Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 01:48PM I entered this juried show for the first time in 10 years and got 2 drawings accepted. We had an opening reception at the Columbus Cultural Arts Center last night. It was a great turn out and great fun. I saw many faces I had not seen for years. One of my pieces Vanitas 18 won the 2nd place. Here is a snap shot (courtesy of Fatima Taylor) of me and George Leach.
Monday, September 16, 2019 at 12:24AM This is what I have on my easel right now. "Vanitas 21", pastel on black illustration board. I started working on this last week and it is now almost finished. Just a few things here and there that I still need to tweak. I can work fast in pastel and especially when the image has so much blank negative space like this one. My show is fast approaching, I hope I can finish at least one more piece for this Vanitas series before the show.
figurative art, pastel painting, skull, vanitas art in painting Saturday, September 7, 2019 at 09:19PM International Drawing Annual 13 published by Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center just came out and I received my copies in the mail. 2 of my drawings are featured and I was awarded 1st place. I am extremely honored and humbled. This is the 3rd time my work was included in this INDA publication since 2017 and the next year 2020's edition will also include my work. I am happy that I have been blessed and well-received by this very prestigious and highly respected organization Manifest.
Sunday, September 1, 2019 at 09:37PM 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!
Monday, July 22, 2019 at 08:05PM 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...
