New Exhibit

A few pieces (7) have been recently admitted into a year long exhibit on the downtown ASU campus. 2012 For Our Eyes Exhibition: The For Our Eyes Gallery art exhibition seeks to showcase area nonprofits that share roots with ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus and share its mission to highlight and improve the quality of life for Arizona. October 10, 2011 – October 12, 2012

http://copp.asu.edu/action-advocacy-art/

The works selected are; John on 58th, Boogie's Cup, Campus Tree, Mother of Us All, Power Plant from Cooley Gardens, the Question, and the diptych 'Apache'.

http://www.lancecraft.com/

More information, reception news, and locations will be available soon.

Renovations are underway to my subject matter and final products. The example seen below is a re-purposed canvas spawned from a moment of inspiration. There are a few canvases that need a new breath of life and I'm looking forward to this kind of painting. It allows for a more organic approach focusing on the act of painting instead of the act of manufacturing an image. Both considerations are important, but this method fields a more appropriate ratio of creativity and freedom to contrived machinations some of my figurative work seemed to demand. We'll see, but bottom line, this approach is so much more fun.

Cacoon

A metamorphosis is at hand and will soon begin to emerge. Patience...patience

Plein Air

I actually found the time to get outside yesterday and as a result I discovered a great area from which to paint. The day was beautiful, but just as I got set up the wind picked up. It wreaked havoc the entire time which cut things short and left me with a slightly hurried piece, but it was all worth it if not just for happening upon the location. It's a preserved desert island just down the freeway from me with clear views of the surrounding mountains and plenty of wild. I set up not 30yards from a hawk's nest in fact.

I hope to generate some good work out of the spot. I'm also devising a painting/camping trip soon. I will keep an eye on any paintings this time so they don't end up in the fire again.

Spring exhibitions

Next month, my recent landscape diptych 'Apache' will be on display for the Shemer Art Center's exhibit 'Point of Pride' in Scottsdale, showcasing local work of Arizona artists. http://phoenix.gov/parks/shexhibt.html

Currently showing in the Sundust Gallery's exhibit 'Flights of Fancy' is my piece 'In Your Hands' in Mesa, Arizona through next month. Please drop by this charming and supportive gallery for a taste of local artists toil. http://www.sundustgallery.com/

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Apache Junction, what's your function?

A recent color correction has moved this closer to escaping the easel. I suspect a few minor glazes are in order. I am vowing to get into to the field more often no matter the barriers at home. Field work is so much faster and deliberate.

Some tweaks led to more tweaks which then required some revisions and in turn the corrections that go with that. Unfortunately, the original 'tweak' involved upping the key for the sky dramatically, hence the chain reaction. The result? I am more satisfied with the tonal composition, but have some foreground color issues to address. That said, I am back to where I should be with this. Some glazes and a little knife work and we'll see where we are. Yes, the yellow will be tamed.

Now, to watch paint dry.