New York Solo Show

 

Here are snapshots from my 2014 solo exhibit at 

Pleiades Gallery 530 West 25th Street, New York. 



  

 

 

"Shorewashed Stones" (oil on canvas) 30"x40"

 

 

 

"Survival of the Fittest" (pastel on Canson) 24"x30"

 

 

"Pineapple" (oil on canvas) 42"x42" 

 

"Vincent Van Gnome" greets a gallery viewer at the opening.
 

"Forest in Full Moon" charcoal 26"x20" 

 

"Forest between Seasons"  (graphite) 20"x16"

 

"Morning after Heavy Snowfall" (graphite) 20"x16"

 

"Spring Breaks by the Lake" (oil on canvas) 30"x30"

 

"Twilight by the Bay" (oil on canvas) 30"x30"

 

 

"Chequamegon Twilight" (pastel on Canson) 27"x33"



 

"Winter Path" (oil on canvas) 18"x18" 

 

"Seawash Tondo II" (oil on canvas) 36" diameter

  

"Peony II: After the Rain" (oil on canvas) 30"x30"

 

"Wine Harvest" (oil on canvas) 16"x32" 

 

"Seawash Tondo" (oil on canvas) 36" diameter 



These are a few snapshots from the day of the reception with friends and family as well as some alums from Northland College. 





A family snapshot with Mom, brother, sister and cousins



 

 

 

 

 

And as always, we end the reception with a hearty paella dinner at "El Quijote" on 23rd street in Chelsea.



 

Tired but happy!  

Catching up after a Hiatus

 

"Twilight by the Bay" Oil 30"x30"

 

After such a long delay in blogging, I actually forgot how to sign in and post here!  I'm finally getting some snapshots together of work done in winter & spring. I'll post more as I organize "works in progress" for an upcoming show at Pleiades Gallery in New York.

"Spring Breaks by the Lake”   Oil 30 x30

"Morning after the Heavy Snowfall" Charcoal

 

"Full Moon in the Forest" Charcoal 14"x18"

 

"Forest between Seasons" Charcoal

 

There's a story behind the little drawing below. 

On a visit last fall to the home of a couple of artist friends Paul and Lynn Digby, I enjoyed sitting in their garden on a cool evening and witnessed the practice of making charcoal on an open fire. The char is supposed to be good for harvest mulch... but it makes great drawing tools as well! 

 



"Char Fire"  Drawing with homemade charcoal

 

Here is a snapshot of My friends' garden char fire coupled with the resulting charcoal sticks which I took home and used in the drawing.

 

 

Here's a previously completed little painting... now in a frame. 

 

"Campfire"  Oil 19"x19"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Show

This is the flyer for my upcoming New York exhibit.  The painting was done earlier this summer.  In the show, it may not be hang the way you see it here! 

 

 I composed this painting from a series of charcoal studies.  Hoping for more flexibility in hanging, I was trying for a composition that could be viewed vertically or a horizontally.

 

Stonewash Study II



 

Finally, I drew in an arrangement on canvas with loose oil wash.  The trick was to keep adding stones till the arrangement worked well both ways!

 

 

Once I was beyond the messy stage, I was able to get it out of the basement and up to the smaller work space off the living room.

 

 

Here it is finished.  But I'm STILL not sure which way it will hang!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drawing in Charcoal Dust (video)

This is my 1st attempt at a video of artwork in progress. 
Unfortunately, since I was alone in my studio without a tripod, I had to hold the "point and shoot" camera with my left hand while at the same time while drawing with my right hand! 
Not very professional way to go about video documenting.

The saving grace here is accompaniment of two acoustic guitar compositions: "Wooden Kimono" and "Black Tides".
These were written and played by Noah Parsonage

By the way... I have been asked about the covering on my finger.  Although it looks sort of  "questionable", this protective finger covering is actually sold in art supply stores for this specific purpose.