderful couple who visited my studio and looked at my drawings. At the end they decided to take home Vanitas 3 and 4. I am so glad these two drawings ended up staying together since they are a diptych. The new owners of these pieces posted the drawings on their dining room wall on social media. I was pleasantly surprised that it looked like they were truly meant to be there! It is always a pleasure when I learn my art has found a good permanent home. This was one of those moments.

Vanias 26 finished! (01-13-2021)

Today I finished the drawing "Vanitas 26". I decided not to add any detail or texture to the falling feather. Better that way because it visually unites the blank feather with her face where her eye is absent, and the lack of texture creates an illusion of "glow" as if the light from above went through it and hit her face. Initially I was thinking about working on a wider composition, almost square with lots more feathers floating in the air, but I decided to take a minimalist approach drawing only one feather. I think my decision was sound. Why do you need to use a whole bunch of the same stuff when you can say what you want to say even more effectively with just one?

 

Hyperrealism Magazine No. 12 print edition arrived!

I just got these in the mail. It is really nice to see the images of my art printed on the pages of a quality publication! It sure beats seeing them on the computer screen.

Ohio Art League 2019 Fall Juried Show

I got 2 pieces (Vanitas 17 and Vanitas 18) accepted into Ohio Art League's 2019 Fall Juried Show. This year I have shown my works in more shows than any past years. So far total 16 shows and still counting. It is not cheap to get into so many shows, but I am hoping it is all worth it. Will see...

Here is another poster of the show. I see quite a few familiar pieces. Looking forward to the opening!

Vanitas 19

I just finished a new drawing Vanitas 19 today. This was a little tricky to do because this paper had so much roughness to the surface texture which I did not realize until a half way into the drawing. Somehow I managed to keep it under control though. This was a small drawing and took me just a week to complete. Nice change of pace before I move onto my next large piece...