Art Crawl

11/18/2014 | 2 Comments
Next Saturday, November 22, I’ll be one of the participating artists in Art Crawl Houston 2014. The Art Crawl itself touts 170 participating artists this year in 21 different locations. 
My work will show in the Houston Foundry at 1712 Burnett.The event runs
from 10am until 9pm, which is an extremely long day. The Amazing Reese
and I are planning on being there from 10-ish until around 4 — during
which time we would love to greet and visit our dear friends and
patrons. For the grown ups, there will be a keg of delicious Saint Arnold beer and other light refreshments. There will also be an activity station set up to help keep the younger patrons attentive. 

Homeless

08/01/2014 | 4 Comments

Sometimes creativity is hard to come by — like for the last month and a half. That’s how long it’s been since I painted anything. This painting has been on the back burner for a while and certainly isn’t finished. It will likely be Monday or Tuesday before I can work on it again, which is just fine with me — it will give me time to figure out how to paint the background. That looks like it’s going to be complicated. 

Portrait of Reese

06/18/2014 | 5 Comments
This portrait came about because Reese came home from work early enough to pose for me while the light was still good in the studio. The easel
and palette were ready because I had already started another painting. It was in early enough stages that it didn’t really matter if work continued on it that day. I sure didn’t want to pass up the opportunity to
paint a live model and especially Reese – I’ve been thinking about it for quite a while,  but we
seem to always have other priorities when it comes down to finding the
time. 
 
Reese was uncomfortable in the chair in the studio, so he brought in a chair from our bedroom and got nice and comfy. Sitting in a chair for a couple of hours without falling asleep was a real challenge for him, especially since he had had such a big night at work the day before. His face is normally very expressive which isn’t conducive for live model sittings — he did wiggle a bit and change his position slightly throughout the process — but that’s to be expected with any live model and all in all, he was awesome. We entertained ourselves by listening to a few podcasts of This American Life.
 
 

This painting is a 16″ x 20″ oil on canvas. 

Blanks

06/05/2014 | Comment

Staring at a blank canvas. Don’t know what to paint. No idea at all. This is the third day I’ve stared at this canvas.

In Good Company

05/26/2014 | 1 Comment
The opening reception for the Visual Arts Alliance Open Exhibition was absolutely wonderful. The show is beautifully curated in a super groovy space, the mezzanine lobby of a big office building in downtown Houston. (Three Allen Center, 333 Clay Street). 

The entire show is strong, with artists from seven states represented in it. 587 artworks
were submitted and only 58 pieces were selected, so I’m very pleased to have had “Tree at Menil Collection” chosen from
such a large pool of entries.

It was fun to see guests and other artists study my piece.

More people attended than I had expected, especially considering that the opening was on Friday night of Memorial holiday weekend. The show is on view until July 11th, so, especially for those who work downtown, swing by the show. It’s well worth the effort.
 
There was an awesome coolness to the venue — the natural light, the
wide lobby, plenty of space to see everything, yet it still felt
intimate.
 
As ever, the Amazing Reese was my most excellent strong man husband and supporter. These type of events are far from his favorite activity, but to his everlasting credit, that’s a real genuine smile on his face.

Visual Arts Alliance Open Juried Exhibition

05/22/2014 | Comment

Just a reminder for those who would like to join the Amazing Reese and me — the opening reception for Visual Arts Alliance Open Juried Exhibition is May 25th from 6-8pm on the mezzanine lobby of Three Allen Center, 333 Clay Street, Houston, Texas 77002. This painting, Tree at Menil Collection, will be on view until July 11th.

Selected Work

04/23/2014 | Comment

I’m very happy to announce that this painting, Tree at Menil Collection, was selected by juror, Clint Willour, for Visual Arts Alliance 31st Juried Open Exhibition. The congratulatory notification said that out of 587 artworks entered by 152 artists, the juror chose 37% of works submitted by 29% of the artists submitting. (Somebody had fun with math coming up with those statistics.) 

Please join me and the other artists whose work was selected at the opening reception next month, on May 25th, from 6-8pm in the lobby of Three Allen Center in downtown Houston.

Backyard Amaryllis

04/15/2014 | 3 Comments
Sometimes, it’s such a struggle to find time for working in the studio. The last few weeks have been quite full of everything and anything except for painting. Thankfully, today it finally happened. I painted. Hallelujah.

This painting is 12″ x 15″ oil on board.