Time to Solo

Last Friday I had the opening and reception for my solo exhibition at Studio 4 in Nelsonville, Ohio. From 6 PM to 9:30PM about 60 people came through and 2 painting sold. I am pleased. I have 24 works: oil on canvas in frames and oil on water color paper in mats. Prices range from $1000 to $100.

The title of the show is Red Sun Blue Snow after the title of the largest painting, a 30 x 40, which is visible on the right side of the picture above. It sold as did a painting of a Italian stone cottage door at night. Everyone seemed to have a good time and the wine and cheese was consumed rapidly. A few of my friends came to offer there moral support which was very welcomed. The show goes on to October 24 so please come.

Columbus Museum of Art and OPAS Show

Last night was the opening of the Ohio Plein Air Society's juried group exhibition in the lobby of the Columbus Museum of Art. The theme was to document the Russell Page sculpture garden before it is destroyed by a new expansion project for the museum. About 40 to 50 of our artists submitted works and 18 works were chosen from 13 artists. A art auction will be held next Friday and part of it will go to the museum fund.
The opening went very well and I am sure many of the patrons of the museum were impressed by the quality and skill of our artists. I am very proud of this society.

The Dairy Barn Show: Athens Voices 2009

The show opened on Friday the 9th at 5 pm and by 6 pm about 150 people had arrived to see about 70 works of which 3 were mine. Many of my friends came and I received many favorable comments and some amazment from those who did not know I painted. The local newspaper, the Saturday Athens Messenger, Jan, 10, 2009, had a front page story with art photo (not mine) and my name was mentioned. It was fun .

A New Year:2009

Its a new year. A new year to paint much and paint well. A new year to experiment and learn and too apply what I learn on canvas. 200 new paints of all sizes is one of my goals, to sell is another, to attend workshops as often as possible with at least one in Italy. To make art my life for the rest of my life however long t

hat may be. To have a passion that does not burn out but continues to feed on oil, canvas, and work. A new year to live.

My Elysium Fields, oil on canvas, 9 x 12, 2008

I have 3 paintings in a show this January, the Athens Voices, 2009 art exhibition at the Dairy Barn in Athens, Ohio, Jan 9 - Feb 22, 2009.

The Road to the Old Barn, oil on canvas, 9 x 12, 2008

The Crabapple Tree, oil on canvas, 8 x 10, 2008

My Painting in Exhibition

Three of my oil plein air painting have been accepted for the Dairy Barn Arts Center Athens Voices, 2009 Exhibition, Jan. 9 - Feb. 22, 2009 in Athens, Ohio. This is a judged exhibition as well.

The Crabapple Tree