Holiday Closing Reception

Join us December 3rd for art, music and refreshments to close my season long showing at Lovers and Madmen and to celebrate the coming holidays!

Opening Reception this Thurs!

Please join me this Thursday, September 30th for an evening of art, music and refreshments as I kick off my season long showing at Lovers and Madmen, a unique coffee house in West Philly!

Opening Reception
Thursday, September 30th
6-8 PM
38 S. 40th Street in Philadelphia, Pa


www.loversandmadmencoffee.com

September Composition-Knifey Vertical Landscape

I have returned to traditional oil paints after 7 years or so of using water mixables.

September Composition

Oil on Canvas
35''x60''

FEATURED ARTIST FRIDAY AUGUST 27TH

Common Grounds Coffee House, a new non profit community venue, has very recently opened in the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia. This weekend's SUMMER PREVIEW NIGHT at Common Grounds will feature some of my paintings and miniatures, two local musical acts, free coffee, free nibbles and an opportunity to be a part of a brand new and totally free community gathering. I hope to see you there!

SUMMER PREVIEW NIGHT
Featuring Guest Artist Rachel Moore
FREE EVENT
FRIDAY, AUGUST 27TH
7:30-11pm
6300 Wayne Ave, Phila Pa
(Corner of Wayne and Washington Ln)

Check out the Common Grounds Facebook page here

New Works July 2010 -Painting

Woods Scene
38''Hx44''W
Charcoal and Oil Paint on Canvas
July 2010

New Works July 2010 -Photo Collage

Duck Photo Collage

6''x20''
Found Photographs, Illustration Board, Shellac, High Gloss Varnish
July 2010

Detail:



Central Park Stroller Photo Collage
9.25''x17''
Found Photographs, Illustration Board, Shellac, High Gloss Varnish
July 2010



Detail:

Eyelet Vessel
5''Height 8''Diameter
2009-2010
100% Knit Yarn
Single Cast-On

repost of painting evolution

Vertical Wetscape
Acrylic, Oil Sticks,
Charcoal and Oil Paint
on Unprimed Canvas
58''X45''
2010

Off-Shore Wind Turbine
Oil on Canvas
48’’x60''
2008-2010

Resetting The Breeze
Oil on Canvas
41’’x30’’
2008-2009

Today's Work-New Piece

Corkscrew Willow

48''X26''

Acrylic and Oil

on Canvas

This painting is coming along quite slowly and keeps changing vibes...

VERTICAL WETSCAPE

58''X45''

Acrylic, Oil Sticks,

Charcoal and Oil Paint

on Unprimed Canvas

Sandcastle Winery this weekend

Please join me for delicious wine and food sampling along with a meet and greet with a variety of artists from The Upstairs Gallery at Sandcastle Winery!
I will be at the gallery Saturday afternoon to share additional new works as part of the winery's Premiere Event.
Visit Sandcastle's website here for more information on the event and the gallery.
Thank you!

New Piece

VERTICAL WETSCAPE

58''X45''

Acrylic, Oil Sticks, Charcoal and Oil Paint

on Unprimed Canvas

I have taken a small step away from my landscape work. This new piece still feels like trees, but in a scene more intimate than landscape. I am experimenting with a different palette which was prompted by the use of a new combination of materials. The scale of the main characters in this composition is allowing me to deeply modulate forms with texture and I am really enjoying laying the paint on thick.

(3/28/20)

(3/22/10)

Featured Artist at The Bucks County Wine Trail's Spring Arts Festival

I will be at the Sand Castle Winery March 13th and 14th as part of the Bucks County Wine Trail. Sand Castle Winery, a collector of mine, has recently opened The Upstairs Gallery and would like to invite you to see the beautiful vineyard, enjoy some wine and see the freshly renovated gallery.
I will have my easel set up, soaking in the vista, and will have small works and prints available. I am looking forward to seeing some familiar faces, meeting new ones and spending the day with the lovely Sand Castle folks.


Happy Spring!

Publications and Events

It has been a week of exciting developments. I am preparing for a number of things in the near future.
I am Photo Editor for the next issue of Storytelling Magazine and am excited to see the resulting product.

I received notice yesterday that images of my work will be published in the December issue of Philadelphia Stories, a non-profit magazine distributed in PA, NJ and DE.

In early March, I have a studio visit with a gallery in the Old City district of Philadelphia. I enjoy the presentation in this space and the area is absolutely mobbed during the city's monthly First Friday event. This is particularly exciting for me because Philly is my city of origin and I have yet to exhibit here.
I am getting ready to ship a painting to Canada for the first time...

On April 24th, The Upstairs Gallery at Sandcastle Winery in Irwinna, Pa will hold a grand opening reception from afternoon into early evening. The collection includes two of my works and I may hang new works for this event as well. The winery is beautiful and situated in a charming area full of antiquing and parks.

I have some other very exciting things in the works that I will likely be able to schedule and announce shortly. My new website is working toward completion and my first grant application is due Monday!

2010 and Beyond

I am in a state of gathering information and gearing up for the next phase.
I am narrowing down applications for grants and residencies. The idea of applying was recommended to me many times in the past years, and I even visited residency locations out of curiosity, but for one reason or another I was not ready to apply. I wanted to build my families of paintings as they developed naturally without particular goals or audiences in mind.
I seem to have reached a point where I have a strong and cohesive collection of recent works. I can confidently say that these pieces represent my development as an artist and where I want to go with my work.
Many sketches have come from this period. Mostly just experimentation with composition and without association (aside from the ever present landscape).

I am working on finding a larger local studio space to more easily continue my series of large-scale paintings. I have also been conceptualizing the process of enlarging my knit works. I will have to refine my prototype of enormous circular needles fashioned out of wood and coated wire. I plan to start with '3-tier stump', which resembles the body of a woman, and am hoping the materials will have enough stability to match my height or larger. That series will definitely require a large space and I'm looking forward to putting those in to motion.
My new website is to be complete very soon as well which I am very excited about. Many good things on the horizon!
(Kandinsky at the Guggenheim '09)